How to stop Yourphone.exe process in Windows 10?

Anonymous

I have noticed that … Yourphone.exe … is running all the time.

Can this app be stopped from starting and if so … How do you stop it? ...

Thanks for any help ...

Ken

*Modified title for accuracy*

*Original title: Yourphone.exe*

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DaveM121 933.8K Independent Advisor

Hi Kenneth

Open the Settings App (gear icon on your Start Menu)

Go to Privacy - Background Apps

From there you should be able to stop the Your Phone App and other Apps form running in the background of Windows 10

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Anonymous

2019-02-27T17:44:17+00:00

Thanks Caleb... I have to admit I found the solution on a separate website after a frantic search and just thought I'd save everyone else the hassle. If I had known that fix myself I wouldn't have been looking in this forum in the first place! My PC keyboard doesn't seem to have that 'pipe' symbol, as you call it, and I wasn't able to simply copy and paste the command either. Had to actually type it in and be mindful of the spaces, etc. Weird. Oh well, at least it works! Cheers!

Well, thanks for sharing the knowledge you found. God bless you!
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2019-02-26T21:38:42+00:00

Thanks Caleb... I have to admit I found the solution on a separate website after a frantic search and just thought I'd save everyone else the hassle. If I had known that fix myself I wouldn't have been looking in this forum in the first place! My PC keyboard doesn't seem to have that 'pipe' symbol, as you call it, and I wasn't able to simply copy and paste the command either. Had to actually type it in and be mindful of the spaces, etc. Weird. Oh well, at least it works! Cheers!
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Anonymous

2019-02-26T16:21:33+00:00
How to remove Your Phone app from Windows 10:

Open Start menu » type Windows PowerShell in the search box » Right-click on the first item that appears in the results (Windows PowerShell) » select Run as Administrator.

Issue the following command and press Enter.
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage

You may have to find the | symbol in "Character Map", which is under Programs > Windows Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. It's in the 12th column across and fifth row down, if that helps!

Cheers!
Wow, this actually seems to work! It would seem that the app Your Phone is no longer installed after running this PowerShell command. Now, when I search Your Phone in the Start menu, it says it's available in the Store. Thanks for this! Just as a tip, the pipe symbol | is on most keyboards. I just copied and pasted the command, though, so I didn't need to type it in. Thanks again for the solution that actually works!
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Anonymous

2019-02-26T10:20:00+00:00
How to remove Your Phone app from Windows 10:
1. Open Start menu » type Windows PowerShell in the search box » Right-click on the first item that appears in the results (Windows PowerShell) » select Run as Administrator.
2. Issue the following command and press Enter.
  Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.YourPhone -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage
You may have to find the | symbol in "Character Map", which is under Programs > Windows Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. It's in the 12th column across and fifth row down, if that helps!

Cheers!
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