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I have tried uninstalling the app. I have tried stopping it in task manager. It will not stop. Please help!
PhoneLink pops up repeatedly on my PC screen and fills the screen. Cannot access other programs on my computer!
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Deborah Chapman
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We updated our PC - it's automatic. Now my screen is filled with the PhoneLink popup and I cannot minimize it. Occasionally I can minimize it briefly but it comes right back. I can't access anything else on my computer unless I close it and start in safe mode. We have followed all the instructions online to no avail. It seems to think we have not completed the link with our iPhone. I don't think this new feature is meant to connect with iPhone but we cannot make it go away and it has hijacked our computer.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
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Ramesh Srinivasan 88,545 Reputation points Independent Advisor2026-02-10T04:25:48.3533333+00:00 Hi Deborah,
Please see if uninstalling PhoneLink helps.
Open the Start menu, type "PowerShell", right-click on the result, and select "Run as administrator". Confirm in the User Account Control (UAC) dialog if it appears.
In the PowerShell admin window, run this command:
get-appxpackage -allusers Microsoft.YourPhone | remove-appxpackage -allusersThis uninstalls Phone Link.
Note:
If you can't carry out the above steps in normal mode, try from Safe mode.