Set up or fix Phone Link

Two quick questions, then we open the exact Microsoft link or guide your screen is asking for.

Step 1 of 3 Which phone?

Step 2 of 3 What is your screen asking for?

Step 3 of 3 Ready when you are

What are these aka.ms links?

They're Microsoft's own shortcuts. Phone Link on your PC and Link to Windows on your phone use them to hand you between devices mid-setup — which is why one device shows a link meant to be opened on the other. Picking your phone and your situation above takes you to the right one, or to our tested fix if something is broken rather than half-finished.

Worth reading either way

Android pairing, step by stepEvery screen, including the code that expires in three minutes. iPhone pairing, step by stepBluetooth pairing, the 6-digit confirm, and iPhone's honest limits. When it won't connectThe tested fix ladder, from quick checks to a full reset. Features & real limitsWhat Phone Link actually does — and what it never will. Is Phone Link safe?What it can see, what it can't, and the work-PC warning. Requirements & specsThe Windows, Android and iOS versions that actually work.