Uninstall Phone link

Arne Garvander 606 Reputation points
2022-08-11T05:50:51.337+00:00

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

Windows 11
Windows 11
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  1. Dillon Silzer 57,446 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

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

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

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    1. 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


    If this is helpful please accept answer.

    258 people found this answer helpful.

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  1. Aaron Danker 146 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?

    31 people found this answer helpful.

  2. Rich Lentz 51 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.

    10 people found this answer helpful.

  3. Laszlo Peter 20 Reputation points
    2023-10-06T01:11:45.3033333+00:00

    I find the simple solution without uninstalling the pone link app. Unlink your phone from the app :Step 1. Open the Phone Link app on your Windows PC

    1. Search and open the Phone Link app on your Windows PC. ...
    2. The Phone Link app for Windows. ...
    3. The Settings button from Phone Link. ...
    4. Access the My Devices list. ...
    5. Click or tap the More options button of the phone to unlink. ...
    6. Choose Remove to unsync a phone from Windows.
    4 people found this answer helpful.

  4. MKR 5 Reputation points
    2023-01-16T17:13:12.1+00:00

    Carl Williams: How right you are!

    1 person found this answer helpful.
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