Make and receive phone calls from your PC - Microsoft Support

Make and receive phone calls from your PC · Open the Phone Link app and select Calls. · In the Search your contacts box, search for a contact name or number. Skiptomaincontent Products Microsoft365 Office Outlook MicrosoftTeams OneDrive OneNote Windows MicrosoftEdge more... Devices Surface PCaccessories Mobile Xbox PCGaming HoloLens Hardwarewarranties What'snew Account&billing Account MicrosoftStore&billing Templates Moresupport Communityforums Microsoft365Admins SmallBusinessAdmins Developer Education Reportasupportscam YourPhoneappWindows10More...Less Note: We’vechangedthenameoftheYourPhoneapptoMicrosoftPhoneLink.Inaddition,theYourPhoneCompanionappforAndroidisnowcalledLinktoWindows.Formoreinformation,seeIntroducingMicrosoftPhoneLinkandLinktoWindows. LeaveyourAndroiddevice inyourpocketthenexttimeitrings—pickupthecallfromyourPCinstead.CallingrequiresBluetoothcapabilityonbothyourPCandonyourAndroiddevice,somakesureyouhaveitturnedonforboth.  TomakeacallonyourPC: Openthe PhoneLink appandselectCalls. IntheSearchyourcontactsbox, searchforacontactnameornumber.Alternately,youcandirectlyenteraphonenumberonthedial pad. SelecttheDialicon tostartyourcall. Ifyoudon'thaveBluetoothavailableonyourdevice(orifit'sbeenturnedoff),youwon'tbeabletomakeorreceivecallsonyourPC. Ifyouencounterissueswhileusingthecallingfeature, thesetroubleshootingtipsmayhelp.  Androidpermissionsarerequiredforthisfeature Thefirsttimeyouusecalling,you'llbepromptedtoallowpermissionsonyourAndroiddevice.SelectingAllow onthesepermissionswillletthePhoneLinkapponyourPCaccessanddisplay informationfromyourAndroiddevice.  Updatethekeypadduringacall  Youmayneedtoenternumbersduringacalltoselectmenuoptions.Makesuretousethekeypadfortheongoingcall.Selectthedropdowntodisplaythekeypadforyouractivecall.  HowdoIseemyphone’srecentcallsonmyPC? OnyourPC,openthePhoneLink appandselectCalls.Yourrecentcallswillbedisplayedhere. HowmanyrecentcallscanIsee? ThePhoneLink appdisplayscallsyou'vemade orreceivedinthelast90days. CanImanageordeletemyrecentcalls? Youcan'tmanageordeleterecentcallsfrom yourPC. HowdoImuteacall? YoucanmuteacallbyusingtheMutebuttononyourAndroid device orPC. WhenyouplaceacallonyourPCwithPhoneLink,asmallseparatewindowopenstodisplay thecallyou'reon: Clickthedownwardpointingarrow toexpandthewindow.Then theMutebuttonwillbecomeavailable: WhenyoustartacallonyourPCandtransferittoyourAndroiddevice,youcanonlymutethecallfromyourphone(butnotfromyourPC). IfacallisinprogressonyourAndroiddevice, youcan’tmutethatcallfromyourPC. MakingemergencycallswiththePhoneLink app EmergencyServices —WhileitmaybepossibletoplacecallstoorreceivecallsfromEmergencyServicesusingthe PhoneLink app,pleasenotethatPhoneLink isnotareplacementforyourprimarytelephoneservice. PhoneLinkcallsmaynotworkormaygetdisruptedduetopowerissues,distancefromyourPCtoyourphone,orothertechnicalissues.Inaddition,thereareimportantdifferencesbetween PhoneLink andtraditionalwireless(mobile)orfixed-linetelephoneservices.PhoneLink isnotrequiredtoofferaccesstoEmergencyServicesunderanyapplicablelocalornationalrules,regulations,orlaw.PhoneLink isnotintendedtosupportorcarryemergencycallstoanytypesofhospitals,lawenforcementagencies,medicalcareunits,oranyotherkindsofservicesthatconnectuserstoemergencyservicespersonnelorpublicsafetyansweringpoints(“EmergencyServices”). SUBSCRIBERSSFEEDS Needmorehelp? Expandyourskills ExploreTraining Getnewfeaturesfirst JoinMicrosoftInsiders Wasthisinformationhelpful? Yes No Thankyou!Anymorefeedback?(Themoreyoutellusthemorewecanhelp.) Canyouhelpusimprove?(Themoreyoutellusthemorewecanhelp.) Whataffectedyourexperience? Resolvedmyissue Clearinstructions Easytofollow Nojargon Pictureshelped Other Didn'tmatchmyscreen Incorrectinstructions Tootechnical Notenoughinformation Notenoughpictures Other Anyadditionalfeedback?(Optional) Submitfeedback Thankyouforyourfeedback! ×