How to link your Android or iPhone to your Windows PC

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Illustration showing a laptop and smartphone with images and notifications, emphasizing the feature to link your phone and PC, with a Microsoft logo at the bottom.

In this guide, you will learn how to link your Android or iPhone to your Windows PC. Windows 10 makes it very easy to link your Android or iPhone to Windows 10. With the “Continue on PC” option, you can access your apps (web pages) on your Personal Computer. This feature “Continue on PC” is currently available for devices running Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Please see How to clear cookies, history, and cache in Safari, and How to restore accidentally deleted calendars, bookmarks, files, or contacts from iCloud.

Alternatively, you can get instant access to everything you love on your phone by linking your phone to your Personal Computer (PC). To get started, install “Link to the Windows app” on your Android phone and link it with the your Phone app on your Windows 10 PC. Kindly refer to this related guide: Uninstall Apps automatically: How to automatically Offload Unused Apps on iPhone.

Here are some prerequisites that need to be met. Ensure you are running the latest version of Windows 10 and have a very good internet connection.

Here are some related guides: Microsoft Phone Link: How to Link and Unlink an Android Phone to Windows 11, and how to configure GPS location “Google Map” on your Android Studio Emulator.

To connect your phone to your Windows 10 PC, follow the steps. Open the Settings app on your computer.

There are various ways to launch the settings menu, you can just search for it by typing “settings” or using the below method.

Windows 10 Start menu showing user profile, document options, and pinned applications including Calendar, Mail, Office, and Photos, with an arrow pointing to the Settings option.

Next, click on the Phone Option.

Windows Settings menu showcasing options like System, Devices, Network & Internet, with a highlighted section for linking Android and iPhone under Phone.

Click on the option to “Add a phone” as shown below

The 'Your Phone' settings page on Windows, featuring options to add an Android or iPhone, with a prominent 'Add a phone' button.

Please, see How to link an iPhone with Windows PC with Phone Link App, how to Synchronize Apple Calendar on Windows with Outlook [Part 2], and how to Fix Users must have at least permission on these subscriptions.

What Kind of Phone do you have – iPhone?

In the next window, select the kind of phone you will be adding. For me, I will be adding an iPhone.

Image of a user interface for the 'Your Phone' app, prompting users to select their phone type between Android and iPhone. The left side features an illustration of a person holding a phone, while the right side displays options for phone selection and a message about making and taking calls from a PC.

Click on Continue to proceed with the linking

Screenshot of the 'Your Phone' app interface, showing options to connect a phone to a PC. It has a character in red clothing, a computer screen displaying webpages, and options to select 'Android' or 'iPhone' with a 'Continue' button.

Sign in With Microsoft

Since I have not previously signed into Microsoft. It will be asked to do this.

A screen displaying the 'Your Phone' application with a progress bar at 20%. It prompts users to send webpages from their iPhone to their PC and features a button labeled 'Sign in with Microsoft'.

Enter your sign-in information (could be an email or phone etc). Click on continue

Microsoft sign-in page with a text input field, a link to create an account, a 'Forgot username' option, and a 'Next' button.

Enter your password on the next screen.

If you have 2FA (MFA) turned on, you will be required to enter this code in order to proceed.

Microsoft authentication code entry window with fields to input a verification code and a 'Verify' button.

Click on Next to continue (Here Microsoft will remember your account) and make sign-in flawless.

You can alternatively click on “Microsoft apps only”, In this way, your account will be used to sign in easily to Microsoft apps only.

A Microsoft account setup window prompting users to use their account everywhere on their device, with options for 'Microsoft apps only' and a 'Next' button.
Next, you will be prompted to install Microsoft Edge on your phone.

Use the following link www.aka.ms/linkyourphone

Instructions for linking an iPhone to Your Phone app, showing steps to visit www.aka.ms/linkyourphone and install Microsoft Edge.

Download Edge on your Mobile Phone

Upon entering the URL. You will be redirected to Apple Store to have the App downloaded.

A confirmation dialog asking the user to open another application after clicking a 'Download App' button.
Screenshot of the Microsoft Edge app page, showcasing its features, ratings, and download button.

When you have installed Microsoft Edge as shown above on your phone

Screen showing instructions for linking an iPhone to the Your Phone app, including steps to visit a URL and install Microsoft Edge.

You will be required to open Edge on your iPhone to sign in as shown below

User interface screen prompting to open Microsoft Edge and sign in, featuring a progress bar at 60% and an illustration of a person with a phone.

Now on your iPhone, open Edge. Sign in and follow the prompts as shown below

Illustration of a blue cat next to multiple digital devices, with a sign-in prompt for syncing favorites and passwords across signed-in devices.
Microsoft sign-in page with fields for email, phone, or Skype, and options to go back or proceed.
Settings page for syncing data with options for favourites, collections, autofill, and passwords, featuring a sync button.

As you can see below, you have successfully signed-in

A web browser interface displaying a scenic coastal landscape with colorful rocks in the background. Below the image, there are icons for popular websites including Facebook, Outlook, Wikipedia, BBC, Skysports, Amazon, and Reddit, along with a search bar at the top.

Windows PC linked to Mobile Phone

Now, as you can see, the device has been linked.

When this is done, it will be displayed on your laptop (PC) that you have successfully linked your iPhone.

Illustration showing a man next to a computer screen and a smartphone, with text indicating that the iPhone is linked to Microsoft Edge for web browsing.
Screenshot of the 'Your Phone' settings on a Windows PC, showing linked phones including an iPhone with options to add or manage devices.

To test of this experience, sign-in to an app on your iPhone and then click on the three dots (…) to select the Continue on PC menu

Screenshot of the BBC website showing an update on Privacy and Cookies Policy and news headlines including US Postal Service warnings about mail-in votes.
Mobile interface of a web browser displaying the BBC website with a notification about privacy and cookies policy updates and options including 'Continue on PC'.

Follow the steps to have your apps opened on your PC. Click on your PC name to continue

Screenshot of a mobile web browser displaying a notification to send content to a PC, with options to continue later or send a notification.
Popup message indicating a privacy and cookies policy update on the BBC website, with an option to continue on PC and a sending status to a desktop device.
Notification popup on a mobile website indicating that a message has been sent and instructing the user to check their PC.

On your laptop, this will be displayed on your PC as shown below

Screenshot of the BBC homepage featuring news articles including warnings from the US Postal Service about mail-in voting, a story about an FBI lawyer, and updates on protests in Belarus.

Kindly follow the steps described in this article to unlink your iPhone or Android from your device (PC).

I hope you found this blog post helpful on how to link your Android or iPhone to your Windows PC. If you have any questions, please let me know in the comment session

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