Windows 10: How can I get PhoneLink app to open a hyperlink?

I recently upgraded to Win11 Pro. When using PhoneLink app, while in 'Messages', the hyperlink no longer opens a browser window. I have done a 'repair' / 'reset', uninstalled / reinstalled both PC and phone apps. Rebooted. Still can't do it. The selection 'finger' highlights the link, but does not open a browser window. I use FireFox as my default browser. Link opens when accessing from my phone. Is there a certain file type that has to be associated with the hyperlink? What might I try next?

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windows 10 hyperlink opening

Hi Steve,

Sorry for the delay in response.

• Do you have Internet Explorer set as a default program?
• Do you face the issue only with the hyperlinks from an email?
• On which email application do you face this issue?

We would suggest you to copy the hyperlink or use an hyperlink from a wordpad and check if you face the same issue.

Get back to us with the details to further assist you.

 

Mail app will not open on 10041.

Hello Adam,

This is the suggested solution below if you haven't already tried it.

In this Windows 10 build 10041, the Mail, Calendar, and People apps may be broken due to a licensing issue with the Store Beta. To get these apps working again, you need to follow these steps:

• Open powershell as administrator
• Run the command Get-appxprovisionedpackage –online | where-object {$_.packagename –like “*windowscommunicationsapps*”} | remove-appxprovisionedpackage –online
• Re-install Mail, People and Calendar from the Store (green tile)

 

Windows 10 mail hyperlinks

Hi,

Since the option above did not work, we suggest resetting the Mail application by following the steps below:

• Click Settings and choose System.
• Click on Apps & features, scroll down at the right side and choose
  Mail and Calendar.
• Click Advance options then click Reset tab (A check mark will show up when reset is done.).
• Open Mail app, sign-in on your account and check if you will be able to click on the hyperlinks.

NOTE: Resetting it might delete the data/appointments that you have on the Calendar. We suggest performing a back up before resetting it.

Get back to us if you have other concerns.