Windows 10: Phone Link has permissions, yet refuses to use them STILL AN ISSUE

My phone is, in every way shape and form, connected to my laptop. I can stream my screen, view notifications, dial numbers and see recent call history...But it absolutely refuses to let me see texts or my photos.I try to have it send me the notification, but 2 different things happen for either texts or photos.When I try to link my photos, it opens the Link to Windows App Info on my device, and says to give the app permissions WHICH IT ALREADY HASWhen I try to link my SMS, it sends my device back to the home screen but does nothing else with it, then on my laptop it shows an error saying it

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Your Phone App - Link to Windows not working

Has anyone found the secret to getting the Your Phone - Link to Windows App working correctly? Looking at the number of posts in other forums saying they have problems there is clearly a major issue with this App. It's a pity because it used to work quite well before recent Windows updates. Basically my phone (Samsung A515) will connect to Your Phone on my PC and I can see the headers of Notifications on my PC. If I try to read Messages or access Photos or open Desktop Apps it says I need permissions and asks me to click on a link to send a permission request to my phone. It never arrives. I don't see any permission request. Also it doesn't say what permissions are missing nor how to enable them. The response from MS is always to ensure that your phone and PC Apps are at the latest version (they are). I suspect there is a major bug in this App, yet others seem to suggest that it does work. Hopelessly confused. Winver: 21H1 19043 1237.

 

Folder won't open due to permission issue

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft community. I understand your concern. Let me help you.

I suggest you to sign out from the current account, restart the computer and log in with Administrators account and

check if it helps to resolve the issue.

I suggest you to refer to the steps below and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

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  Press and hold or right-click the file or folder, and then click
  Properties.
  
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  Tap or click the Security tab.
  
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  Under Group or user names, tap or click your name to see the permissions that you have.
  
  To open a file, you have to have the Read permission. To change the permissions of a file or folder, follow these steps.
  
  Important you must be logged on as an administrator to change permissions on files and folders.
  

• 
  Press and hold or right-click the file or folder, and then tap or click
  Properties.
  
• 
  Tap or click the Security tab.
  
• 
  Under Group or user names, tap or click your name to see the permissions that you have.
  
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  Tap or click Edit, tap or click your name, select the check boxes for the permissions that you must have, and then click
  OK.
  

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us with more information and we’d be happy to help.

 

Phone Link has permissions, yet refuses to use them

Hello

Unfortunately I have issues with both of these reccomendations.

I'm not having an issue with streaming my phone's screen to my laptop, I'm having an issue of using my phone's apps within my laptop's phone link. (E.G. reading and sending a text from my laptop, without having to pick up my phone)

And secondly, going into Settings > Apps, I don't see anything called "Installed Apps", I'm brought to a window called "Apps & Features", and only see a list of some of the programs installed on my laptop. Phone Link isn't listed.

Thanks