- The link to the Windows application on Android has a new “Lock PC” button
- This allows you to remotely lock your Windows 11 PC from the phone
- Other goodies introduced with Link to Windows recently also include the possibility of entering the contents of your PC clipboard on your smartphone
Windows 11 users have the possibility of locking their PC remotely using their Android smartphone, assuming that these two devices are connected via the telephone link application.
Windows Central reports that the possibility of locking your Windows 11 PC with your phone button button is now present in the revised link to the Windows application on Android. Apparently, it is in the 1.25071,165 version of the application (or more recent), but the functionality is always taking place, so it can take some time to present themselves to all users.
The “Lock PC” button could be very practical if you leave your office PC for a quick trip to the coffee machine, but you find yourself at the time, and you want to make sure that the device is secure while you are absent (without having to return to the computer).
As Windows Central notes, when you use this remote locking function, it will disconnect your smartphone from the telephone link application until you recruit.
The freshly redesigned link to the Windows application now allows you to access the contents of the clipboard on your Windows 11 PC (if you synchronized it) and also allows you to view recently shared files.
Analysis: an alternative to battery economy with dynamic locking
These are potentially very useful extras that add a lot of convenience – it can be very practical to enter the content of the Windows 11 clipboard on your smartphone. And as shown, the possibility of remotely locking your computer could be a kind of safety rescue in certain situations (maybe not often, but when you need capacity, you will be happy).
However, there is something else to know here in terms of existing features. As Windows Central points out, you can already automatically locate your PC when you are not present using a functionality powered by Bluetooth. This is called Dynamic Lock, and it works by dismantling when you have left your PC, and your smartphone is far enough, so that the Bluetooth signal is weakening at a certain level.
The taking here is quite obvious, however – everyone does not want to keep Bluetooth permanently (given the drain of the battery on the phone, or even the Windows 11 PC, if it is a laptop). Thus, a simple manual alternative in the form of the “Lock PC” button is clearly a boon.
Microsoft makes good progress with the telephone link, even if this progress is more slow and regular variety than huge steps forward. However, some bugs remain with users, especially that only Samsung Galaxy phones obtain the best features.
