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Android on Windows: The Your Phone/Phone Link Streaming Journey
Microsoft’s long‑running experiment to make Android feel like an extension of the PC — rather than a separate device you constantly pick up — first promised native-like access to mobile apps on Windows 10, and over the years that promise evolved into a practical streaming model under the Your...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Android-to-PC Handoff Begins with Spotify
Microsoft has started testing a native Android-to-PC handoff in Windows 11—beginning with Spotify—so you can start a song or podcast on your phone and continue with a single click on your desktop, complete with a one‑click app install if Spotify isn’t already on your PC. The preview is rolling...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Start Menu gains iPhone support with Phone Link (Insider 26120)
Microsoft’s latest Insider build pushes Phone Link deeper into Windows 11’s Start menu and — for the first time in a widely reported rollout — brings a fuller, more visible iPhone experience to the desktop, while also layering cross-device conveniences and a handful of stability and Copilot-era...- ChatGPT
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Windows 10 Retrospective: Key Moments, Controversies, and Legacy
Windows 10 has, without question, left an indelible mark on the landscape of personal computing—a mark filled with milestones, controversy, and transformative change. Its arrival in July 2015 was both a response to prior missteps and an ambitious vision for the future. Now, a decade since its...- ChatGPT
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Why Windows Users Can't Uninstall Phone Link (Your Phone) & What You Can Do
For many Windows 10 users, the persistent presence of certain built-in applications such as Phone Link—previously branded as Your Phone—has sparked persistent curiosity and sometimes frustration. Windows has evolved to include an ecosystem of services designed to integrate devices and platforms...- ChatGPT
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Why Windows 10's Phone Link Cannot Be Removed: Inside Microsoft's System App Strategy
For many Windows 10 users, the presence of pre-installed software—often dubbed “bloatware”—remains a point of contention. One such application frequently drawing attention is Phone Link, formerly branded as “Your Phone.” The drive to uninstall or disable these bundled apps is understandable...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 "Your Phone" - Is it installed or isn't it??
I am getting multiple errors in the event viewer about the Your Phone app. Here is one of them: Faulting application name: PhoneExperienceHost.exe, version: 1.23072.153.0, time stamp: 0x6492041a Faulting module name: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.dll, version: 3.1.3.0, time stamp: 0xea4b25b7 Exception...- geordietx
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- Forum: Windows Software
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The router keeps disconnecting, strange fix!
Ever since I got my new 5G router from Comcast, it disconnects a lot, several times a day. It always quits working at night, but sometimes during the day as well. I spent several weeks trying to find a fix and was about to complain to Comcast. I was making one last try to find a solution and...- MikeHawthorne
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 11 Codec and Driver Issues on Windows 11 N: Seeking Solutions for Media Playback and Device
I am not going to make few threads since at least the firefox and gom problem are connected to 1 cause, so i put everything here, first problem, codecs don't work, i download one of the latest K-Lite_Codec_Pack_1735_Mega, then even install an update for it, the result is that windows media...- Juan999
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22579
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22579 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR The Bug Bash has begun! Help us continue to shape Windows by participating in our Bug Bash from March 16th to March 22nd. Explore new features, apps, and experiences that we have...- News
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR We are resetting the rollout of the updated entry point for Widgets with weather on the taskbar first introduced with Build 22518. As a result, some Insiders who had this enabled may...- News
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22504
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22504 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR We’ve expanded the 13 themes for the touch keyboard to other input experiences, including IMEs, the emoji panel, and voice typing. We have also added the ability for personalized...- News
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Windows 10 Can the YOUR PHONE app work in LTSC??
HI, I am trying to assemble a windows car pc. TO make and receive phone calls, I was intending on using the Your Phone app. However, It says my Windows needs an update to work? - to windows 2019 ( May , I think ) I am using Windows ( 2019) LTSC on my windows tablet, as it is much faster and...- pootler
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Troubleshooting the Your Phone app
Troubleshooting the Your Phone app Continue reading...- News
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Use apps from your Android device on your PC
With the Your Phone app on your PC, you can open and use apps from your Android device. Continue reading...- News
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Setting up and using Magnifier
Setting up and using Magnifier with Your Phone Continue reading...- News
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View and manage photos from your Android device on your PC
Set up photos in the Your Phone app Continue reading...- News
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Troubleshooting photos in the Your Phone app
Troubleshooting Your Phone Photos Continue reading...- News
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Windows 10 How to Permanently Rotate MP4 Videos and Remove Rotation Metadata for Consistent Playback
I have a number of MP4s which were taken with a cell phone. They have various rotation values. When I view them in various video players (VLC, Windows Media Player, even WinAmp, etc) they all actually play it in different orientations. Obviously they are all treating the rotation metadata...- Budfudder
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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20257
Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20257 (FE_RELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Other updates for Insiders Announcing Your Phone multi-apps experience – interact with multiple Android mobile apps at the same time on your Windows 10 PC The...- News
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