Windows 10: get photos on phone link.

yesterday my phone got stolen and i lost everything in it. when i went on phone link on my pc even though it wasn't enabled fully i saw previous photos on my phone and there are way more but it only showed me recent ones. is it possible Microsoft could give me my photos or notes back its not on OneDrive but Microsoft has them can anyone who has access help me. i would greatly appreciate it as otherwise i will lose a £1000 held in a crypto wallet.

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Link to MS Photos required.

Windows Photos Viewer is an oddity; as I suggested, find a free downloadable image viewer you like, and use that.

One random list: (there are many such)
18 Best Free Image Viewer Software

I use a program in building my family tree- it lets me use an external viewer- simply whatever is set as default. Here you can see it displays the image in Photoviewer. I imagine Vuescanner requires you to specify the path literally.

 

Can't "Link to Wndows"

Thanks so much. I will certainly follow your tutorial in the future. I think resetting did the trick, and I was also able to set a pin code. Question. I am confused about one ongoing step: "Go to www.aka.ms/addComputer" in your browser." A search for this, and other similar url's suggested in the Phone LInk setup always ends up the same way, with a trip to nowhere.

Clicking in those types of links end up in a blank tab

 

Photos App won't recognize my Windows Phone

Hi,

We appreciate you for being a part of Windows 10.

I understand that the Photos app is not recognizing the Windows phone even though you can import the photos from the Windows phone through File explorer.

Before proceeding, we need more information to help you better.

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  Did you tried to connect the Windows Phone to the other USB port and check to isolate the issue?
  
• 
  Is this the first time you are facing this issue with the Photos app after installing Windows 10?
  

Kindly follow the below steps and check if it helps to fix the issue.

Step 1:

As you are able to import the photos from your phone through the File explorer, follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• 
  Make a folder called "testslide" (or whatever in File explorer)
  
• 
  Put 3 or 4 images which you have imported from the Windows phone to File explorer into the
  testslide folder.
  
• 
  Open Photos app, click on
  Setting (gear symbol) at the left bottom corner).
  
• 
  Choose Add a folder under the Sources.
  
• 
  Find this "testslide" folder and add the respective folder.
  
• 
  Now check whether the Photos app is showing the photos from the selected folder.
  

Note: Try to turn off the option
Show my cloud only content from One Drive in the Photos app settings menu and check to isolate the issue.

If the issue persists, follow the below step.

Step 2:

I suggest you to run the Windows apps troubleshooter and check if it helps. Follow the below link to run the troubleshooter.

Run the troubleshooter for Windows apps


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/run-the-troubleshooter-for-windows-apps

Reference: I suggest you to refer to the section If your PC can’t find your device in the below article and check if it helps.

Import photos and videos from a camera, phone, or DVD

Import photos and videos in Windows 8.1 - Microsoft Support

The steps for Windows 8.1 applies to Windows 10 also.

I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with the issue. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.