How to Add or Remove Apps from Windows 11 Start Menu

This guide shows you how to manage your phone apps right from your Windows 11 Start menu.

The Phone Link app (soon to be renamed to Mobile devices) is a Windows feature that lets you link your phone and PC using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It lets you use your phone apps and data directly on your computer. You can browse, chat, and play using your PC screen and keyboard while your phone stays tucked away.

Once your phone is linked to your computer, you can choose how to display notifications, choose to hear audio from the PC or phone, turn allow the phone link app to sync over mobile without Wi-Fi on or off, unlink your phone from Windows, enable or disable auto startup for the phone link app, send and receive text messages from the app, add or remove Phone Link on the widgets board, turn dark mode on or off, open your phone screen in the app, turn show notifications for all my apps on or off, show notifications in the Phone Link feature feed, enable or disable using Phone Link with Windows suggestions, open Phone Link notification banners in the mobile app or Phone Link, enable or disable Phone Link to show text messages, enable or disable Phone Link to make calls from your mobile device, and more.

A recent update now lets you add or remove your phone apps from the Windows 11 Start menu.

Why does this matter?

Adding your phone apps to the Start menu helps you reach your favorite tools faster. It also keeps your computer desktop clean and organized.

Add Phone Apps to the Start Menu

What happens: Your phone apps will appear on your Windows Start menu so you can open them directly from your PC.

1. Open the Phone Link app on your PC.
2. Go to the Apps section.
3. Find the app you want to add.
4. Right-click the app and choose “Add to Start.”

Right-click the app and select “Add to Start.”

The app will now show up in your Start menu. You can also pin it to your Taskbar. Just right-click the app in the Start menu and select “Pin to Taskbar.”

Remove Phone Apps from the Start Menu

What happens: The app will be removed from your Start menu.

If you do not want an app on your Start menu anymore, right-click it and select “Remove from Start.”

Summary

Managing phone apps on your Windows 11 Start menu is quick and easy. By linking your phone to your PC via the Phone Link app, you can add or remove apps to keep your workspace tidy. Simply right-click an app in the Phone Link menu to add or remove it. This helps you get to your apps faster and makes your daily computer tasks much simpler.