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
    2020-04-24T14:29:34+00:00

    Getting Your Phone Companion off the phone is no problem.  Hold down on the app and you get the option to uninstall.  It vanishes in seconds.  You can't readily uninstall it from the PC.  This PowerShell command does it, though.

     Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone | Remove-AppxPackage

    When it worked, I thought Your Phone was great.  I really loved being able to use a proper keyboard to send texts etc.  So, I am so disappointed that it has stopped working.

    PC app doesn't tell you why it can't communicate with the phone; it finds the phone in my account, and even realises that the phone has connected.  It can't be the WiFi environment as the PC is hard-wired into the router and the phone is talking over WiFi.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-04-24T15:18:26+00:00

    Getting Your Phone Companion off the phone is no problem.  Hold down on the app and you get the option to uninstall.  It vanishes in seconds.  You can't readily uninstall it from the PC.  This PowerShell command does it, though.

     Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone | Remove-AppxPackage

    When it worked, I thought Your Phone was great.  I really loved being able to use a proper keyboard to send texts etc.  So, I am so disappointed that it has stopped working.

    PC app doesn't tell you why it can't communicate with the phone; it finds the phone in my account, and even realises that the phone has connected.  It can't be the WiFi environment as the PC is hard-wired into the router and the phone is talking over WiFi.

    GM Stephen, thanks for this info.

    Rick

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-04-29T19:22:34+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!

    Worked for me thanks. Whatever I tried the app wouldn't sync with android phone app and was unable to uninstall using add/remove apps.

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