How do I stop "Link to Windows" giving me notifications about being connected.


miloshapiro

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I LOVE "Link to Windows" but one annoying feature is that it's constantly sending notifications to my phone to say "Your Devices are connected" and telling me that my tower is connected. I KNOW! It has been for more than a year. I don't need to be notified of this every time I get near my computer. Is there a way to stop that notification?
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I just noticed on the bottom of the image below that it has "Notification Settings" and there is an option to turn off notifications from lots of apps and Link To Windows is on that list. But I don't want to turn it off completely, in case there's a notification during usage that's useful. Just this constantly repeated message telling me that my tower is connected. Thanks!

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Win 11 ver 23H2 Build 22631.3447

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    yes
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    cable hi speed
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There might be an answer in here for you, depends on if there is an individual setting for Link to Windows. I would assume there is, but I assume.

 

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    Sin-built
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
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    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
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    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
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I noticed that you have Bluetooth turned off on your phone. When I ran Link to Windows that way, my phone was constantly reconnecting in the background, causing many "Connected" messages to be sent. With Bluetooth on, this never happens to me anymore.
 

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    Windows 11
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    Custom
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    Intel Core i5-13400F
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    PRIME B760M-A
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 4060
    Sound Card
    On-board
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    (2) Acer XD270H B
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    1920x1080
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    (1) M2 1TB
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    600W
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    Tower
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    (3) Case fans
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    Standard
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    Standard
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    250 Mbps
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    Vivaldi
Not sure whether or not this helps, since I don't use the app.

Find Link to Windows in the list and select it. Select Allow on the pop-up that appears on your device. You can also always turn notifications on or off in the Phone Link settings. Go to Settings > Features > Notifications to customize your notification settings.

 

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    Windows 11 Home
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    PC/Desktop
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    DELL XPS 8960
    CPU
    i7-13700k
    Motherboard
    GENUINE DELL XPS 8960 DESKTOP MOTHERBOARD INTEL SOCKET LGA1700 XD433
    Memory
    (2 x 16 GB) 32 GB
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    NVIDIA FOUNDERS EDITION GEFORCE RTX 4060-Ti
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    ON BOARD 7.1 CHANNEL AUDIO
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    DELL 27 MONITOR - P2722H
    Screen Resolution
    FULL HD (1080p) 1920 x 1080 at 60 Hz
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    512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD (boot) + 1 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA, HDD (storage)
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    750W
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    DELL
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    DELL PERFORMANCE CPU LIQUID COOLING
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    AZIO
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    LOGITECH M650
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    INTERNET SPEED 100 MBPS
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    MICROSOFT EDGE AND GOOGLE CHROME
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    NORTON 360
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    ALTEC LANSING SPEAKERS
and there is an option to turn off notifications from lots of apps and Link To Windows is on that list. But I don't want to turn it off completely, in case there's a notification during usage that's useful.
There won't be any important notification from the app on your phone, just disable the notifications from the app

OR

Set it to silent notification for the app on your phone. Ensure bluetooth is on to reduce it constantly notifying.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 5700 X3D
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS
    Memory
    64 GB DDR4 3600mhz Gskill Ripjaws V
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4070 Super , 12GB VRAM Asus EVO Overclock
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    Gigabyte M27Q (rev. 2.0) 2560 x 1440 @ 170hz HDR
    Hard Drives
    2TB Samsung nvme ssd
    2TB XPG nvme ssd
    PSU
    CORSAIR RMx SHIFT Series™ RM750x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
    Case
    CORSAIR 3500X ARGB Mid-Tower ATX PC Case – Black
    Cooling
    ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 240 CPU Water Cooler
    Internet Speed
    900mbps DOWN, 100mbps UP
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    Chrome OS
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    Laptop
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    HP Chromebook
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    Intel Pentium Quad Core
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    4GB LPDDR4
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    14 Inch HD SVA anti glare micro edge display
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    64 GB emmc
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