how do i remove phone link task?

Kevin Oneill 40 Reputation points
2024-12-06T17:32:29.4133333+00:00

how do i remove phone link task. It's using too much disk access.

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Yanhong Liu 14,405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2024-12-11T02:07:46.0166667+00:00

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

To remove the Phone Link task from your Windows system, you can follow these steps:

1.Uninstall Phone Link via Settings:

Press Windows key + I to open the Settings app.

Navigate to Apps > Apps & features.

Scroll down to find Phone Link.

Click on it and select Uninstall.

2.Disable Phone Link from Startup:

Open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc.

Go to the Startup tab.

Find Phone Link, right-click on it, and select Disable.

3.Remove Phone Link using PowerShell:

Press Windows key + S, type PowerShell, and select Run as administrator.

Enter the following command and press Enter:

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

Wait for the process to uninstall the Phone Link.

I hope the information above is helpful.

Best Regards,

Yanhong Liu

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  1. Kevin Oneill 40 Reputation points
    2024-12-13T20:40:29.9333333+00:00

    Dec 13, 2024 at 8:38 PM

    Step 3 worked once I had left the domain and joined a home workgroup. Disk performance from startup now greatly improved on this old laptop

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  2. S.Sengupta 32,356 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2024-12-07T01:52:36.46+00:00

    Open Task Scheduler.

    Navigate to Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Phone Link.

    Right-click on it and select "Disable".

    Alternatively, you can delete Phone Link.

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