Windows 10: Nearby Sharing Code

Hello, I keep receiving an error when trying to sign in to allow nearby sharing. It won't send me a phone text to get a code to proceed. Please advise! Thank you!

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Nearby Sharing

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern that you are unable to share the PC Bluetooth nearby sharing.
I appreciate the troubleshooting steps that you've tried so far.



However we would suggest you to refer the below article and let us know the status of the issue.



Fix Bluetooth problems in Windows 10

Share things with nearby devices in Windows 10



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can't get nearby sharing working

• I've tried to get nearby sharing to work on Windows 10 by following these instructions (also every other tips/tricks out there) but still can't get it working, can anybody help me?
  
• Confirm that both devices have Nearby Sharing enabled.
  
• Check that Bluetooth is enabled and has support for Low Energy (LE).
  
• Set the network profile to “Private”.
  
• Make sure that both devices are in range.
  
• Restart the Nearby Share app.
  
• Check the device visibility settings.
  
• Change the default save location.
  
• Enable notifications for the app.
  
• Repair the Nearby Share app.
  

 

Nearby sharing can't save content

Hi Linda. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

There are some effective troubleshooting steps for Nearby Sharing here:

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/nearby-sharing-n...

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https://pureinfotech.com/fix-nearby-sharing-pro...

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix...

https://www.makeuseof.com/nearby-sharing-not-wo...

https://www.bollyinside.com/articles/how-to-fix...

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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