December 17, 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 ka 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,

  • E u lumella ho make and receive calls.
  • It manages your photo gallery.
  • U ka khona send & receive text messages le tse ling tse ngata.

Hlokomela: Haeba u na le Smartphone ea Samsung, 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. Tlanya Linotlolo tsa Windows + I mmoho ho bula Settings.

2. Tobetsa ho Apps in the left pane, then select Lisebelisoa le likarolo ka fenstereng e nepahetseng.

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

3. Use the search box to find Phone Your in the app list

4. Joale, tobetsa ea three vertical dotted icon le khetha Khetho e tsoetseng pele, joalo ka ha ho bontšitsoe ka tlase.

App list in Settings

5. Now, click the drop-down list for Lumella sesebelisoa sena ho sebetsa ka morao tlas'a Tumello ea lits'ebetso tse ka morao le khetha Le ka mohla khetho, joalokaha ho bontšitsoe ka tlase.

Background apps permission option in settings

6. Tsamaisetsa tlase ebe o tobetsa ea Qeta konopo.

Terminate option in advanced option in Settings

Hape Bala: Mokhoa oa ho ntlafatsa lisebelisoa ho 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. Tlanya ho Setšoantšo sa ho batlisisa 'me u thaepe Windows PowerShell. Joale, tobetsa Mathang e le mookameli, joalokaha ho bontšitsoe.

Qala liphetho tsa lipatlisiso tsa menu bakeng sa Windows PowerShell

2. Tobetsa ho E ka Taolo ea Ak'haonte ea Mosebelisi prompt that appears.

3. Ho Windows PowerShell window, type the following taelo ea 'me u hatelle kena senotlolo.

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.

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We hope this article will help you understand kamoo ho ka 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!