S3 won't dock to my laptop

[JCUMV]

not sure how much action this sub forum gets anymore, but thought I'd try
I have an old S3 that I'm trying to setup to for my 10 year old. Ultimately I'm going to do a FDR and wipe the phone, but I first want to download the photos. Just plugged it in to my Windows 10 laptop and I'm getting a little red x in the battery icon on the notif bar. Windows Explorer doesn't show the device, and there's no prompt on the phone to 'dock'. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[lunatic59]

The little red X means (I think) that the phone detects a charging source but isn't charging, most likely due to low amperage of the USB port. Once plugged in, pull down the notification bar and see if USB options is available. You'll want MTP mode.