Solved Phone Link Bar On Start Menu Gone. Nothing In Settings To Configure

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NormanF

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• Oct 9, 2025

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If you've an iPhone, install Apple Devices software to enable the Apple Phone icon to appear as a physical device in This PC.

 

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• Oct 10, 2025

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NormanF said:

If you've an iPhone, install Apple Devices software to enable the Apple Phone icon to appear as a physical device in This PC.

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I have an Android phone. Sorry, I should have mentioned it.

 

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• Oct 10, 2025

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I lost the Phone Link start menu sidebar for a short while. I'm an Insider, and an update removed it until the next update.

 

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