Abstract: A method for deterring theft of electronic devices comprises: generating an encrypted data package by a system server, wherein the encrypted data package contains identification codes associated with each electronic device to be protected by a manufacturer; downloading a module from the system server by the manufacturer, the module allowing the manufacturer to decrypt the encrypted data package, printing of the identification codes on one of each electronic device or packaging of each electronic device, and integrating a locking plug-in into each electronic device to be protected, the locking plug-in allowing each electronic device to have a lock mode, an unlocked mode, a delayed lock mode, and a relock mode; printing the identification codes on one of each electronic device or packaging of each electronic device; loading the locking plug-in into each electronic device to be protected so each electronic device is in the lock mode; scanning the identification codes on each electronic device or packaging of eac