Uninstall Phone link

Arne Garvander 606

Phone link uninstall is greyed out. How do I uninstall?

Nishant Thapa 61 Reputation points

2022-10-21T18:13:13.39+00:00

Thank you very much. Quick and easy to te point. <3
Stacey Dehmer 31 Reputation points

2022-11-02T03:02:56.03+00:00

Awesome!! Simple instructions that worked! I don't know why Microsoft makes it so difficult to uninstall. Its not like I'm deleting the photos on my camera by uninstalling. Thank you.
Brent Cummings 35 Reputation points

2023-02-16T16:24:20.95+00:00

Making uninstall difficult is likely a matter of Microsoft wanting users to retain ALL of its apps for any potential revenue they may gain from them.
Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2023-02-16T16:55:58.3066667+00:00

Brent may be on to something. But they wouldn't think that way would they?? Noooo.

Alternatively and additionally, it may be ineptitude. I have a SharePoint online list that no longer provides the 'Title' field in a new item and they couldn't figure it out. It's all web based, nothing I could do to break that other than not having added anything new to the list since early 2022. Maybe it got rusty? Maybe they have no idea how to fix anything because the only help I received either had nothing to do with the question or it was, "Oh well, what are ya goin to do" Create a new list.

Yes, create a new list then rewire all my flows and apps because of their ineptitude.

No excuses about cache etc. It's 2023, these issues should be a thing of the past!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ian Thow 15 Reputation points

2023-02-19T14:43:06.77+00:00

Alternatively, they may want to maintain the link to your phone to access phone data for marketing or "other purposes". Bunch of pirates.
Dash Guerzon 0 Reputation points

2023-03-01T00:53:59.9+00:00
Peter Lewis 0 Reputation points

2023-04-09T09:54:41.4533333+00:00

Rubbish does not remove Phone link
Peter Dingle 0 Reputation points

2023-04-22T11:58:35.0033333+00:00

Terrif, works well.
Manoranjan Dash 0 Reputation points

2023-04-26T09:53:39.5066667+00:00

How to uninstall phone link app
President ikechukwu 1972 0 Reputation points

2023-05-02T18:17:23.1566667+00:00

Nice one
Gloria Mortera 0 Reputation points

2023-06-26T06:15:24.95+00:00

Hello all,

Unfortunately, my attempt was unsuccessful:-( It did not work
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Anonymous

2023-08-06T13:56:58.45+00:00

Awesome. would have never figured it out without you. Thanks
Steve R 0 Reputation points

2023-08-11T14:50:28.5466667+00:00

that's crazy, but it was uninstalled through command line and likely many people who installed this app have no clue
Mark Olbert 1 Reputation point

2023-08-12T03:01:41.79+00:00

Thanx for this very useful tip!

And some feedback to the morons at Microsoft: the P in PC stands for PERSONAL computer. Meaning it's MY fracking computer, and I get to decide what is installed on it, and what -- because it's a badly designed piece of garbage -- I may want to remove.
LG 0 Reputation points

2023-09-13T01:04:59.9666667+00:00

Thank you, Dillon!!!

Strait forward and easy to follow instructions. So glad I found them.

LG
Gustavo García 0 Reputation points

2023-09-15T15:50:14.0033333+00:00

Awesome! Thanks a lot!
Bill 0 Reputation points

2023-09-18T11:18:35.7433333+00:00

Wow. This did the trick, simple easy to follow instruction and job done. Thank you.
Joe Izchaki 0 Reputation points

2023-10-01T20:15:26.4633333+00:00

Thank you! that worked as someone else said here WTF y isn't there an uninstall option?
Wallace Judd 0 Reputation points

2023-10-07T00:54:28.76+00:00

Thanks so much for the details... No other way I would have figured it out. Can't imagine why the standard Uninstall won't / doesn't work. Bless you
M D 0 Reputation points

2023-11-04T15:15:24.49+00:00

Where are the instructions? I need to remove phone link that causes me to lose many incoming phone calls to my Iphone 14 and does not work well anyway. Uninstall is greyed out. Whoever provided a method to remove, please forward to me as well. Thanks a lot
M D 0 Reputation points

2023-11-04T15:25:21.3366667+00:00

Found it, bit stressful for me as average user going into the system, but IT WORKS!!!! Yeah Thank you so much. Good riddance Phone link. It created way to many issues on my iPhone
Diane Adams 0 Reputation points

2023-11-15T15:14:09.7333333+00:00

Thank you so much!
Leee Looo 0 Reputation points

2024-02-16T04:36:22.15+00:00

Followed command line, the phone link got removed easily. Thanks!

Accepted answer

Dillon Silzer 54,631 Reputation points

2022-08-11T06:03:23.857+00:00
Hi @Arne Garvander

1) Open PowerShell as Administrator.

Go to Start Menu > PowerShell > Right click > Run as administrator

2) Run the following command in PowerShell and press enter:

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

Phone link will be removed from your device.

For more information please see my blog post:

https://cloudaen.com/blogs/view/windows_uninstall_phone_link

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229 people found this answer helpful.
Andrew S Hatton 6 Reputation points

2022-09-06T08:52:07.523+00:00

Thank you very much - I deleted and reinstalled and the PhoneLink App then worked again with my Androis HTC U12+ Smartphone

Nishant Thapa 61 Reputation points

2022-10-21T18:14:20.36+00:00

Thank you very much. Quick and easy to te point. <3

Dillon Silzer 54,631 Reputation points

2022-10-21T21:47:06.017+00:00

You're welcome!

Muhammad Shahzaib 6 Reputation points

2022-11-30T14:00:06.837+00:00

**Very Helpful Dude **

Alkis Piskas 11 Reputation points

2022-12-03T09:47:21.453+00:00

Executing Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage in Powershell I receive "Access denied" message!

Willy H 11 Reputation points

2022-12-16T16:55:09.907+00:00

Make sure you start Powershell with administrative privileges.

Alkis Piskas 11 Reputation points

2023-01-03T09:13:10.127+00:00

Thanks! It worked.

Abhijit Sapre 0 Reputation points

2023-02-02T22:50:41.3466667+00:00

It helped.. Thank you Dillon :-)

Hassan Kywanfard 0 Reputation points

2023-02-05T08:40:48.63+00:00

I just logged in to say: thank you this worked.

Gaurav Choudhary 0 Reputation points

2023-02-08T06:13:44.3466667+00:00

It was helpful and simple. Thank you!

A Brennan 10 Reputation points

2023-02-08T19:20:49.5866667+00:00

OMG thank you - what an insidious way to keep garbage Apps on your computer, Microsoft should be ashamed of themselves 😡

John Withrington 5 Reputation points

2023-02-13T16:49:48.0566667+00:00

First I've heard of PowerShell. 'Run as administrator' not an option. Why does MS insist on including stuff like this, and Xbox Game Bar, which is simply bloatware for a lot of us?

Dim Lyy 0 Reputation points

2023-02-22T19:55:53.8+00:00

This does not seem to really do anything.... Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone is still installed.

Jigzy Bhoy 0 Reputation points

2023-02-23T13:08:41.32+00:00

thank you

SR SHORUV 25 Reputation points

2023-02-26T02:29:35.52+00:00

how to reinstall it?

SC 0 Reputation points

2023-03-02T08:34:01.34+00:00

This does not work. As shown above, there is not response from PowerShell after entering the command and it still comes up and runs typing in after Win Key.

SC 0 Reputation points

2023-03-02T08:45:24.3333333+00:00

I cannot see what is wrong with above, but it did not work copying & pasting to PowerShell when run as admin, but this that looks the same (spacing or characters different?) from another Ms. page did work:

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

PD 0 Reputation points

2023-03-04T20:39:26.2133333+00:00

Thank you. It worked. Its seriously annoying when companies like MS or Google are trying to make such things more and more difficult.

L J 0 Reputation points

2023-03-31T17:05:34.96+00:00

This is very helpful. How can you be soooooooooooo smart!

William Kerr 0 Reputation points

2023-04-19T16:04:55.7966667+00:00

It worked first try!

Theo Schuler 0 Reputation points

2023-04-23T08:26:47.11+00:00

Another blunder by Microsoft. And no no no, that is not an error! That is a special feature of this app ... Thank you for providing help.

Stephen Holtzclaw Sr 0 Reputation points

2023-05-23T18:01:24.2666667+00:00

Thanks so much for the easy removal of "phone link." It was driving me crazy. Worked perfectly!

Dave Gibboni 0 Reputation points

2023-05-25T12:45:29.6466667+00:00

It's no longer called "YourPhone." It's now called "Phone Link."

tjs 5 Reputation points

2023-05-28T12:30:54.3133333+00:00

Great resolution. Fast and easy.

Kay Calder 5 Reputation points

2023-06-01T06:00:47.0933333+00:00

Thank goodness for that! Very disappointing app which runs erratically. Very happy to get rid of it.

Asunymoon 10 Reputation points

2023-06-07T13:27:43.8+00:00

Grateful to find this as my system has been wonky since installing. Inaccessible ’uninstall’ function is a major fail. Not a good experience to revisit a DOS-like environment in current times.

Mark 6 Reputation points

2023-06-09T15:44:12.7266667+00:00

Exactly what I needed. Thank you

Anh Tran Cao 5 Reputation points

2023-06-10T06:36:48.0433333+00:00

Simple. Thank u

Gloria Mortera 0 Reputation points

2023-06-26T06:13:35.6366667+00:00

Hello,

I followed your instructions but unfortunately, it did not remove the link from my phone. I tried calling my phone and it still display the incoming calls:-(

Gloria Mortera 0 Reputation points

2023-06-26T06:23:58.4633333+00:00

Hello Dillon - it did not do anything after I was able to type all of what you said to do above:-( I am not sure why it is not removing the phone link...

Brian Mikkelson 0 Reputation points

2023-06-29T17:46:03.2033333+00:00

Tried and received the following error: Get-AppxPackage: The 'Get-AppxPackage' command was found in the module 'Appx', but the module could not be loaded due to the following error: [Operation is not supported on this platform. (0x80131539)]

For more information, run 'Import-Module Appx'.

Catherine Fabre 5 Reputation points

2023-06-29T23:04:13.11+00:00

Could not have done it without you. Thank you!

Dave Law 0 Reputation points

2023-07-04T21:41:19.03+00:00

Worked like a charm. thank you.

Ken Hamilton 0 Reputation points

2023-07-08T13:56:43.6266667+00:00

Thanks. Worked perfectly. To those following the instructions, enter the PowerShell command EXACTLY as listed. Do not replace 'YourPhone' with the name of your phone.

P.S. to bring up powershell, enter 'powershell' into your windows search on your taskbar. You will see ' Windows PowerShell'. Right-Click Windows power shell and then select 'Run as administrator'. If your login profile of you computer is NOT an Administrator account, it should prompt you for an administrator account and password.

This was my experience on Windows 10.

Wink Funk 0 Reputation points

2023-07-09T14:58:31.8933333+00:00

That was a tough one, thank you for your expert knowledge.

David Burkett 0 Reputation points

2023-07-10T21:33:08.18+00:00

Woohoo! U-da Man Dillon! Thank you!

yogesh rai 0 Reputation points

2023-07-14T06:58:47.85+00:00

Thanks Bro

Mubarak Adedeji 0 Reputation points

2023-07-17T21:35:01.5233333+00:00

Is the process reversible and can the app be reinstalled from microsoft store?

Also i had it pinned to taskbar but after using the powershell to remove the app the taskbar still remained there. Its not showing anything but if i right-click on the empty space on my taskbar it shows the options for the phone link app. Is there a way to fix that.

phoebewhite 0 Reputation points

2023-07-26T03:55:02.7966667+00:00

Hasn't worked for me.

john ferrara 0 Reputation points

2023-07-29T19:03:15.2966667+00:00

It worked perfectly, thank you.

Anonymous

2023-08-06T14:00:02.9633333+00:00

Thanks. I would never have been able to figure out how to do this without your help. Barvo!

Larry D 0 Reputation points

2023-08-08T15:35:13.69+00:00

This worked. But seriously, needing to go to this great a length including all the searching to find this answer should be illegal. Just like places like amazon and Facebook are now required by law to make closing an account as easy as opening it.

BARRY G. VARGUS Sr 0 Reputation points

2023-08-11T20:26:09.3033333+00:00

Excellent help as of 08/11/2023! Thank you! B.V.

Victor Gammill 0 Reputation points

2023-08-14T22:09:47.08+00:00

Yay! You de man, Dillon.

Rick Stephan 0 Reputation points

2023-08-15T18:00:44.3+00:00

I still have the Phone Link tile and can still run it yet when I attempt to remove it fails with: Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF1, Package was not found. Windows cannot remove Microsoft.YourPhone_1.23062.153.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because the current user does not have that package installed. Use Get-AppxPackage to see the list of packages installed. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] abf83bc6-cf9a-0007-444e-f9ab9acfd901 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID abf83bc6-cf9a-0007-444e-f9ab9acfd901 At line:1 char:49 + Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Microsoft.YourP...__8wekyb3d8bbwe:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], PSInvalidOperationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand

Anonymous

2023-08-25T19:19:52.1233333+00:00

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE DOING THE LORD'S WORK

Tony N 0 Reputation points

2023-08-26T23:59:25.0566667+00:00

Thanks Dillon for the powershell fix, it resolved my issue, all the names synced once I removed and reinstalled phone link again. MS should allow removal and they really need to fix this issue

Laura 0 Reputation points

2023-08-28T17:30:21.2633333+00:00

Thank you, it worked.

A.Rendon 0 Reputation points

2023-08-30T15:38:03.9766667+00:00

Direct to point, and effective. Cheers.
There should be more good people like you in the world.

Nemo Nova 0 Reputation points

2023-09-03T16:31:03.6533333+00:00

Thank you; I was so excited about making this work. But when 3 Spam messages that I know I deleted yesterday, popped up in the Phone Link app, with no way to select and delete them, I was very disappointed. Your answer did the trick. Thank you.
Btw, Fyi: I use Google Messages on an Android phone (Moto g 2023)

Sonny Barwick 0 Reputation points

2023-09-04T22:18:11.6733333+00:00

That was a very easy fix. I've been having problems with the app, and the MS Troubleshooting steps that I've followed recommend reinstalling the app. But, I couldn't find Phone Link listed in the apps in my Control Panel nor anywhere else that traditionally I've uninstalled apps. I know nothing about Powershell right now; I'm an old "DOS" guy from the everything-from-the-dot-prompt era, years before Windows came out! But your instructions made it easy. I've got to learn more about Powershell. Thank you!

Murray Lang 0 Reputation points

2023-09-08T22:21:57.8933333+00:00

THANK YOU... very simple, precise AND CORRECT answer

John English 0 Reputation points

2023-09-09T19:12:45.0633333+00:00

Awesome! Got rid of the blasted thing. Even after I uninstalled, turned off and terminated, it kept haunting my laptop.

niftydan2019 0 Reputation points

2023-09-18T19:15:22+00:00

ain't no way I'd ever have figured this out. I had high hopes for Phone Link but all it does is wreck my iphone text chains, delete messages, and not resolve my contacts (shows phone #) - which makes normal usage of my iphone pretty bad. no thanks!

Marilyn Sutherland 0 Reputation points

2023-09-22T15:04:09.46+00:00

No idea where is powershell. Phone or windows.

This drops my volume all the time so I cut out. Very frustrating.

Ritom Sharma 0 Reputation points

2023-09-25T15:58:45.8966667+00:00

worked

Hikaru Bui 0 Reputation points

2023-09-28T01:44:47.72+00:00

Same thing with other people. Thanks, your answer is helpful.

niiloa 0 Reputation points

2023-09-28T14:31:37.58+00:00

Thank you for the instruction. Total madness that uninstalling a Windows app must be this complicated.

Lori Wilkerson 0 Reputation points

2023-09-30T19:53:05.2766667+00:00

Thanks so much! Easy to use answer! Appreciate that!

amirhossein abbasi faruji 0 Reputation points

2023-10-01T05:44:21.5533333+00:00

Thank You !

flo prock 0 Reputation points

2023-10-02T23:22:12.5233333+00:00

I copied and pasted the command, and got an error message saying that 'Get-appxPackage' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or file. Is there another way to uninstall this app?

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Philip Mariconda 0 Reputation points

2023-11-14T01:19:14.3+00:00

Sad that this is even necessary, but thank you for the helpful solution.
Phil

Jen ThePooh 0 Reputation points

2023-12-03T05:24:44.21+00:00

appreciate it. cos the phone link doesn't have nice UI at all. not what I expected. removed from powershell

Steve Long 0 Reputation points

2023-12-08T12:51:15.9533333+00:00

Thanks Dillon, why no Uninstall button. Seems very silly. I'm sure most will want to uninstall once they've tied it. Even more unstable than Outlook used to be.

HK 0 Reputation points

2023-12-22T16:16:42.1133333+00:00

Thanks alot.

Mdybluz 0 Reputation points

2024-01-17T07:48:51.4166667+00:00

No longer works.

Loveraman Preet 0 Reputation points

2024-01-25T20:03:47.2566667+00:00

Very easy and effective, been wanting to remove the app for so long

Avnish P. Singh 0 Reputation points

2024-02-19T08:48:01.78+00:00

Now how do I install it again??

Tony-Z 0 Reputation points

2024-02-20T07:25:48.88+00:00

Thank you so much. Windows has serious boundary issues. All these companies do. The way these windows link apps refuse to close and just keep self reviving and reconnecting without permission now matter what settings you throw at them feels extremely slimy.

JAMES DB COOPER 0 Reputation points

2024-02-24T20:29:39.63+00:00

Thanks for providing a clear answer that works on any version of windows with any normal setup

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Vinod K 0 Reputation points

2024-04-08T04:48:26.3366667+00:00

My PC was having issues going into S3 Sleep. I uninstalled using this command given, and now is able to go into sleep without issues. Tried many times, and Sleep is successful. Earlier it used to work sporadically.

Andy Tobolewski 0 Reputation points

2024-04-12T14:35:20.4633333+00:00

worked perfectly, thanks!
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16 additional answers

Aaron Danker 116 Reputation points

2022-09-12T12:44:05.827+00:00

This is seriously how a user must uninstall a microsoft store application? Is Microsoft trying to be Linux now? Remember the days when Microsoft would provide an uninstall button?
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23 people found this answer helpful.
Juha 1 Reputation point

2022-12-15T06:03:08.52+00:00

. There's a few ways without getting all CLI happy. . . . . Settings, Apps, click on Phone Link and click Uninstall. Another way is Control Panel, Under Programs click Uninstall a Program, then right click on the one you want to remove.

Michael Treanor 0 Reputation points

2023-02-12T18:11:17.3033333+00:00

Uninstall is greyed out in Windows 11 (original comment)!

Ron Francis 15 Reputation points

2023-02-26T05:19:19.4766667+00:00

Microsoft Store apps usually have an uninstall link in the menu, (right click for context menu), and I think it's appalling that the Phone Link app doesn't. I guess they want to make it an integral part of the operating system. Xbox Game Bar is another. As if I would ever want to use that! :(

Jose J. Dias 0 Reputation points

2023-05-17T08:44:01.5733333+00:00

Thanks. It works

Larry D 0 Reputation points

2023-07-31T18:53:15.4+00:00

This is why I NEVER will install or sign in a microsoft app again. Even on my phone with live.com. They chronically ask me to sign in and I refuse. I cannot trust microsoft to allow me to change my mind. Once they have you they are like Hotel California-YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE!!!

Larry D 0 Reputation points

2023-08-08T15:37:03.2233333+00:00

The above fix worked. However, needing to go to this great a length including all the searching to find this answer should be illegal. Just like places like amazon and Facebook are now required by law to make closing an account as easy as opening it.

Brian Miller 0 Reputation points

2023-08-19T22:02:33.7366667+00:00

Microsoft has no right to connect to my android phone there should be a lawsuit against them for this. I guess my going in and removing all their spying software and bloating from widows was not enough now I have to shut off my phone to use my computer at work. I will seek legal action if they continue to invade my privacy.

Tony N 0 Reputation points

2023-08-27T00:00:38.7933333+00:00

Dillon's fix works and its very easy to do, all you need to is to remove it with powershell and reinstall it again.

Alkis Piskas 11 Reputation points

2023-10-01T10:45:04.5+00:00

I wonder why's this thread continued and for how long it will continue ...
The issue with uninstalling Phone link has ben resolved since December 2022 ...
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Rich Lentz 31 Reputation points

2022-10-03T16:33:41.87+00:00

THANK YOU ! ! ! !

Phone link has turned into a PITA. Have tried for months to get rid of it.
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6 people found this answer helpful.
Byron1c 1 Reputation point

2022-10-24T09:21:28.353+00:00

Ive found the same here, its acting like a VIRUS and is using the CPU enough to have the fan start up, whenever the PC is idle and the screen is off. As soon as it is woken up, the process stops. WinBlows 11's own activity report shows it using HOURS of CPU even though the app is completely disconnected and disabled, and set to NOT run on startup. Ive reported it to Feedback Hub, but nothing has been done, and Im sick of hearing my PCs CPU and the Phone's battery being shredded whenever Im not using it. Ive just installed AirDroid...

Andrea Gardiner 0 Reputation points

2023-09-13T14:42:21.5166667+00:00

Same with me! So frustrating!
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Carl Williams 236 Reputation points

2022-12-27T23:33:20.19+00:00

THANK-YOU!!!!!!

Removing this stupid app was much better than spending 15 minutes fighting to make it work. I think Microsoft has gone senile with the stupidity in which most if not all their stuff ..............works or rather doesn't work.

Link your phone? Ya tried that, QR Code? Ya tried that, it gave me some weird, cryptic line of gobbledygook. Really??? Try connecting existing connection. SURPRISE there was a problem. They're serious right? Is this Candid Camera or something?
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Rod P 0 Reputation points

2023-01-11T12:17:11.7266667+00:00

You are lucky you only wasted 15 minutes :-) This Piece of garbage is continually falling into this disconnected mode. Last night my phone said it was connected while the PC app kept giving me the QR code to connect :-) tired of wasting time on this thing.
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Pat Callahan 1 Reputation point

2023-01-02T21:38:21.287+00:00

I followed the instructions above and the app no longer starts, but it still appears in the Apps&Features list.
The uninstall button is greyed out. The Phone Link item still appears in Task Manager but is marked "Disabled"

Perhaps all you can do is turn it off?
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