How to Uninstall and Reinstall the Phone Link app

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.

Uninstall and Reinstall the Phone Link app

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

phone link uninstall using powershell

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:

  1. Open admin PowerShell and run: 
    get-appxpackage -allusers *yourphone* | select packagefullname

    phonelink get packagefullname

  2. Note the packagefullname — e.g., Microsoft.YourPhone_1.24061.93.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.
  3. Open Regedit.exe and go to: 
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateChange\PackageList
  4. Create a subkey named Microsoft.YourPhone_1.24061.93.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
  5. Under Microsoft.YourPhone_1.24061.93.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe. create a REG_DWORD value named PackageStatus and set it’s data to 2 (0x00000002)
  6. Exit the Registry Editor.
  7. 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.

Reinstall Phone Link

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

Phone Link - install Store app

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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Ramesh Srinivasan is passionate about Microsoft technologies and he has been a consecutive ten-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award in the Windows Shell/Desktop Experience category, from 2003 to 2012. He loves to troubleshoot and write about Windows. Ramesh founded Winhelponline.com in 2005.

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