1,421 questions
1,421 questions with Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC tags
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transfer phone videos to surface studio?
How do I transfer my phone videos to my surface studio? I do not see any files for video or movies
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
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2026-10-06T13:51:52.47+00:00
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JohnandEliseHyjek-5693
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2026-10-06T13:52:07.2833333+00:00
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PHONE LINK STILL WONT CONNECT
THIS IS SATURDAY. FRIDAY, MS INFORMED ME THERE WAS A TECHNICAL ISSUE WORLDWIDE AFFECTING PHONE LINK. THEY SAID TO GIVE IT 24 HOURS. IT HAS BEEN OVER 24 HOURS AND MY PHONE LINK STILL WONT CONNECT TO MY LAPTOP. HELP PLEASE?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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phonelink no longer working properly on PC
My phonelink used to work just fine up until a week ago and for no reason stopped working properly. Nothing changed, and I didn't change any settings on my phone or PC. When I open apps on my PC using phonelink such as a baby cam -- I can no longer click…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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connection issue
Can I get some information on how to connect my iPad to my home computer, have tried several times and can't seem to get them to connect.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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2026-10-04T19:46:24.8933333+00:00
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Roger Dogger
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2026-10-04T19:59:08.57+00:00
Airbus A350
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New laptop, syncing phone took up almost all memory
I just got a new laptop and thought I would try out syncing my phone to see if there was benefit. After doing that, I noticed it almost took up the entire memory of the new laptop. Now I want to unsync the phone and delete all that came with it to free…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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2026-10-03T19:30:42.57+00:00
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Laura Phelan
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2026-10-04T02:16:22.8433333+00:00
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Hendrix-V
19,655
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Reset Microsoft Account PW, now Phone Link works with extensive routine, but errors with reboot
I reset my MSA PW, and everything went bad. Finally able to log back into PC, fixed PIN and other 365 Business issues, but Phone Link? After like 8 hrs with Gemini, got it to sync. Then, with every reboot, the same issue occurs. I have a transcript from…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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"WH-CH720N" / Sony YY2966 bluetooth headphones cannot be detected
I want to connect these headphones to my laptop (I have Windows 11 btw), but my laptop just won't find them. When I turn on bluetooth and click on "Add device", me headphones (WH-CH720N) just don't appear. I tried all the internet tricks I…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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2026-10-02T06:52:22.35+00:00
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Andrey
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2026-10-02T08:06:59.29+00:00
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Onyx Is here
5,015
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Phone Link suddenly not showing my side of the conversation, but it shows images I send
I love Phone Link on my Win 11 Desktop when I'm home instead of using my phone for texting. It's connected to my Galaxy S26 Android through Link to Windows. But all of a sudden, it's not showing what I text I send from my phone....just the other…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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2026-06-14T18:02:19.4+00:00
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Milo Shapiro of IMPROVentures
5
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2026-10-02T06:58:33.89+00:00
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Lychee-Ng
28,915
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
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had to reinstall win 11 pro.
I had to recently reinstall win 11 pro. All went well except the Phone Link- phone Companion Sidebar is not there or the Phone Link App. How do I fix this. I checked the registry and all D-words are set to value (1). All looks good in the registry but no…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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2026-10-01T15:18:00.72+00:00
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Edward S. Toomey
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2026-10-01T15:50:16.4533333+00:00
DaveM121
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Phone Link stopped syncing messages properly
This just started seemingly after I updated Phone Link a few days ago. It is not syncing messages for threads that already exist on my phone. I got a message in an existing thread and it did not sync with Phone Link I deleted that thread on my phone…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
asked
2026-09-18T20:05:16.4733333+00:00
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Rory Middleton
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2026-10-01T15:34:05.3066667+00:00
Rory Middleton
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Windows 11 25H2: Smartphone Bluetooth pairing problem and other issues with File Explorer and svchost.exe
System information Laptop: ASUS TUF Gaming F16 FX608JMR-RV024 Bluetooth/Wi-Fi adapter: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 Windows Edition: Windows 11 Enterprise Version: 25H2 Installed on: 2026/08/07 OS Build: 26200.9550 Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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Link to windows on my iphone doesn't work
I am asked to logon to my microsoft account. When doing so I get this error message: "Logon med adgangskode er ikke tilgængelig. Prøv en anden metode" In english: Logon with password is not available. Try another method. So now I am lost,…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
asked
2026-09-29T08:12:08.1033333+00:00
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Ellis Mebus
0
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2026-09-30T11:21:15.3766667+00:00
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Vikki-T
11,450
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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2 answers
Link to Window
When I send a text message in link to windows some of the responses isn't showing up except for under notifications. Some of the contacts I can see the response
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
asked
2026-09-28T21:07:49.19+00:00
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Lisa Price
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2026-09-30T08:49:17.7+00:00
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Clary-N
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1 answer
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My Beats Studio Pro Premium headphones are connected by bluetooth but I'm not getting any output
How do I get audio output from my Beats headphones?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
asked
2026-09-28T22:14:45.1466667+00:00
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Jon Delaney
20
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edited a comment
2026-09-29T12:40:51.1066667+00:00
Jon Delaney
20
Reputation points
3 answers
bluetooth pairing
can you connect apple ipods to HP intelvPRO laptop
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
asked
2026-09-29T09:58:02.03+00:00
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Lesley Hogg
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2026-09-29T10:33:26.11+00:00
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SD - IA
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Independent Advisor
2 answers
Phone Link is constatnly disconnecting and showing as "offline"
Since a recent update to either Phone Link on Windows or Link to Windows on Android, the connection has become unstable. The app often shows my phone as offline, even while I'm actively using the PC. If the computer sleeps for even a moment, it…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
asked
2025-08-01T21:01:00+00:00
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Adam C
90
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commented
2026-09-28T02:22:32.1866667+00:00
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Mark Hansche
0
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1 answer
How do I link my iPhone 16 to my Windows 11 PC
I want to be able to send text messages to my mobile phone contacts using my PC? I have struggled to make the "phone link" instructions work.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
asked
2026-09-25T19:20:44.4433333+00:00
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David Burnham
0
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commented
2026-09-25T20:29:53.6833333+00:00
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John Jefferson Doyon
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Independent Advisor
2 answers
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I can no longer download photos from my dumb phone into Windows11
Explorer, File Explorer, and This PC don't recognize my phone connected to my USB port as a separate drive so I can't use these programs to download photos. My version of Photos is also missing the Photos Legacy app, so I can't use that either. Also,…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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3 answers
Sharing your files between your iPad ® and Windows PC
Sharing your files between your iPad ® and Windows PC
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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2026-09-23T10:25:34.57+00:00
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juan carlos munoz sevriuk
0
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answered
2026-09-25T15:12:00.0066667+00:00
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Ann Wharton
0
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2 answers
Windows 11 detects my iPhone in Device Manager but not in File Explorer or Apple Devices
Hello everyone, I am facing a strange issue with my iPhone 12 on a Windows 11 desktop PC. Environment: Windows 11 ASRock B450M Steel Legend motherboard iPhone 12 (iOS 26.5) Apple Devices app version 1.1540.23042.0 Problem: Windows detects the…
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
1,421 questions
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2026-06-09T13:22:55.12+00:00
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Niilesh
5
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answered
2026-09-24T03:15:29.29+00:00
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Umer Malik
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