Can a stolen school laptop be tracked?
Can a stolen school laptop be tracked? Yes, GPS tracking works for missing laptops too. As long as you use the computer to surf the internet, you can track a stolen computer’s location using its built-in tracking device, just as you would for a mobile device.
Can police track laptop?
According to the cops, if a mobile phone is misplaced or lost, the security agencies take help of telecom service providers to track its location using the unique IMEI number. Similarly in case of laptop it can be done through Media Access Control address (MAC address) as each laptop carries a unique number.
Can a laptop be tracked if reset?
Unfortunately, no. If the thief erases your hard drive, or restores your computer to factory settings (using the manufacturer’s factory restore procedure,) your computer can no longer be located. At present, the ‘find my device’ feature of Windows 10 is very limited.
How likely is it to recover a stolen laptop?
Here’s a list of a few best practices to keep laptops from being stolen:
- Know where the device is all the time; it is OK to be paranoid.
- Mark the laptop to identify its owner.
