Phone Link will not start anymore

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Phone Link will not start anymore

Hannele Huigens 20

When attempting to start Phone Link a window pops up for only a second and then disappears, and Phone Link does not actually start. It worked yesterday. I have an Android phone.

Hannele Huigens 20 Reputation points

2025-11-22T05:30:19.3433333+00:00

I can't re-install Phone Link on my laptop, since it comes pre-installed with Windows 11, and I can't update it, because it won't open.
Restarting my laptop and my phone did not make a difference.

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Hannele Huigens 20 Reputation points

2025-11-22T05:30:19.3433333+00:00

I can't re-install Phone Link on my laptop, since it comes pre-installed with Windows 11, and I can't update it, because it won't open.
Restarting my laptop and my phone did not make a difference.

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GsN5034 - IA 76,465 Independent Advisor

Hello, thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

First, try repairing or resetting the Phone Link app.

Search for Phone Link in the search bar on the taskbar.
Right-click the results, then select App settings.
scroll down and select Repair.
If repairing does not fix the issue, select Reset.

Reinstall the Phone Link app.

Open PowerShell (Administrator) Window.

User's image Run the command below to uninstall Phone Link.

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage

Once uninstalled, download and install the Phone Link app from the Microsoft Store.

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nmpj99vjbwv

Hannele Huigens 20 Reputation points

2025-11-22T06:27:46.34+00:00

That did the trick. Thank you so much!