How to enable Android app Resume on Windows 11

• To enable Resume on Windows 11, open Settings > Apps > Resume, and turn on “Resume.”
• To disable the feature, open Settings > Apps > Resume, and turn off “Resume.”

On Windows 11, you can enable Resume, and I will show you how in this guide. The Resume feature is a simple integration that lets you resume specific applications (such as Spotify) and documents in OneDrive on your computer that you started editing on your Android phone.

The concept of the feature isn’t entirely new. On Windows 10, when “Timeline” and “Cortana” were available, the feature tracked your activities from files on your OneDrive account, and you could pick up where you left off. However, since the features weren’t popular, Microsoft gradually deprioritized them.

In this guide, I will outline the steps to enable and get started using Resume on Windows 11. In addition, I will explain the simple steps to disable it.

• Enable Resume on Windows 11
• Disable Resume on Windows 11

Enable Resume on Windows 11

To enable the Resume feature on your computer, follow these steps:

1. Open Settings on Windows 11.

2. Click on Apps.

3. Click the Resume page.

4. Turn on the Resume toggle switch.

   

5. Choose apps that support the Resume feature, such as OneDrive.

6. Click on Personalization.

7. Click the Taskbar page.

8. Turn on the Resume toggle switch.

   

9. Turn on the OneDrive toggle switch.

10. Click on Bluetooth & devices.

11. Click the Mobile devices page.

12. Click on the phone connected to your computer.

13. Turn on the Resume toggle switch.

    

Once you complete the steps, assuming you’re using the same Microsoft account on your computer and the OneDrive app on your mobile device, you will receive a toast notification with a link to resume editing a document you started working on your Android within the last five minutes after unlocking your device.

When you click on the notification, the document won’t open the associated app already installed on your computer. Instead, the file will resume from OneDrive using the Microsoft 365 (Office) apps online, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. You can also resume PDF files.

Finally, for the feature to work as intended, you have to have the OneDrive app open on your phone when your computer is locked. Only when you unlock your computer (within five minutes after accessing the file on your phone) will the system show you the toast notification.

Disable Resume on Windows 11

To disable the Resume feature on Windows 11, follow these steps:

1. Open Settings.

2. Click on Apps.

3. Click the Resume page.

4. Turn off the Resume toggle switch.

   

5. Click on Personalization.

6. Click the Taskbar page.

7. Turn off the Resume toggle switch.

   

8. Turn on the OneDrive toggle switch.

9. Click on Bluetooth & devices.

10. Click the Mobile devices page.

11. Click on the phone connected to your computer.

12. Turn off the Resume toggle switch.

    

After you complete the steps, the feature will turn off, and you will no longer be able to resume files you started working on your Android device.