Here’s How Smartphone Users Can Continue What They’re Doing on a Windows PC

Windows had a unique feature called "Continuum" which allowed Windows phone users to "continue" their work on their Windows computer – all the work, emails, pictures, and presentations could be projected onto a TV screen while the phone pretty much became a CPU.

However, Windows phone has officially died and will not receive any major upgrades anymore.

A similar feature called "Continue on PC" is coming in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. It will allow Android and iOS devices to be linked with your PC; "Continue on PC" will let you continue whatever web-page you have opened on your smartphone.

Here's a guide on how to set it up for your phone.

Setting Up "Continue on PC"

First off, you have to link your smartphone with the PC using these steps:

  • Open the Settings window – You can find it easily if you right-click the Start Button.
  • Click "Phone" and then click "Add a phone".
  • Find your country code in the drop-down menu and select it. Type in your phone number and click "Send".
  • A text message will be sent to your phone containing a link. Open the link and it will launch the Google Play Store for Android and the Appstore for iOS to the "Microsoft Apps" download page.
  • Install it and open it when it finishes downloading. Once the Microsoft App is installed, the Continue on PC feature will be available on your phone.
  • How to Use Continue on PC
  • Launch any web browser (the one used in the pictures is Google Chrome).
  • Navigate to a web-page you need to view on your PC.
  • Tap the "More" button on the top-right and then click "Share".
  • Select "Continue Now" or "Continue Later" – if you click "Continue Later" it will show a notification in your PC's Action Center later.
  • If it's the first time you're running this then a "Sign-in" screen will appear, use the Microsoft Account attached to your PC and sign in using that. After a brief search for devices, the web-page will appear on your PC. The method is almost exactly the same for your iPhone. Just hit "Share" on a web-page and tap "Continue Now" or "Continue Later".


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