How to Enable or Disable the Resume App Button on Your Windows 11 Taskbar
You can enable or disable the “Resume apps” button on your Windows 11 taskbar to control app suggestions from your phone.
This feature leverages Windows 11’s phone integration to let you seamlessly continue using Android apps on your PC, picking up right where you left off.
When active, Windows 11 will display prompts on your taskbar for apps running on your connected Android device, such as a Samsung Galaxy phone. This allows for a smoother transition between your phone and PC for specific applications.
Open Settings, go to Personalization > Taskbar, and toggle the Resume option under Taskbar items. Turn it On to show the button, or Off to hide it. This lets you quickly resume apps from your phone on your PC.
What is the Resume App Button?
The Windows 11 resume app button is a handy feature that lets you switch between your phone and PC, picking up right where you left off in an app.
Why would you want this? Imagine you were listening to a song on Spotify on your phone. When you click the Resume button on your PC, Spotify opens and plays the same song. Just make sure you’re signed in with the same Spotify account on both devices.
What You Need First
- Allow your PC to access your phone in your Windows settings.
- Link your Android phone to your PC using the Phone Link app.
- Turn on the Resume feature in your PC’s Mobile Devices settings.
How to Show the Resume Button on Your Taskbar
You can easily turn the Windows 11 resume button on or off right from your taskbar settings by opening the Settings app.
- Open the Settings app on your PC. You can click the Start menu and select Settings, or press
Windows key + Ion your keyboard. - In the Settings window, click Personalization on the left menu.
Windows 11 Personalization in the Settings app - On the right, click Taskbar to open taskbar settings.
Windows 11 Taskbar settings to hide Task View button. - Find the Resume option under Taskbar items and turn its switch On to show the Resume button.
Toggle Resume button on Taskbar
To hide the button, just toggle the switch back to Off.
That’s it! Now you can easily switch between your phone apps and PC apps using the Resume button on your taskbar.
Summary
- Open Windows Settings to access personalization options.
- Go to Personalization > Taskbar.
- Make sure your phone is linked to your PC for best results.
- Turn the Resume button on or off with a simple toggle.
- This helps you quickly continue apps from your phone right on your PC.
To manage the Windows 11 resume button, you’ll open your PC’s Settings app and go to Personalization, then Taskbar.
How to get to quick Resume?
Go to my games and apps. And select quick resume choose a game in the quick resume state and pick up where you left off. Game on need more help go to support.xbox.com xbox.com.
What is the Resume feature in Windows?
What is Resume feature? The Resume feature allows you to seamlessly continue your activity between your linked Android mobile device and PC with a single-click alert delivered right on your taskbar.
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