Uninstall Your Phone Companion App

Anonymous
2018-10-11T12:55:03+00:00

Hi,

Regrettably, I am less than underwhelmed by the new Phone Companion App that came with the latest Windows 10 update.

Having said that, how do I uninstall Microsoft Phone Companion?  When I try from the Apps menu, I have to go to Advanced Options, which brings to Your Phone Companion App; I try clicking on the TERMINATE button, but nothing happens -- and apparently, the App is running in the background so I can't uninstall

Would appreciate some advise on this one as well

Thank you very much

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Connect Phone and PC

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DaveM121 932.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2018-11-07T19:50:01+00:00

Hi Rsnic

Right click your Start Button, choose Powershell (admin)

Paste this command into Powershell and hit Enter

Get-AppxPackage *windowsphone* | Remove-AppxPackage

When that command completes, close Powershell

That's It!

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SD - IA 179.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2018-10-11T13:01:26+00:00

You cannot uninstall it. That is a system app.

Just stop it working in the background and forget.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-03-06T20:30:02+00:00

    Go to the start menu. In the search bar type in Power Shell. Open it as an administrator.

    Then type in this.

    Get-AppxPackage *YourPhone* | Remove-AppxPackage

    Hit the enter/return key.

    Then close Power Shell and you're done!

    Ps you are welcome 😊

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-03-10T18:06:44+00:00

    Looking to uninstall it from my Galaxy 10...

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-03-31T19:24:08+00:00

    This did not work for me, although it is a couple of years later. With the same methodology, I got a list of installed apps using

    Get-AppxPackage

    to list the installed applications, found that Windows' YourPhone app currently has the name" Microsoft.YourPhone" and then used:

    Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone | Remove-AppxPackage

    to remove it.

    No criticism intended, just the opposite, this is only intended as a useful update.

    Thanks DaveM121

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