I know this is primarily for WM and not CE, but I believe many use WMDC to connect CE devices too.. So figured I would share.
For those still using Windows Mobile Device Center
(WMDC
) and Using the latest Windows10
As we know Microsoft no longer supports Windows Mobile Device Center
(WMDC
) and The link from Microsoft to download the software is no longer available.
So download the Windows Mobile Device Center installer using this link:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoCtSBVKGu9Hya1lCnX5zhRMlLum_A?e=aUKmeV
Problem: Default or newly installed Windows mobile device center app does not launch, either nothing happens, or it will be stuck on the splash screen.
Primary Solution:
1 - Navigate to Control Panel > Programs > Program and Feature > Turn Window Feature on or off
2 - Under .Net Framework 3.5
(Includes .Net 2.0 and 3.0
), select the two checkboxes.
3 - Open services.msc.
4 - Right-click Windows Mobile-2003-based device connectivity.
5 - Under Windows Mobile-2003-based device connectivity, click Properties.
6 - Go to Log On tab and click Local System Account.
7 - Click Apply.
8 - Go to General Tab and click Stop and wait.
9 - Once stopped, click Start.
10 - Click OK.
If an error occurs indicating Windows could not start the Window Mobile-2003-based device connectivity service on Local Computer
11 - Go to Log On tab and select This Account option and type in Local Service.
12 - Add in the required Password using a local Administrator account password. Go back to Step 8.
13 - On your PC, open a Command prompt with Run as administrator privileges and run the following two commands:
REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RapiMgr /v SvcHostSplitDisable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WcesComm /v SvcHostSplitDisable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
14 - Restart your PC and cross-check again with Step 6 if it is set properly.
If you are still facing issues connecting with WM/WEHH 6.5 devices, follow these steps below:
1 - On the device, go to the Start menu.
2 - Go to Settings.
3 - Select Connections.
4 - Select USB to PC.
5 - Uncheck Enable advanced network functionality.
At times, you may lose connection again after reconnecting mobile devices, refer to Primary Solution Step 3 to 6 again, and ensuring the settings are correct.
Once verified, disconnect the mobile devices and restart the two services mentioned in Primary Solution 1 Step 4 and 5. Then, connect the mobile devices again.
Other Applicable solutions if Primary Solution does not work:
If you are using Windows 10 N
(without Media Player
), install the Media Feature Pack for N edition of Windows 10 Version 1703.
Change the Windows Mobile-based device connectivity service to localservice instead of what's there by default.