On Windows 10, you can use the "Find My Device" feature to allow the system to periodically record its location on your Microsoft account.

Microsoft's Find Your Device is so much more than just a way to locate a lost PC. Here are seven ways in which you can and should be using it.

It's easy to panic when you can't find your phone or even your laptop. But if you take these steps beforehand, you increase your odds of finding it.