How to uninstall Cross Device Experience Host?

Spartan · Apr 13, 2024

I have uninstalled Phone link a while back but today while trying to update Windows Store apps, I noticed it is updating a new app called Cross Device Experience host which upon googling, I found out it does the same thing as Phone link yet I cannot find it in the start menu when searching and also cannot find it when using HiBit Uninstaller which has a section for Uninstalling Windows Store apps.

Any way to uninstall this?

glasskuter · Apr 13, 2024

Spartan said:
I found out it does the same thing as Phone link

No it's not the same thing.. It's a new feature that allows you to use your phone's camera in any Windows application.

Ability to use a mobile device’s camera as a webcam on your PC begins rolling out to Windows Insiders

UPDATE 3/19: We have expanded the rollout introducing the ability to use your Android phone or tablet camera in any video application on your Windows 11 PC to all Windows Insiders across all Insider Channels. Hello Windows I

blogs.windows.com

It appears to install as a service. You can disable it..

Enable or Disable Allow PC to Access your Mobile Devices in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Allow this PC to access your mobile devices" for your account in Windows 11. Now you can link and manage your mobile devices directly from your PC. This link between your Android device and PC provides instant access to your mobile device with...

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garlin · Apr 13, 2024

Cross Device Experience Host should be listed under Installed Apps, unless it wasn't installed properly.

If not, you can use PowerShell as Administrator:

Code:

Get-AppxPackage *CrossDevice*

Name              : MicrosoftWindows.CrossDevice
Publisher         : CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture      : X64
ResourceId        : 
Version           : 1.24032.57.0
PackageFullName   : MicrosoftWindows.CrossDevice_1.24032.57.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy
InstallLocation   : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MicrosoftWindows.CrossDevice_1.24032.57.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy
IsFramework       : False
PackageFamilyName : MicrosoftWindows.CrossDevice_cw5n1h2txyewy
PublisherId       : cw5n1h2txyewy
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle          : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable      : False
Dependencies      : {Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33519.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe, Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4_4000.1136.2333.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe, Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.33519.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe, MicrosoftWindows.CrossDevice_1.24032.57.0_neutral_split.scale-100_cw5n1h2txyewy}
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind     : Store
Status            : Ok

Get-AppxPackage *CrossDevice* -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

antspants · Apr 13, 2024

I thought Microsoft had gotten past the “Android Only” hurdle. Phone Link, which works really well with my iPhone (Not that I use it) so I asumed…

Cross Device Experience: To enable this experience, go to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices and choose “Manage devices” and allow your PC to access your Android phone. Your PC will get a Cross Device Experience Host update in the Microsoft Store that is required for this experience to work.

Ghot · Apr 13, 2024

Spartan said:
I have uninstalled Phone link a while back but today while trying to update Windows Store apps, I noticed it is updating a new app called Cross Device Experience host which upon googling, I found out it does the same thing as Phone link yet I cannot find it in the start menu when searching and also cannot find it when using HiBit Uninstaller which has a section for Uninstalling Windows Store apps.

Any way to uninstall this?

I just uninstalled it the other day.

I used REVO Uninstaller (free). It's on the Windows Apps tab in REVO

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Uninstall it using REVO... and do REVO's "scan for leftovers" and delete all that it finds.

Spartan · Apr 13, 2024

Ghot said:
I just uninstalled it the other day.

I used REVO Uninstaller (free). It's on the Windows Apps tab in REVO

Revo Uninstaller Free

Download Revo Uninstaller Free helps you to uninstall software and remove unwanted programs easily. Remove all uninstall leftovers and traces

www.revouninstaller.com

Uninstall it using REVO... and do REVO's "scan for leftovers" and delete all that it finds.

So after you mentioned this, that made me relaunch HiBit Uninstaller and look carefully at the apps one by one, it is called Mobile Devices that's why I didn't find it before when I used the search in HiBit Uninstaller as I typed Cross Device. Thanks