Tap or click here for five more Windows 10 tricks.New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. With the right phone and PC, you can even mirror your phone’s screen onto your desktop monitor. Join a video conference, answer a text and send a recent photo to your group chat. Now you can enjoy many of your phone’s conveniences without having to touch or even look at it. Accept the permissions to allow your PC to access your phone.

Use the companion app’s camera on your Android phone to scan the QR code on your PC.Open a browser to aka.ms/linkphone on your PC to get the code. You’ll be prompted to scan a QR code with your phone.Sign in to the companion app with your Microsoft account.If you’re using a Samsung Galaxy, you’ll be asked to open Link to Windows instead, which is pre-installed on your phone. Open a browser on your Android phone and go to and download the Your Phone Companion app.Make sure you’re signed in to your Microsoft account on your PC first.You can also start the process from your phone: RELATED: Quick fix for one of the most annoying Windows 10 problems Accept the device permissions and your phone is now linked to your PC.Grab your phone and you should have a camera screen open within the companion app.Back on your PC, select the checkbox for I have the Your Phone Companion app installed on my phone, then Pair with QR code.Tap or click here to learn how to scan a QR code on your Android without using any apps. Sign in to your Microsoft Account on your phone and you’ll get a QR code.Open a browser on your Android and go to aka.ms/yourpc to do this. You’ll be prompted to install or open the companion app on your Android phone.If you don’t have one, you can create one at /account. Open the Your Phone app and select Android from the list.Now that you’re all set up, here’s how to link devices starting with your PC:

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