How to Disable Microsoft Phone Link from Running in Background

I’ve never used or want to use the Microsoft Phone Link app. Despite this fact, the application still runs in the background taking up between 40 to 50MB of RAM.

To remove Phone Link, which does not offer a standard uninstall option in Windows Settings, you must use PowerShell with administrative privileges.

In this article I provide you with that PowerShell snippet.

 

Remove Phone Link App

Press Windows Key + X and select Terminal (Admin) or PowerShell (Admin), then paste the following command and press Enter:

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

This command permanently removes the Phone Link app from your Windows 11 PC.

Note, if you are using Windows in S Mode, this method will not work because S Mode restricts PowerShell access. In this case, you would need to switch out of S Mode or disable the app’s background permissions and startup behavior via Settings.

 

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