Windows 10X is a new variant of the desktop version of Windows 10 designed for single-screen devices to compete with Chrome OS, and among the new visual elements and improvements, Microsoft is also planning to include a new security feature to prevent others from reusing your device.
The feature is called “anti-theft protection,” and it has been designed to stop anyone from resetting the device to make it their own. When enabled, you must provide your credentials before you can erase the content to reset the device to the factory default settings.
Anti-theft protection is available on Settings > Update & security, and it’s disabled by default, which means that it is up to you to set it up. It can also be controlled from the web since it is connected to your Microsoft account, but the feature doesn’t seem fully functional at the time of this writing.
Although this is a useful feature to protect your device, this is not the only anti-theft feature since Windows 10X also comes with “Find my device,” which allows you to find the device’s physical location with the option to lock it remotely from your Microsoft account online.
Windows 10X is expected to launch in the coming months, but it’s not clear when exactly it will happen. This is also a new version that will come pre-installed on new devices, and it won’t be an operating system that you will have access to upgrade existing devices running Windows 10.
Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].