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CrossDeviceResume.exe

Windows ProcessMicrosoft Corporation

Catalog search terms crossdeviceresume, cross device resume

WindowsSystem Component

Cross Device Resume. Windows dey use am for Phone Link / Cross Device continue-on-PC experience dem, no be for File Explorer.

Wetin you need know

This na the continue-on-PC helper, no be PhoneExperienceHost.exe (the Phone Link app).

CrossDeviceResume.exe na CBS client component to resume activity across device dem. Phone Link UI na PhoneExperienceHost.exe. To end Resume no dey uninstall Your Phone.

E safe?
Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.
You need phone?
Only if you dey use those feature dem
I suppose end am?
Resume prompt dem go stop
Feex tok say
If "continue on PC" toast show, I dey look CrossDeviceResume. If the Phone Link window dey open, na PhoneExperienceHost be that.

Wetin be CrossDeviceResume.exe?

CrossDeviceResume.exe na the Windows Cross Device Resume host wey dey inside Client CBS package.

Wetin e dey do?

E dey help pass task from phone or another signed-in device come this PC. E no dey sync photo. Na Phone Link dey do that one.

Wetin make am dey run?

Cross-device feature dem dey on, or resume notification fire. PC wey get those feature off suppose rarely show am.

Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'CrossDeviceResume.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the file-identity guide to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

Check dis running file

The Microsoft Client.CBS CrossDeviceResume.exe na wetin we expect. Resume exe wey dey inside Downloads no be that host and nobody suppose run am.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_*\CrossDeviceResume.exe

  • CBS client component
  • Phone Link UI na different exe
  • Need Microsoft account for many feature dem

I fit end am?

E dey stop resume prompt dem

To end am go cancel that hand-off. Turn off cross-device sharing for Settings if you no wan make e come back.

I fit comot am?

No

No delete the CBS package. Disable Phone Link / cross-device setting dem instead.

E suppose start with Windows?

Trigger or the package dey start am. No be vendor tray.

Measure resource use

Measure the current process rather than assume a universal baseline
CPU and memory Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm)
Disk and network Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm)

File information

CrossDeviceResume.exe file information
Executable name CrossDeviceResume.exe
Recorded installation path C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_*\CrossDeviceResume.exe
Publisher Microsoft Corporation
Signature check Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm)

Common wahala dem

Resume spam

Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices, or Phone Link setting dem. No delete the exe.

Dem dey confuse am with CrossDeviceService

The service na the longer-running contract. Resume na the activity helper.

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

Unlink the phone for Phone Link make you test am

If Resume disappear, you don see the feature.

No remove CBS to hide toast dem

That package hold plenty things pass this host.

Technical details

Technical details
CrossDeviceResume.exe technical details
Image name CrossDeviceResume.exe
Role Cross-device resume host

Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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