# YourPhoneAppProxy.exe

Application Process: Microsoft Corporation

Also called yourphoneappproxy, your phone proxy, phone link proxy

Windows, Application

Phone Link background proxy. It keeps parts of Phone Link alive when the main window is closed. PhoneExperienceHost.exe is the window.

## What you need to know

This is the Phone Link helper, not the Phone Link window.

YourPhoneAppProxy.exe stays resident for notifications and reconnect. Ending it is a pause, not an uninstall.

- **Safe?**: Yes, from Phone Link

  **Window closed?**: The proxy can still run

  **Should I end it?**: Background phone features pause

Feex says

If the Phone Link window is gone and this proxy is still here, that is the tray staying alive. I would disable startup in the app if I do not want it.

## What is YourPhoneAppProxy.exe?

YourPhoneAppProxy.exe is the Phone Link proxy inside the Your Phone package.

## What does it do?

It handles background connect and some notification work so the main host can stay closed. It is not CrossDeviceResume.exe.

## Why is it running?

Phone Link is installed and allowed to run in the background. No linked phone still leaves the package able to start the proxy.

## Is it safe?

Usually safe

The WindowsApps proxy is Microsoft. A YourPhoneAppProxy.exe in Temp is not Phone Link.

A legitimate copy normally runs from:

`C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.YourPhone_*\YourPhoneAppProxy.exe`

- Background helper
- UI host: PhoneExperienceHost.exe
- Disable from Phone Link settings

## Can I end it?

Pauses background phone features

Ending YourPhoneAppProxy.exe pauses background reconnect and notifications. PhoneExperienceHost.exe is the window you close if you only wanted the UI gone.

## Can I remove it?

Uninstall Phone Link

Do not delete the proxy file under WindowsApps. Remove Phone Link from Settings if you do not want the helper back.

## Should it start with Windows?

Phone Link background permission starts it.

## Normal resource behavior

These are contextual labels, not universal averages.

- **CPU**: Low except reconnect

  **Network**: Phone channel

  **Memory**: Smaller than the UI host

  **Disk**: Low

## File information

| Executable name        | YourPhoneAppProxy.exe                                                      |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Common legitimate path | C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.YourPhone\_\*\YourPhoneAppProxy.exe |
| Publisher              | Microsoft Corporation                                                      |
| Signature expectation  | Signed by Microsoft Windows                                                |

## Common problems

### Proxy without a phone

Uninstall Phone Link or turn off background apps for that package.

### Two Your Phone names

Host is the window. Proxy is the helper. CrossDeviceResume is a third story.

## Troubleshooting

Diagnose before you change anything destructive.

### Phone Link > Settings > start on boot

That checkbox is the persistent story.

### Settings > Apps > Phone Link > Advanced > background

Restrict there.

## Technical details

Technical details

| Image name | YourPhoneAppProxy.exe |
| ---------- | --------------------- |
| Product    | Phone Link proxy      |

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[PhoneExperienceHost.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/phoneexperiencehost.exe)[CrossDeviceService.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/process/crossdeviceservice.exe)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [Microsoft Support: Phone Link ](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/phone-link)· Background features
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.
- [Microsoft Learn: Windows ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows)· Primary Windows documentation

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- **Type**: Windows Process

  **Publisher**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Executable**: YourPhoneAppProxy.exe

  **Typical path**: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.YourPhone\_\*\YourPhoneAppProxy.exe

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

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