Remove Inaccessible Computers from Link to Windows App on Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Anonymous
2024-08-03T22:43:03+00:00

I need assistance removing multiple computers from my Link to Windows app. I have a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. There are 4 computers linked to my Link to Windows app on this phone. These computers are actually previous Windows installations on my current PC. I've reinstalled Windows multiple times on this PC, and I can no longer access these previous installations to disconnect them properly. I need a way to remove these inaccessible computers from my Linked Account.

How can I remove these inaccessible computers from my Link to Windows app on my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra without having direct access to the previous Windows installations?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-08-04T21:24:13+00:00

    Hey none of those options work. It looks like the linked computers are connected to my phone link account and there is no way to remove them.

    I think adding a deleted feature to remove them would be a good idea. I cannot find a way to remove them on my microsoft account or my pc.

    Is there a way that someone from Microsoft might be able to remove them from my account?Update: July 2026 by Moderator to provide visiblity.


    The new versions of Link to Windows, aka Phone Link, now allow you to delete redundant devices in the Phone Link app.

    https://yourwindowsguide.com/2026/07/remove-device-in-the-phone-link-app.html

    The steps for the same are below:

    • Open the link to the Windows App on your Phone.
    • Click your Profile icon on the top left.
    • Subsequently, click Settings.
    • Under Device control, switch to the device you want to remove, then press the Gear button.
    • Click Remove device.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-08-29T15:32:34+00:00

    Insane that we can't remove orphaned devices from the phone link app.
    My previous harddrive failed and I was forced to reinstall Windows. Now my previous PC shows up in phone link with no way to remove it. This is the kind of functionality that would never make it past a proper QA team. Please address this.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-06-24T08:38:55+00:00

    hilarious... absolutely hilarious. i've tried everything in this thread and still can't remove orphaned devices from my android's phone link. ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!!!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-05T16:46:59+00:00

    Hey I have already tried to find them within the Devices and nothing was there.

    I have Provide Feedback about this issue as it might be a good idea to add a option to remove any computers you want to remove right from the app.

    Is there a way for someone from microsoft to remove them from my linked account?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-27T20:12:27+00:00

    I have exact same problem please have the app developer fix the issue. Their appears to be no way to manage devices on the Windows Link App and due to a lost connection and reconnecting I now have two of the same pc one shows linked and the other disconnected.

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