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In the past, I was able to use my Yeti microphone with Phone Link. I could make and receive calls. Some time ago, I can't say when exactly, the microphone on Phone Link became greyed out, and I can no longer make and receive calls through Phone Link.
My microphone works fine with all other programs. I liked being able to take a call on my desktop and swing my mic over to speak. I haven't been able to do that for some time.
I have already tried a number of troubleshooting suggestions: uninstall and reinstall (through PowerShell) Phone link, cleared cache, checked permissions (PhoneLink does not appear as an installed app.) I even spent an hour with Copilot and it couldn't help. I'm running out of options.
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Right, this is not a configuration issue, it’s an architectural lock. No amount of resetting can override Bluetooth HFP. But you can still use Phone Link for notifications, not calls
Take calls:
Directly on the phone
Or via a PC app that supports USB mics (Teams, Zoom, Google Voice, etc.)
Okay, that's not cool. What good is the app then? But now I can't even connect my phone to my computer or phone link. Sometime during my hours playing around with this I found a graphic that showed my phone along with a number of other devices. I right clicked on the phone grapic and I believe I selected properties. I then saw the services tab where I unchecked hands free telephony. I've been unable to reconnect my phone, and I can't for the life of me find that graphic again where the services tab was.
This is the exact screen you were on before.
Press Win + R
Paste:
control printers
Press Enter
You should now see:
Now:
Right-click your phone
Select Properties
Go to the Services tab
RE-CHECK:
Click Apply → OK
Restart your PC after this.This is the exact screen you were on before.
Press Win + R
Paste:
control printers
Press Enter
You should now see:
Now:
Right-click your phone
Select Properties
Go to the Services tab
RE-CHECK:
Click Apply → OK
Restart your PC after this.
When I follow your steps, I don't see the graphic I saw before. Instead, I see the screen below.
