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title: "Remove Phone Link (Your Phone) from Windows and stop PhoneExperienceHost"
description: "Phone Link connects an Android phone or iPhone to the PC and keeps a process (PhoneExperienceHost.exe) running in the background."
url: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/remove-phone-link
author: Frost LIVE, Founder of Frozen Tweaks
published: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
category: "Debloat"
source: Frozen Tweaks (https://frozentweaks.com)
---

# Remove Phone Link (Your Phone) from Windows and stop PhoneExperienceHost

**Short answer:** Phone Link connects an Android phone or iPhone to the PC and keeps a process (PhoneExperienceHost.exe) running in the background. This tweak removes the Phone Link packages for all users. It removes 2 app packages, Microsoft.YourPhone among them.

## In the app

- Switch: Remove Phone Link (Your Phone) (Debloat, Pro, Standard)
- Undo: One-way. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.
- Catalog row: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks#t-1117

## What it does

Phone Link connects an Android phone or iPhone to the PC and keeps a process (PhoneExperienceHost.exe) running in the background. This tweak removes the Phone Link packages for all users.

In the app the switch is called "Remove Phone Link (Your Phone)", described there as: Removes Phone Link integration app.

## When it helps

- Removing the PhoneExperienceHost background process on PCs that do not use Phone Link.

## When it hurts

- Phone notifications, messages and calls on the PC stop working.
- It is one-way: you reinstall Phone Link from the Microsoft Store.

## What it writes

Read from the app's source. "Switching it off" is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

App packages it removes, for all users:

- `Microsoft.YourPhone*`
- `Microsoft.PhoneLink*`

## How to undo it

This tweak is one-way in the app: switching it off does not put things back. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

## Verdict

A good removal if your phone is not linked to the PC.

## Questions

### What does the "Remove Phone Link (Your Phone)" tweak change in Windows?

It removes 2 app packages, Microsoft.YourPhone among them.

### Is "Remove Phone Link (Your Phone)" safe to switch on?

A good removal if your phone is not linked to the PC. The main cost: Phone notifications, messages and calls on the PC stop working.

### How do I undo it?

In the app this one is one-way. Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.

### Is "Remove Phone Link (Your Phone)" free in Frozen Tweaks?

It is part of Frozen Pro and Elite. You can also make the change by hand with the values on this page.

## Related guides

- [Windows 11 Gaming Optimization: What Still Works in 2026](https://frozentweaks.com/guides/windows-11-gaming-optimization)
- [Low-End PC Gaming Optimization: Getting Playable Frame Rates](https://frozentweaks.com/guides/low-end-pc-gaming-optimization)

## More tweak explainers

- [Feedback Hub](https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/remove-feedback-hub)
- [Tips app](https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/remove-tips-app)
- [Mixed Reality Portal](https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/remove-mixed-reality-portal)

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Written by Frost LIVE, founder of Frozen Tweaks. Canonical version: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/remove-phone-link