Windows 10: connect phone to computer

Discus and support connect phone to computer in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; how to get stuff off my samsung s4 screen broke cant see anything but still works is there a way to hook it to my computer an get stuff off please help... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by HeatherPulice, Sep 23, 2020.

  1. HEATHERPULICE
    HeatherPulice Win User

    connect phone to computer


    how to get stuff off my samsung s4 screen broke cant see anything but still works is there a way to hook it to my computer an get stuff off please help

    :)
     
    HeatherPulice, Sep 23, 2020
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  2. TABVLA
    Tabvla Win User

    Cannot see phone files on computer


    SOLVED. It was a well-hidden setting to change the USB type.

    I have a new phone running Android Oreo. I have taken a few test photos and a couple of test videos. Some have been saved to the phone's internal storage and some to an SD Card.

    I have connected the phone to a W10 computer using the USB cable supplied with the phone. Windows identifies the phone correctly and automatically installs the driver and the phone is then correctly listed in Explorer. If I click on the phone in Explorer, Windows displays a message "No files on this device" and consequently the file section of the Explorer window is empty. The phone displays that it is being charged from the USB port. Therefore it would seem that both Windows and the phone are reporting that the USB connection is working as expected.

    My previous phone was a Windows phone and as expected the phone worked seamlessly with Windows computers. I am still finding my way around Android so I may have missed something obvious. The instruction in the phone User Guide is simply to "......connect the phone to the Windows computer using the supplied USB cable and after installing the drivers the files and folders on your phone will be accessible.....".

    Well that does not seem to be quite correct....*Sad

    Thanks for any suggestions.

    T.
     
    Tabvla, Sep 23, 2020
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  3. MEEBERS
    meebers Win User
    Supported phones for Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview


    Your list confirms my phone is eligible, Lumia 521. The windows Insider App fails after ~ 15 seconds, restores data and gives me error 80073cf9. I trouble shot this and went thru all the steps mentioned on several websites including MS without any luck. Short of a hard reset, this is where I am now. Suggestions appreciated.
     
    meebers, Sep 23, 2020
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  4. WINUSER
    Winuser Win User

    connect phone to computer

    Supported phones for Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview


    When my phone fails to upgrade I just keep trying. One upgrade took 3 or 4 tries.
     
    Winuser, Sep 23, 2020
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