Disemba 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 ngeBluetooth & 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,

  • Ikuvumela ukuba make and receive calls.
  • It manages your photo gallery.
  • Unga send & receive text messages nangaphezulu.

Phawula: Ukuba unayo I-Samsung yefowuni, 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. Cinezela Izitshixo zeWindows + I kunye ukuvula izicwangciso.

2. Cofa kwi apps in the left pane, then select Iiapps kunye neempawu kwicala lasekunene.

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

3. Use the search box to find Ifowuni yakho in the app list

4. Emva koko, cofa kwi three vertical dotted icon kwaye ukhethe Izinketho eziphambili, njengoko kubonisiwe ngezantsi.

App list in Settings

5. Now, click the drop-down list for Vumela le app isebenze ngasemva phantsi Imvume yosetyenziso lwangasemva kwaye ukhethe soze ukhetho, njengoko kubonisiwe ngezantsi.

Background apps permission option in settings

6. Skrolela ezantsi uze ucofe i Ukupheliswa iqhosha.

Terminate option in advanced option in Settings

Funda kwakhona: Uzihlaziya njani iiApps kwiWindows 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. Cofa kwi Khangela icon kwaye uthayiphe IWindows PowerShell. Emva koko, nqakraza Ukusebenza njengomlawuli, njengoko kubonisiwe.

Qala iziphumo zokukhangela kwimenyu yeWindows PowerShell

2. Cofa kwi Ewe kwi Ulawulo lweAkhawunti yoMsebenzisi prompt that appears.

3. Kwi Windows PowerShell window, type the following umyalelo kwaye cinezela faka isitshixo.

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.

Ithethelelwe:

We hope this article will help you understand kwenziwa kanjani 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!