17 Desanm 2021

How to Disable Your Phone App on Windows 11

Your Phone app is a great tool to keep track of all your notifications without checking your smartphone again and again. The app connects your smartphone to your Windows PC via bluetooth & a companion app that is installed on your smartphone. However, the app is not as perfect as it seems. It can be a headache when it constantly pushes your phone notifications to your computer. Also, the app has a long history of recurring bugs that hinder its communication with the smartphone, defeating the purpose of the app altogether. But since it is an in-built feature that ships with Windows, you can only choose to disable Your Phone app on Windows 11. Although, if you decide to uninstall Your Phone app completely from your Windows 11 PC, then read below to learn how to do so.

How to disable or uninstall Your Phone app on Windows 11

How to Disable Your Phone App on Windows 11

Your phone app provides a bridge between your mobile device and computer to see your notification. Moreover,

  • Li pèmèt ou make and receive calls.
  • It manages your galri foto.
  • Ou kapab send & receive text messages ak plis ankò.

Remak: Si ou posede yon Samsung smartphone, you can use your mobile apps on your computer as well.

Disabling Your Phone app gives you the freedom to use the app whenever you want, without it running in the background. This also resolves the issue of reinstalling and installing it, again and again, every time you need it. Follow the given steps to disable Your Phone app in Windows 11 PC:

1. Peze Windows + I kle ansanm pou ouvri Anviwònman.

2. Klike sou apps in the left pane, then select Apps & karakteristik nan fenèt dwat la.

Apps tab in Settings section. How to Disable Your Phone App on Windows 11

3. Use the search box to find Telefòn ou in the app list

4. Lè sa a, klike sou la three vertical dotted icon epi chwazi Opsyon Avanse, jan yo montre anba a.

App list in Settings

5. Now, click the drop-down list for Kite aplikasyon sa a kouri nan background anba Pèmisyon aplikasyon background epi chwazi pa janm opsyon, jan sa montre pi ba a.

Background apps permission option in settings

6. Scroll desann epi klike sou la Mete fen nan bouton.

Terminate option in advanced option in Settings

Epitou Li: Ki jan yo mete ajou aplikasyon yo sou Windows 11

How to Uninstall Your Phone App on Windows 11

If you want to completely uninstall Your Phone app from your computer, you will be disappointed as it can’t be uninstalled like other apps. The reason being that it is an in-built Windows app. However, you can uninstall the app using Windows PowerShell, as explained below:

1. Klike sou la Search icon ak kalite Windows poechèl. Lè sa a, klike sou Kouri kòm administratè, jan yo montre sa.

Kòmanse rezilta rechèch meni pou Windows PowerShell

2. Klike sou Wi nan Itilizatè Kont kontwòl prompt that appears.

3. Nan Windows poechèl window, type the following lòd ak laprès la Antre nan kle.

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone | Remove-AppxPackage

Windows powershell command to uninstall Your Phone app. How to Disable Your Phone App on Windows 11

4. Let the process be completed as you will be able to see uninstallation task progress.

Rekòmande:

We hope this article will help you understand kòman yo disable or uninstall Your Phone app on Windows 11. We look forward to your suggestions and queries so if you have any, reach out to us in the comment section below. See you next time!