How do I stop "Link to Windows" giving me notifications about being connected.


miloshapiro

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I LOVE "Link to Windows" but one annoying feature is that it's constantly sending notifications to my phone to say "Your Devices are connected" and telling me that my tower is connected. I KNOW! It has been for more than a year. I don't need to be notified of this every time I get near my computer. Is there a way to stop that notification?
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I just noticed on the bottom of the image below that it has "Notification Settings" and there is an option to turn off notifications from lots of apps and Link To Windows is on that list. But I don't want to turn it off completely, in case there's a notification during usage that's useful. Just this constantly repeated message telling me that my tower is connected. Thanks!

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There might be an answer in here for you, depends on if there is an individual setting for Link to Windows. I would assume there is, but I assume.

 

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I noticed that you have Bluetooth turned off on your phone. When I ran Link to Windows that way, my phone was constantly reconnecting in the background, causing many "Connected" messages to be sent. With Bluetooth on, this never happens to me anymore.
 

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Not sure whether or not this helps, since I don't use the app.

Find Link to Windows in the list and select it. Select Allow on the pop-up that appears on your device. You can also always turn notifications on or off in the Phone Link settings. Go to Settings > Features > Notifications to customize your notification settings.

 

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and there is an option to turn off notifications from lots of apps and Link To Windows is on that list. But I don't want to turn it off completely, in case there's a notification during usage that's useful.
There won't be any important notification from the app on your phone, just disable the notifications from the app

OR

Set it to silent notification for the app on your phone. Ensure bluetooth is on to reduce it constantly notifying.
 

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