- The link to the Windows application on Android has a new ‘Lock PC’ button
- This allows you to remotely block your PC with Windows 11 of the phone.
- Other treats presented with Link to Windows recently also include the ability to obtain the content of your PC clipboard on your smartphone
Windows 11 users get the ability to block their PC remotely using their Android smartphone, assuming that these two devices connect through the application of the phone link.
Windows Central informs that the ability to block your PC with Windows 11 with the touch of a button from your phone is now present in the link reviewed to the Windows application on Android. Apparently, it is in version 1,25071,165 of the application (or newer), but the functionality is still being implemented, so it can still take time to appear for all users.
The ‘Lock PC’ button could be very useful if it leaves its desktop PC for a fast trip to the coffee machine, but ends up called for longer, so you want to make sure the device is safe while it is outside (without having to return to the computer).
As Windows Central points out, when you use this remote block function, it will disconnect your smartphone from the phone’s link application until you log in.
The newly redesigned link to the Windows application also also allows you to access the clipboard content on your Windows 11 PC (if you have this synchronized), and also allows you to see the recently shared files.
ANALYSIS: A battery savings alternative to dynamic blockade
These are potentially very useful extras that add good comfort: it may be very useful to take the content of the Windows 11 clipboard on your smartphone. And as noted, the ability to block your computer remotely could be a type of safety lifeguard in certain situations (perhaps not often, but when you need the capacity, you will be happy about it).
However, there are more than taking into account here, in terms of existing functionality. As Windows Central points out, you can already block your PC automatically when you are not present using a function with Bluetooth. This is called dynamic block, and works when you kick when you have left your PC, and your smartphone is far enough for the Bluetooth signal to weaken to a certain level.
However, capture here is obvious enough: not everyone wants to keep Bluetooth constantly (given the battery drainage on the phone or, in fact, the Windows 11 PC, if it is a laptop). Therefore, a simple manual alternative in the form of the ‘Lock PC’ button is clearly a blessing.
Microsoft is making good progress with the telephone link, even if that progress is more than the slow and stable variety than huge jumps forward. Even so, some bugbears remain with users, especially that only Samsung Galaxy phones get the best features.
