If the Phone Link app doesn’t open or work correctly, uninstall it using PowerShell and reinstall it. You may be wondering how to reinstall the “Phone Link” app (formerly “Your Phone”) if it is missing from Microsoft Store.
Let’s see how to uninstall or reinstall the Phone Link app.
How to Uninstall Phone Link
To completely uninstall Phone Link (for all users), run the following command from admin PowerShell:
get-appxpackage -allusers *yourphone* | remove-appxpackage -allusers
This completely uninstalls Phone Link for all user accounts and removes its package folder.
Error uninstalling PhoneLink?
On some systems, the following error may occur when uninstalling Phone Link using PowerShell:
remove-appxpackage : Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor. Deployment Remove operation with target volume C: on Package [package name] failed with error 0x80070002.
If you cannot uninstall PhoneLink due to an error message, try the following:
- Open admin PowerShell and run:
get-appxpackage -allusers *yourphone* | select packagefullname
- Note the packagefullname — e.g.,
Microsoft.YourPhone_1.24061.93.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe. - Open
Regedit.exeand go to:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateChange\PackageList
- Create a subkey named
Microsoft.YourPhone_1.24061.93.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe - Under
Microsoft.YourPhone_1.24061.93.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe. create a REG_DWORD value namedPackageStatusand set it’s data to2(0x00000002) - Exit the Registry Editor.
- Now, follow the steps in the “Reinstall Phone Link” section below and click on the “Reinstall” button in the Phone Link page in Microsoft Store.
How to Install Phone Link
Option 1: Using Microsoft Store
To reinstall Phone Link via Microsoft Store, press Win + R to open the Run dialog and run the following command to open the Phone Link page on Microsoft Store.
ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9nmpj99vjbwv
Or, visit the following link and click “Install” to install the app via the Store.
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nmpj99vjbwv
Option 2: Using Winget
Open Command Prompt admin and run the following command to install Phone Link.
winget install 9NMPJ99VJBWV
Note: 9NMPJ99VJBWV is the SKU ID of Phone Link.
Read the T&C, and press Y to accept them before installing.
Found Phone Link [9NMPJ99VJBWV] Version Unknown This package is provided through Microsoft Store. winget may need to acquire the package from Microsoft Store on behalf of the current user. Agreements for Phone Link [9NMPJ99VJBWV] Version Unknown Version: Unknown Publisher: Microsoft Corporation Publisher Url: http://www.microsoft.com/ License: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=529064 Privacy Url: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839 Copyright: © 2023 Microsoft Agreements: Category: System Components Pricing: Free Free Trial: No Terms of Transaction: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-terms-of-transaction Seizure Warning: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-seizure-warning Store License Terms: https://aka.ms/microsoft-store-license The publisher requires that you view the above information and accept the agreements before installing. Do you agree to the terms? [Y] Yes [N] No: y Starting package install... ██████████████████████████████ 100% Successfully installed
Option 3: Using Phone Link offline installer
Alternatively, you can download the Phone Link app’s offline installer. For more information, see How to Download the Offline Installer for any Store App.
Note: After installing Phone Link from Microsoft Store, you can enable the feature via Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Mobile devices.
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No Longer Valid, no Phone Link package in the store!
Found the instructions very helpful. Everything worked just as described, including the links to the Microsoft Store.