Remove Phone Link (Your Phone) from Windows and stop PhoneExperienceHost
Short answer
UpdatedPhone 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.
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, and when it hurts
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
Exactly what the switch changes, 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
In the app: One-way
Switching it off doesn't reinstall the app. Get it back from the Microsoft Store.
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.
Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.
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.
In the app
- Switch
- Remove Phone Link (Your Phone)
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Pro
- Undo
- One-way
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Written by
Frost LIVEFounder of Frozen Tweaks, based in Hamburg, Germany. Publishes settings guides for competitive games on his YouTube channel, Frost LIVE.
In the app
- Category
- Debloat
- Plan
- Pro
- Undo
- One-way
Frozen Tweaks
Free for Windows 10 and 11
58 tweaks free, each with an undo switch. Never edits game files.
v2.0.0 · 6.4 MB · Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit · free account, no payment details
Or type frozentweaks.com on your PC.
The free Windows app for competitive games.
58 tweaks free, each with an undo switch. Never edits game files.
v2.0.0 · 6.4 MB · Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit · free account, no payment details
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