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Thursday, June 2, 2022

Installing Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) on Windows 10 64bit

1. Install .NET 3.5

    - Go to Control Panel => Programs and Features => Turn Windows features on or off

    - Check the .NET Framework 3.5 box and click OK 



3. Unzip contents.

4. Install the "Pre-Installer (wmdc-drivers-x64.msi)" Double-click on "wmdc-drivers-x64.msi" downloaded at step 2.

5. Run the Windows Mobile Device Installer by double-clicking on "drvupdate-amd64.exe" downloaded at step 2.

    - Wait at least 3 minutes as there is no window or any visible activity
    - Open Task Manager and wait until CU utilization is close to 0% or that there is no process (as above) running

6. Run as administrator for the file "WMDC-Helper.exe"

7. Restart your computer.

8. Open WMDC.

9. Connect your device to the computer and see whether there is a prompt to install driver. If its already installed WMDC should show it as connected.