Saturday, 18 January 2020

Why can't I send files from Android to Windows 10?

With versions of Windows before 10, I could simply send files from any of my Android phones by selecting Share > Bluetooth > [PC Name] and at then the PC would show a dialog asking if I want to receive the file(s). After confirming, the transfer would begin.
With Windows 10, when trying to send a file from phone to PC, my phones quickly shows that the transfer was unsuccessful.

Is there a different process now or is this something more complicated like driver issues?
ANSWER :
I have found that to receive bluetooth files in Windows 10, first right-click the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar and select "Receive a file".

You will then see the following:



At this point, the file(s) can be sent from the phone and the computer will receive them.