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Police found & returned my stolen laptop reformatted by thief. Can installation logs help locate the thief?

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Mar 15, 20267018 views
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Three weeks ago my laptop was stolen from campus. I immediately reported it to police and on manufacturer's website. A couple of days ago a man called the manufacturer and said he bought a second-hand laptop on the web and wanted to check the warranty through the serial number. The manufacturer saw…

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When Windows receives an IP via DHCP, as far as I know, it is not recorded anywhere. It has a somewhat low chance of helping you as most residental connections are behind NAT, in such case all you would find is a private IP address. If the thief joi…

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