A laptop anti theft product should keep your data safe, and keep strangers from using the computer.

1. How to find
stolen
laptop
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2. ways of getting back your
stolen laptop
• Laptop Security Software
• Track with iCloud (Only Mac)
• Track with “Find My Device” (Only Windows 10
Laptops)
• Track with IP Address
• How to Recover Laptop after Knowing its Location
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3. laptop security software
Software is the safest way to
secure your laptop from thefts
from which you can get to
know the IP address of the
thief’s location to get back the
laptop.
Some laptop security software
like LoJack, Prey are there to
help you.
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4. How It Works?
1. Install the software on your laptop.
2. If the device is turned on and is connected to WIFI or network
connection it will send back the tracking details of stolen laptop
to you.
3. By tracking the IP address of theft's location we can find the
stolen laptop.
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5. track witH icloud (only Mac)
Mac laptops have inbuilt iCloud
Application on Macbook to track
the laptop and trigger its
functions.
You can remotely lock your
device, erase all personal
information and even trigger an
alarm with the iCloud program.
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6. 1. Go to the iCloud website and login using your Apple ID
2. Click on the ‘Find My iMac’ icon which opens a dropdown box
with the list of Apple devices you own. Click on your Macbook and
check its status.
3. When the laptop comes online, there is green dot which is visible
next to the device. The approximate location of the stolen device is
shown on the map.
4. You get the option to lock your device, erase all data or play a
sound.
How It Works?
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7. Track wiTh “Find My device”
(Only windOws 10 lapTOps)
Go to Settings -> Update &
Security -> Find My Device.
You must be logged into your
Microsoft account. After that
you’ll get a message ‘Find My
Device’ Turned Off.
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Follow these steps to enable laptop security :
Activate the ‘Save my device’s location periodically’
for getting periodic notifications on the location of
your lost laptop

8. Steps to be followed
1. Go to account.microsoft.com/devices
2. Choose the name of your stolen laptop from the devices list and
you’ll see the ‘Last seen at’ option next to it.
3. Click on ‘Find My Device’ link to locate your laptop on the map.
If your device is turned on and is connected to a network then
you must be able to get its location.
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9. Track wiTh ip address
There are a lot of applications
which silently run in the
background and which gives access
to a person’s IP address.
There are some amazing ways of
tracking a lost laptop with Gmail,
Dropbox and Facebook.
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10. G-Mail
Tracking your lost laptop is possible with Gmail.
This process will help you if and only if you are logged in
with your Gmail Account in your stolen laptop and the thief
tries to peep in our messages
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11. Login to your Gmail account.
Scroll down to the bottom and you’ll see the ‘Last Account
Activity’
Click on the ‘Details’ tab which is on the right corner then it
opens a pop up window that displays the last ten recorded
sessions along with the IP addresses.
You can then use the IP address to track the laptop.
How It Works?
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12. Dropbox
Dropbox is another application that runs in the background
of your computer and sends important information back to
the connected devices
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13. Step 1:
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Step 4:
How It Works?
Login to your account in the Dropbox website.
Go to Settings  Security tab.
Get a list of devices that accessed your Dropbox account in the
past.
Check the last access time of your Dropbox account then the
IPaddress.
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14. Facebook
The largest social networking site in the world is high on
security and protection. Here’s how you can track your
laptop using Facebook.
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15. Login to Facebook.
Go to Settings -> Security
You can see a item called ‘Where You’re Logged In’. Click
on this and know where it is accessed
To get the IP address, simply hover over the name of the
city and you must see the IP address displayed as a little
popup.
How It Works?
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16. How to RecoveR Laptop afteR
Knowing its Location
Here are a few points to be kept in mind to recover your laptop:
1. You only know the IP address of the laptop. To get the physical
location, you’ll need to be in touch with the authorities and
explain your situation to get the thief’s location.
2. After you’ve got the physical location, make sure you take them
along with you to the thief’s location.
3. Get back the laptop after confirming that it is yours.
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17. tHanK You
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