{"id":179282,"date":"2025-07-25T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=179282"},"modified":"2025-07-25T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:13:10","slug":"windows-11-remote-lock-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-remote-lock-android\/","title":{"rendered":"How to lock your Windows 11 PC remotely with your Android phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To remotely lock your Windows 11 PC, connect your Android phone using the Phone Link app.\u00a0Enable the<strong> &#8220;Remote PC controls&#8221;<\/strong> feature in the Windows 11 &#8220;Mobile devices&#8221; settings, then use the &#8220;Link to Windows&#8221; app on Android to lock the PC.<\/li>\n<li>This requires Phone Link version 1.25062.83.0 or later and Link to Windows beta version 1.25071.155 or later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>, you can now remotely lock your computer using your Android app. In this guide, I&#8217;ll show you the process to complete this configuration.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the <strong>&#8220;Phone Link&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;Link to Windows&#8221;<\/strong> app integration, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2025\/07\/24\/previewing-a-refreshed-link-to-windows-experience-for-android-phones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft has updated<\/a> the experience with more functionalities, including the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/lock-signout-switch-users-windows-11\/\">lock your PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of this writing, this feature, along with others (such as the ability to send and receive files more easily and clipboard access), is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/install-windows-11-insider-preview-builds\/\">Windows Insider Program<\/a> (any channel) and requires <strong>Phone Link version 1.25062.83.0<\/strong> or higher, as well as the <strong>Link to Windows <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/googleplay\/answer\/7003180?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(beta)<\/a> app version 1.25071.155<\/strong> or higher.<\/p>\n<p>You will also need to connect your Android phone to the Phone Link app on Windows 11 and enable the <strong>&#8220;Remote PC controls&#8221;<\/strong> option from the &#8220;Mobile devices&#8221; feature.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a>, I&#8217;ll show you the steps to quickly lock your Windows 11 PC remotely, and the steps to make it all work.<\/p>\n<h2>Lock your Windows 11 PC remotely from Android<\/h2>\n<p>To lock your computer remotely using your Android phone, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open your <strong>Android<\/strong> phone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Open the <strong>Link to Windows<\/strong> app.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Optional) Click the profile menu and select your linked computer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Tap the <strong>Lock PC<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179284\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lock-widnows-11-remotely-android.webp?resize=827%2C556&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lock Windows 11 remotely from Android\" width=\"827\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lock-widnows-11-remotely-android.webp?w=901&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 901w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lock-widnows-11-remotely-android.webp?resize=300%2C202&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lock-widnows-11-remotely-android.webp?resize=853%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 853w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lock-widnows-11-remotely-android.webp?resize=150%2C101&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Tap the <strong>Lock<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the computer will lock automatically. However, the only way to regain access will be to unlock the device physically.<\/p>\n<h3>Enable remote PC control<\/h3>\n<p>Before proceeding, get the Link to Windows (beta) app on your Android phone and sign in with the same Microsoft account associated with the Windows 11 account.<\/p>\n<p>To enable the &#8220;Remote PC controls&#8221; feature, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Bluetooth &amp; devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Mobile devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Turn on the <strong>Phone Link<\/strong> toggle switch.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Continue with the on-screen directions to link your PC with Android.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Turn on the <strong>&#8220;Allow this PC to access your mobile devices&#8221;<\/strong> toggle switch.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Manage devices<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179285\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/windows-11-enable-phonelink-mobile-devices.webp?resize=827%2C489&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Enable Phone Link and Mobile devices\" width=\"827\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/windows-11-enable-phonelink-mobile-devices.webp?w=873&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 873w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/windows-11-enable-phonelink-mobile-devices.webp?resize=300%2C177&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/windows-11-enable-phonelink-mobile-devices.webp?resize=150%2C89&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Turn on the <strong>&#8220;Remote PC controls&#8221;<\/strong> toggle switch.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179286\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/enable-remote-pc-controls.webp?resize=827%2C691&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Enable Remote PC controls\" width=\"827\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/enable-remote-pc-controls.webp?w=861&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 861w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/enable-remote-pc-controls.webp?resize=300%2C251&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/enable-remote-pc-controls.webp?resize=687%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 687w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/enable-remote-pc-controls.webp?resize=150%2C125&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, you can lock your computer from your Android phone.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, this feature isn&#8217;t available for iOS devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can now lock your PC from anywhere with your Android phone, and here&#8217;s how to set it up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[496,23],"tags":[989,19,2715,2576],"class_list":["post-179282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","category-windows","tag-android","tag-how-to","tag-windows-11","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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