Windows 10: my phone app not generating a pin or qr code

my phone won't even generate a QR code or pin. I've tried many fixes but to no avail. please help.

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QR Code Question

I'm working on completely rebranding the company I work for. Everything from the website, trucks, business cards to the shipping boxes. I am basically creating a new brand from the ground up.

I've done this before but I have never used a QR code. My question is I see a lot of QR code generators online that are free. However when I type in the same exact web address I notice the pattern in the code is different from site to site and day to day but, the code I generated last week seems to work fine.

Do QR codes expire and is there a way to pay for one so that a year from now the QR codes on the sides of our trucks don't lead people to some strange porn site or something?

 

QR Code Question

I'm a little late to this but QR codes are static. They're like barcodes but contain a lot more binary. If you don't get the same values from the same QR code, either the code itself has degraded (e.g. smidges making areas that should be white a shade of dark gray or black) or the software used to process it isn't working. Here's a basic breakdown of what each part of the QR code is about:



And if you want to learn more about them, see Wikipedia. The only way a well-formed QR code could point to a porn site is if you use an URL-shortening service (e.g. bit.ly) and that URL it generated gets repurposed to point to a porn site. To avoid that problem, simply don't use an URL-shortening service.

 

Your Phone app not working

Perhaps this may be of help clearing up some confusion.

If you do a search for "Your Phone" via the Windows 10 start menu, the result takes you to the "Your Phone" app page, which gives you the options to connect/sync your computer to your phone. It is the settings on that page that I have struggled with, because they lead you nowhere, with no way to complete the process. At least, that is my experience.

But there is another choice in that also shows up farther down in the start menu "Your Phone" the search results called "Link your phone". It takes you to a different settings page titled "Your Phone", but gives you options not found on the Your Phone "app" page, including the ability to add a device, and most importantly, "unlink" your phone. This is the crucial step, which will lead you to the next step of re-linking your phone on your computer. You will come across a popup that displays a QR code (you will be asked to scan this QR code in a further step), and you will be asked to install the the Your Phone app on your phone (even if it is already installed), upon which it will then offer you to confirm the process by either scanning the QR code, or signing into Microsoft.

For me, for whatever reason, scanning the QR code did not work, but signing into Microsoft did complete the process.