How to lock your Windows 11 PC remotely with your Android phone

• To remotely lock your Windows 11 PC, connect your Android phone using the Phone Link app. Enable the “Remote PC controls” feature in the Windows 11 “Mobile devices” settings, then use the “Link to Windows” app on Android to lock the PC.
• This requires Phone Link version 1.25062.83.0 or later and Link to Windows beta version 1.25071.155 or later.

On Windows 11, you can now remotely lock your computer using your Android app. In this guide, I’ll show you the process to complete this configuration.

As part of the “Phone Link” and “Link to Windows” app integration, Microsoft has updated the experience with more functionalities, including the ability to lock your PC.

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 Windows Insider Program (any channel) and requires Phone Link version 1.25062.83.0 or higher, as well as the Link to Windows (beta) app version 1.25071.155 or higher.

You will also need to connect your Android phone to the Phone Link app on Windows 11 and enable the “Remote PC controls” option from the “Mobile devices” feature.

In this guide, I’ll show you the steps to quickly lock your Windows 11 PC remotely, and the steps to make it all work.

Lock your Windows 11 PC remotely from Android

To lock your computer remotely using your Android phone, follow these steps:

1. Open your Android phone.

2. Open the Link to Windows app.

3. (Optional) Click the profile menu and select your linked computer.

4. Tap the Lock PC button.

   

5. Tap the Lock button.

Once you complete the steps, the computer will lock automatically. However, the only way to regain access will be to unlock the device physically.

Enable remote PC control

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.

To enable the “Remote PC controls” feature, follow these steps:

1. Open Settings.

2. Click on Bluetooth & devices.

3. Click on Mobile devices.

4. Turn on the Phone Link toggle switch.

5. Continue with the on-screen directions to link your PC with Android.

6. Turn on the “Allow this PC to access your mobile devices” toggle switch.

7. Click the Manage devices button.

   

8. Turn on the “Remote PC controls” toggle switch.

   

After you complete the steps, you can lock your computer from your Android phone.

Currently, this feature isn’t available for iOS devices.