tip Disable Windows Phone app from launching in Windows 8

[Steven P. Administrators]

Go to Control Panel and search for AutoPlay, select "Change default settings for media or devices" look for the Devices section and change the default behavior:

No more annoyance when connecting via USB :D and choose when you want to launch the Windows Phone app.

[MikeChipshop Member]

Haha nice one Neobond. I'll admit i'd got really good at swiftly stopping it in it's tracks but this will remove that annoyance.

[gahbmwM5]

Very nice here Neobond ....as this annoyance was getting-under-my-skin, every time I hooked up Nokia Lumia 920 to my Windows 8 laptop...thanks...