Remove your mobile device from Phone Link, Link to Windows, and Windows Settings

Step 1: Remove your device from Phone Link

• Open Phone Link on your PC.

• Navigate to Settings -> Devices.

• Find the device you wish to remove.

• Click the overflow menu and select Remove.

• Confirm by clicking Remove on the dialog box.

Once removed, your device can no longer use Phone Link features like calls, texts, and notifications. However, it may still appear in Link to Windows on your mobile device and Windows Settings -> Bluetooth & devices -> Mobile devices -> Manage devices.

Step 2: Remove your device from Windows Settings

• Open Windows Settings -> Bluetooth & devices -> Mobile devices -> Manage devices.

• If your device is listed, click Remove.

Once removed, your device cannot be used as a connected camera or to view phone files in File Explorer.

Step 3: Sign out of Link to Windows on your mobile device

To fully unlink your device from Link to Windows, follow these steps based on your mobile device:

For Android device - Link to Windows pre-installed​​​​​​​

• Go to Settings -> Connected Devices -> Link to Windows, or swipe down to access Quick Panel and select Link to Windows.

• Click on your Microsoft Account

• Tap Sign out.

• If Bluetooth paired, remove your mobile device from your PC via Windows Settings -> Bluetooth & devices and unpair your PC from your mobile device in its Bluetooth settings.

For Android device - Link to Windows downloaded

• Open the Link to Windows app.

• Tap the Settings icon in the upper-right corner.

• Go to Accounts and tap Sign out.

• If Bluetooth paired, remove your mobile device from your PC via Windows Settings -> Bluetooth & devices and unpair your PC from your mobile device in its Bluetooth settings.

For iPhone® devices

• Open the Link to Windows app.

• Tap the Menu icon in the upper-left corner.

• Navigate to Settings -> Account -> Sign out.

• If Bluetooth paired, go to Settings -> Bluetooth -> PC name and tap Forget this device.

​​​​​​​Once your mobile device is removed and cleaned up from Phone Link, Link to Windows, and Windows Settings, the device is fully disconnected from your Windows PC. If you wish to reconnect your device with a Windows PC in the future, you will need to go through the pairing process again via Phone Link or Windows Settings.