New Cross Device Experience Host won't install for me...stuck on pending

Anonymous
2024-03-18T00:04:10+00:00

There's an apparently new feature that is being rolled out by microsoft. It is a new way to connect to your phone. I can not get it to install even though the option is available on my pc. I've contacted microsoft support and instead of solving the problem, they told me to seek help from here.

I am on an MSI GE68 HX 13V. I am running Windows 11 Pro. If you navigate to the settings app, then to bluetooth & devices, then to mobile devices, you should see a new option available directly above the option to turn phone link on. I can turn the option on. When I do it tells me it has to install cross device experience host but then nothing happens and it simply says pending under the on switch. Please see screenshots.

I'm hoping someone out there can help me because Microsoft failed 3 times today.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-27T00:07:16+00:00

    try winget install 9NTXGKQ8P7N0 --force

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-16T11:51:46+00:00

    Got stuck at 95% and didn't finish.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T13:52:46+00:00

    I have this problem too!!

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