Windows 10: How can I prevent Phone Link from running in the background?

Discus and support How can I prevent Phone Link from running in the background? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; When I installed the app on my phone a Pixel 6a I chose not to have the app run in the background. However, the app does run constantly in the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Bazsl1, Sep 12, 2022.

  1. Bazsl1 Win User

    How can I prevent Phone Link from running in the background?


    When I installed the app on my phone a Pixel 6a I chose not to have the app run in the background. However, the app does run constantly in the background and automatically connects to my PC. I do not want the app to run unless I launch it and I do not want the app to connect to my PC unless I have manually launched the app. Is this possible? Thanks.

    :)
     
    Bazsl1, Sep 12, 2022
    #1

  2. Background applications

    Hi Robert,

    We understand that you don't want some apps to run on the background of your computer. What we suggest is to
    control which apps are allowed to run in the background. To see which apps have permission, just follow the below steps:

    • Open the Start menu or Start screen and select “Settings.”
    • Click or tap the “Privacy” icon in the Settings.
    • Scroll down to the bottom of the list and select “Background apps.”
    • You’ll see a list of apps that have permission to run in the background with an “On/Off” toggle.
    Just bear in mind that, apps normally run in the background to update their live tiles, download new data, and receive notifications. If you want an app to continue performing these functions, you should allow it to continue running in
    the background.

    Feel free to update us with the results.
     
    Michelle Vil, Sep 12, 2022
    #2
  3. clayto Win User
    Your phone app not shown in background apps

    At long last I am making progress getting YOUR PHONE to work again, but I am stuck at 60%. In the Troubleshooting advice it says to check that YOUR PHONE has permission to run in the background. Trouble is, Your Phone is simple NOT LISTED as an app to either disallow or allow to run in the background. It does not appear to exist! How can I deal with this?
     
    clayto, Sep 12, 2022
    #3
  4. How can I prevent Phone Link from running in the background?

    Background tasks no-longer running

    So I've now got my background tasks working again with the help of people at the WPCentral forum. They advised that I uninstall apps that can use background tasks, whether those tasks are enabled or not. The theory is that Windows Phone has some kind of
    issue with there being too many apps installed that register the use of background tasks and that disabling the background tasks does not help.



    So here's what I did:

    • Go to settings --> swipe left --> background tasks --> advanced.
    • Make a list of all of the apps installed that can run background tasks.
    • Uninstall as many of those apps as possible. In my case, I had quite a few apps that I actually rarely use.
    • Restart the phone.
    That's it. The background tasks for the apps I actually want to be able to run then just started running again. One person in the thread suggested you can also work around the problem by careful configuration of each app to disable background operations
    you don't actually want, without having to uninstall them.



    For more detail you can see the WPCentral forum thread here:
    http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/240483-background-tasks-no-longer-running.html
    .
     
    Benjamin Brereton, Sep 12, 2022
    #4
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