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Does Phone Link fail to launch when you do a fresh Windows 11 setup?

Does Phone Link fail to launch when you do a fresh Windows 11 setup?

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ThatMiningGuy
Senior Member
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09-17-2026, 08:36 PM
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Hi guys. As my title says, today i got a new pc with 5800x3d/b550-a rog strix motherboard and did a clean install from usb. After some hours building/sweating I put on Windows 11 and started installing software. But after a few hickups and annoyances i was almost done, but then i saw that the Phone Link app doesn't open. I tried to refresh/troubleshoot it through Windows, i uninstalled it and installed it again, but nothing, it just doesnt open at all... nothing, no response. Does anyone have any advice?
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ThatMiningGuy
09-17-2026, 08:36 PM #1

Hi guys. As my title says, today i got a new pc with 5800x3d/b550-a rog strix motherboard and did a clean install from usb. After some hours building/sweating I put on Windows 11 and started installing software. But after a few hickups and annoyances i was almost done, but then i saw that the Phone Link app doesn't open. I tried to refresh/troubleshoot it through Windows, i uninstalled it and installed it again, but nothing, it just doesnt open at all... nothing, no response. Does anyone have any advice?

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shortstack712
Junior Member
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09-17-2026, 09:39 PM
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Should you make a new phone, did you pair it correctly? I don't use Phone Link. But when I picked up an iPhone, the system asked me to pair the device and showed a QR code. If there are any errors or warnings about Phone Link in my Reliability History, try running Windows Troubleshooters first. Sometimes those tools can find and fix problems. Next, try "dism" (the command-line repair tool) and run "sfc /scannow": https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-d...s-10-image and https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-sfc-...es-2626161
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shortstack712
09-17-2026, 09:39 PM #2

Should you make a new phone, did you pair it correctly? I don't use Phone Link. But when I picked up an iPhone, the system asked me to pair the device and showed a QR code. If there are any errors or warnings about Phone Link in my Reliability History, try running Windows Troubleshooters first. Sometimes those tools can find and fix problems. Next, try "dism" (the command-line repair tool) and run "sfc /scannow": https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-d...s-10-image and https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-sfc-...es-2626161

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pignkitty
Member
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09-18-2026, 02:51 AM
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I installed Windows back in the day and saw a prompt to pair things up during setup, but I already had the Phone Link app on my phone, so I never clicked it. Now the app on my PC won't even open at all. I can't connect anything or do any pairing because of that. My phone is a Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro.
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pignkitty
09-18-2026, 02:51 AM #3

I installed Windows back in the day and saw a prompt to pair things up during setup, but I already had the Phone Link app on my phone, so I never clicked it. Now the app on my PC won't even open at all. I can't connect anything or do any pairing because of that. My phone is a Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro.