URL's in Phone Link no longer clickable

Anonymous
2022-04-07T23:43:12+00:00

Not sure if since the last update but links are no longer clickable. I cant even copy them in the app.

Phone Link 1.22022.180.0

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC

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Anonymous
2022-07-29T19:48:53+00:00

For those who don't want to play with powershell, admin privileges etc etc.

Simply open Microsoft Store, click My Library (bottom left), click Get Updates (top right). That's it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-05T15:57:41+00:00

    Yeah, the Phone Link desktop app is written in Electron (AFAIK), so technically it's a web page or web app. I think MS has there a bug with css (or other web junk they use, just don't want to bring a lot of technical details). High-contrast theme overrides their css and this makes links clickable. Not sure MS cares about this and really wants to fix this bug. Very annoying.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-07-05T16:42:38+00:00

    I have a Dell laptop running Windows 11 Pro with a NVIDA GeForce RTX 3060 card. If I change setting to high contrast themes, then the link works as you found. I too do not like high contrast themes so will live with link not working until Microsoft see fit to fix the problem with the phone link to Windows.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-07-05T16:43:18+00:00

    It still isn't working for me. Tried all the color themes and no luck.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-07-05T16:56:08+00:00

    It still isn't working for me. Tried all the color themes and no luck.

    Win 11 -> Settings -> Personalize -> Themes -> Contrast themes -> (On drop down menu pick anything but "None")

    Won't work if you just change the color.

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