Link to Windows is one of the most installed apps on Google Play, with 3.3 billion installs. Users are divided: 3.9 stars from 1,287,378 ratings. Its best ranking is #28 in Top Free, Productivity in Japan. Show more ›

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Summary

Link to Windows by Microsoft creates a seamless bridge between Android and Windows, letting users view and reply to texts, manage notifications, and access apps, photos, and calls from a PC. With 1,000,000,000+ total downloads and 60M in the last 30 days, the app demonstrates broad cross-device adoption.

Pros & Cons

Strong cross-device integration (calls, notifications, texts, files, and photos)
Very wide reach with over a billion total downloads
Designed for seamless use with Windows PCs and select devices (Duo, Samsung, HONOR) and Bluetooth for calls

Advanced features may require compatible devices (Microsoft Duo, Samsung, HONOR) and specific PC requirements (e.g., Windows 10 May 2020 Update with 8GB RAM)
Some capabilities rely on Bluetooth and device compatibility, which may limit experiences on older hardware

About Link to Windows

Link to Windows is a productivity app developed by Microsoft Corporation.

Install Statistics

Link to Windows has been installed 3.3 billion times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 60 million times. It is ranked in the top 100 productivity apps.

User Ratings

Link to Windows is rated 3.88 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.3 million ratings.

App Information

Link to Windows is freely available from Google Play. The last update was on September 9, 2025.

Technical Requirements

Link to Windows requires Android 10+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since December 2015.

Description by Microsoft Corporation (from Google Play)

You love your phone. So does your PC. Get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC.

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Screenshots

Screenshots by Microsoft Corporation, from the Google Play listing

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Installs over time

Link to Windows has been installed 3.3 billion times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 2 million installs per day.

Changelog of Link to Windows

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Developer information for Microsoft Corporation

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Comments on Link to Windows for Android

★★★★★ Heckie Shephard (heckie) · Sep 18, 2026

It's a very useful app. File Sharing and connection work even if the phone is connected via Mobile Data and PC via Ethernet, and that's the reason why I chose Link to Windows instead of KDE Connect. I also like the feature of showing my phone in Explorer and transferring all the photos from the phone to the gallery just when I connect the PC and phone via Phone Link (so right after PC boot, because they connect automatically). Thanks, Microsoft!

★★★★☆ E M · Sep 18, 2026

Looks great. I can copy and paste from my phone to my laptop with no problems. I can also send the images.

★☆☆☆☆ Danielle Maguire · Oct 11, 2026

This app is so glitch and won't connect. Used to work OK for a few months, would make.y computer & phone freeze and or work incredibly slow. Now it won't connect at all, no matter how many resets, clearing cache, signing out & back in, notifications turned on, nothing. Absolutely trash

★★☆☆☆ Mariana De Jesus · Oct 11, 2026

I genuinely loved to use this app, but I had a glitch of it that didn't let me connect my phone to my computer for nothing in the world like, before neither were connecting then suddenly the app connects on the phone but not on the computer, and it keeps telling me that it's still unable to connect after I followed its exact steps three times already!!

★☆☆☆☆ Thia Jo · Sep 30, 2026

Messed up my HP printer app. Now my laptop opens directly to fax recipient instead of printer. Cannot print from laptop now.

Google Play Rankings for Link to Windows

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
28	Japan	Productivity	Top Free
63	United States	Productivity	Top Free
47	France	Productivity	Top Free
60	Germany	Productivity	Top Free
62	Canada	Productivity	Top Free
41	Australia	Productivity	Top Free
41	Slovakia	Productivity	Top Free
43	Russia	Productivity	Top Free
47	Czech Republic	Productivity	Top Free
48	Poland	Productivity	Top Free

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Ranking history in Japan

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Technologies used by Link to Windows

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Trust & Safety: The app uses an accessibility service to enable screen reading and navigation on the PC side. Microsoft states that no personal or sensitive data is collected via this Accessibility Service.

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