The problem of security of user data is relevant for a long time. At first, it only concerned computers and storage media, and then migrated to mobile devices. For many years, developers are trying to come up with new ways to ensure the security of data on the device. For now, all the options that are used in various smartphones are a code (PIN), a graphic password, and a fingerprint. All this is designed to protect the contents of your phones from unauthorized persons. But it happens that either the fault of the OS of the device, or the fault of the user himself, the owner of the phone can not access it. What to do in this situation? This article will figure out how to unlock Windows Phone. Let's get started. Go!
Unlocking Windows Phone
In smartphones running Windows Phone OS, blocking is carried out using a special code set by the owner of the phone. But what to do if you forget the code and can not enter the phone? The simplest solution is to reset the settings. But in this case, all data will be deleted from the smartphone, which is an unacceptable option for most users. Fortunately, there is a way that allows you to unlock Windows Phone without resetting and deleting the contents of the phone.
Now more about this very method. In order for everything to work, it is necessary that the “Phone Search” and “Location” modes be activated on the device. Otherwise, unlocking the phone will fail and the only possible way to solve the problem is to reset the settings. If the above modes were enabled on your phone, go to the procedure for unlocking the phone.
The first thing to do is to log into a Microsoft account on a computer. To do this, open the corresponding page on the Microsoft website and enter your username and password. Please note that you need to log in to the account that is tied to the smartphone.
Click Login
Once you are logged into your account, click on "Devices" and select the category "Your devices" from the list that appears. Next, find your device and click on the "Find my phone" button. Click on the "Block" button located under the map. Specify the phone number and country. You can also check the item “This phone does not have a number” in order not to enter it. The next step - set the unlock code, consisting of four digits. Click on the "Block" button. After that, the phone will reboot and now you can unlock it by entering the PIN you just set. Now that you have unlocked your smartphone, you can go to the settings section and disable the lock using the code if you wish.
This is the simple way to unlock a smartphone on Windows Phone. Write in the comments if this article helped you, share with other users your experience in solving such problems, if there is one, and ask any questions you may have about the topic discussed.