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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 דורך בלועטאָאָטה & 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,

  • דאָס אַלאַוז איר צו make and receive calls.
  • It manages your photo gallery.
  • דו קענסט send & receive text messages און פיל מער.

נאטיץ: אויב איר אייגן אַ סאַמסונג סמאַרטפאָנע, 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. דרוק Windows + I שליסלען צוזאַמען צו עפענען סעטטינגס.

קסנומקס. דריקט אויף אַפּפּס in the left pane, then select אַפּפּס & פֿעיִקייטן אין די רעכט שויב.

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

3. Use the search box to find דיין טעלעפאָנירן in the app list

4. דערנאך, גיט אויף די three vertical dotted icon און אויסקלייַבן אַוואַנסירטע אָפּציעס, ווי דיפּיקטיד אונטן.

App list in Settings

5. Now, click the drop-down list for לאָזן דעם אַפּ לויפן אין הינטערגרונט ונטער הינטערגרונט אַפּפּס דערלויבעניש און אויסקלייַבן קיינ מאָל ניט אָפּציע, ווי ילאַסטרייטיד אונטן.

Background apps permission option in settings

6. מעגילע אַראָפּ און גיט אויף די פאַרענדיקן קנעפּל.

Terminate option in advanced option in Settings

אויך לייענען: How to Update Apps on 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. דריקט אויף די זוכן בילדל און טיפּ פֿענצטער פּאָווערשעלל. דערנאך, גיט אויף ראַן ווי אַדמיניסטראַטאָר, ווי געוויזן.

אָנהייב מעניו זוכן רעזולטאַטן פֿאַר Windows PowerShell

קסנומקס. דריקט אויף יאָ אין די באַניצער אַקאַונט קאָנטראָל prompt that appears.

3. אין די Windows PowerShell window, type the following באַפעל און דריקן די אַרייַן שליסל.

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 ווי צו 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!