Problem connecting phone to PC using USB - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm trying to connect my Nexus 5X to a PC running windows 10, version 1903. The PC previously had android SDK installed and I was able to access a Nexus 5 using adb.
When I connect the phone to the PC, the device is detected and the PC says it's ready. However, the PC never asks what to do when the device is connected, the device doesn't show up in the file explorer window and in the device manager, it shows up as an "other device" with a yellow warning. If I open the properties, the status is the following:
The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)
There are no compatible drivers for this device.
To find a driver for this device, click Update Driver.
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The phone thinks it's connected. Initially it says "charging" and I can enable "transfer files". It makes no difference on the PC.
In the settings on the phone, "select USB configuration" is set to MTP. Developer options are enabled. If I enable USB debugging, the phone switches to the MTP driver, but there is no difference on the PC.
I tried connecting the phone to another PC and it worked fine with USB debugging enabled and disabled, so the problem seems to be on the PC.
I removed android sdk and installed the latest version using android studio. I also installed the google USB drivers. This also made no difference.
Any suggestions?

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[Q] ADB not recognizing device

Hi All:
I have the 16GB N7 (2013) with USB debugging enabled. I plug into my Windows 7 box via USB 2.0, and it successfully appears in my device manager as 'Google Nexus ADB Interface'. I just downloaded the current Android SDK, however when I run 'ADB devices' in the command prompt, ADB does not recognize any devices.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Did you try if it would recognize your device in fastboot bootloader?
Go into I believe its called SDK manager and make sure USB or Google drivers update is checked and then click Install as this will install all drivers needed. But prior to that uninstall any drivers in device manager for your nexus 7 . it should pick it up right away after everything installs! Good luck
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
highwaybandit said:
Go into I believe its called SDK manager and make sure USB or Google drivers update is checked and then click Install as this will install all drivers needed. But prior to that uninstall any drivers in device manager for your nexus 7 . it should pick it up right away after everything installs! Good luck
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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Thank you for the suggestion, highwaybandit. I tried your idea, but still have the same issue with ADB not recognizing the device, despite the device showing up successfully in Windows device manager.
I have the same problem with Ubuntu. I tried "adb reboot bootloader" and nothing. Unlocked fine with fastboot tho.
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Username invalid said:
Did you try if it would recognize your device in fastboot bootloader?
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Yes, and it does. I was able to 'fastboot oem unlock'. However, can't issue any adb commands.
My Nexus 7 will not show up as a drive on my computer. Drivers are installed, shows up in device manager fine, uninstalled and re-installed drivers, usb debugging is on. I cant see it has a drive so I can transfer files. Any help would be appreciated
mickrg123 said:
My Nexus 7 will not show up as a drive on my computer. Drivers are installed, shows up in device manager fine, uninstalled and re-installed drivers, usb debugging is on. I cant see it has a drive so I can transfer files. Any help would be appreciated
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Now that you mentioned it, same issue here, in addition to the ADB issue mentioned above. My N7 doesn't show up as a drive whether I have USB debugging enabled or not.
mickrg123 said:
My Nexus 7 will not show up as a drive on my computer. Drivers are installed, shows up in device manager fine, uninstalled and re-installed drivers, usb debugging is on. I cant see it has a drive so I can transfer files. Any help would be appreciated
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mickrg123, I forgot to mention: I've been getting around this issue by using Google Drive. Not as fast as moving files directly, but still a decent workaround until we get this figured out.
mickrg123 said:
My Nexus 7 will not show up as a drive on my computer. Drivers are installed, shows up in device manager fine, uninstalled and re-installed drivers, usb debugging is on. I cant see it has a drive so I can transfer files. Any help would be appreciated
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If you have USB debugging enabled, the USB IDs change and for some reason windows can't find the MTP drivers for the device.
If you turn off USB debugging, then the phone shows up as an MTP device (ie it shows up as Nexus 7, not a drive letter)
If you want it to show up as a drive letter, you probably need to root and enable USB mass storage, otherwise it will behave as an MTP device (ie it behaves more like an FTP server than a USB hard drive)
If you have USB debugging disabled and it still won't show up on your computer in MTP mode (ie labeled Nexus 7), then you probably have some problem with MTP on your PC.
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ddb540 said:
Hi All:
I have the 16GB N7 (2013) with USB debugging enabled. I plug into my Windows 7 box via USB 2.0, and it successfully appears in my device manager as 'Google Nexus ADB Interface'. I just downloaded the current Android SDK, however when I run 'ADB devices' in the command prompt, ADB does not recognize any devices.
Any ideas?
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Generally, if it doesn't show up at all with adb devices, then it is probably driver problem, cable problem, port problem, or USB debugging didn't properly get enabled. Although since you say it shows up in device manger, it would seem to show that USB debugging was enabled, so you might want to look at driver, cable, or USB port issues (try USB 2.0 port if you are currently using USB 3.0). You can get updated drivers here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
You can force windows to update driver by right clicking on the adb device entry and going through the tabs until you find the update driver button.
If it shows up but says device offline, then it is probably the RSA security introduced into adb/android since 4.2.2 (in which case you should update your platform-tools to 16.0.1 or greater)
Also when I check box to load camera it will show as drive
sfhub said:
If you have USB debugging enabled, the USB IDs change and for some reason windows can't find the MTP drivers for the device.
If you turn off USB debugging, then the phone shows up as an MTP device (ie it shows up as Nexus 7, not a drive letter)
If you want it to show up as a drive letter, you probably need to root and enable USB mass storage, otherwise it will behave as an MTP device (ie it behaves more like an FTP server than a USB hard drive)
If you have USB debugging disabled and it still won't show up on your computer in MTP mode (ie labeled Nexus 7), then you probably have some problem with MTP on your PC.
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Generally, if it doesn't show up at all with adb devices, then it is probably driver problem, cable problem, port problem, or USB debugging didn't properly get enabled. Although since you say it shows up in device manger, it would seem to show that USB debugging was enabled, so you might want to look at driver, cable, or USB port issues (try USB 2.0 port if you are currently using USB 3.0). You can get updated drivers here:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
You can force windows to update driver by right clicking on the adb device entry and going through the tabs until you find the update driver button.
If it shows up but says device offline, then it is probably the RSA security introduced into adb/android since 4.2.2 (in which case you should update your platform-tools to 16.0.1 or greater)
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I don't care if doesn't show as drive but doesn't even show as nexus 7 so I can't root until I can load su onto sd card.
Have tried different cables and ports. I heard beep when it connects and shows in menu to to eject nexus 7
Any other ideas?
mickrg123 said:
Also when I check box to load camera it will show as drive
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If you have USB debugging enabled, then my experience is Media device (MTP) mode won't be recognized because it can't find appropriate drivers (even though you have the MTP drivers installed) but Camera (PTP) mode will still work. I don't think you really mean it shows up as a "drive" as in mass storage device. I think you mean you see a folder where you can access your files.
If you disable USB debugging, than both MTP and PTP should work.
sfhub said:
If you have USB debugging enabled, then my experience is Media device (MTP) mode won't be recognized because it can't find appropriate drivers (even though you have the MTP drivers installed) but Camera (PTP) mode will still work. I don't think you really mean it shows up as a "drive" as in mass storage device. I think you mean you see a folder where you can access your files.
If you disable USB mass storage, than both MTP and PTP should work.
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Yes you're correct shows as a device not drive when in camera ptp, but not when mtp checked. Where do you disable mass storage?
mickrg123 said:
Yes you're correct shows as a device not drive when in camera ptp, but not when mtp checked. Where do you disable mass storage?
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Sorry, I meant disable USB Debugging, not mass storage (I'll correct the post)
I'm sure you know where, but if not, Settings->Developer options->USB debugging
If MTP still doesn't work, then see if you have ever gotten MTP to work on the PC (ie another device in MTP mode). If not, look up how to install/reinstall MTP support for your OS version. Windows added it as part of user driver framework and one of the new versions of media player.
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mickrg123 said:
I don't care if doesn't show as drive but doesn't even show as nexus 7 so I can't root until I can load su onto sd card.
Have tried different cables and ports. I heard beep when it connects and shows in menu to to eject nexus 7
Any other ideas?
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If your goal is just to load files onto the sdcard, have you tried "adb push"?
You don't need to have the phone visible as a device/folder on the computer to use adb to place files on the tablet.
Im having trouble with mine also. Adb sees it when its in normal mode. When I go to bootloader, it is not seen. When i go to unlock, it just says waiting for device. Any ideas???? Updated SDK installed
droider137 said:
Im having trouble with mine also. Adb sees it when its in normal mode. When I go to bootloader, it is not seen. When i go to unlock, it just says waiting for device. Any ideas???? Updated SDK installed
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1. Plug in nexus 7, MTP mode
2. Open the device manager
3. Right click the nexus 7 > uninstall drivers > unplug
4. Install drivers > http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
5. Plug nexus 7 in, drivers will install, should say adb interface
Open up command prompt > nav to your adb folder > adb devices: device number should pop up. Good to go.
droider137 said:
Im having trouble with mine also. Adb sees it when its in normal mode. When I go to bootloader, it is not seen. When i go to unlock, it just says waiting for device. Any ideas???? Updated SDK installed
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For me, when I rebooted the phone into bootloader mode, it came up with a new USB device "Android Bootloader Interface". I had to point the driver install at the Google USB drivers I had previously used for the ADB interface so that the Bootloader Interface could be recognized.
sfhub said:
For me, when I rebooted the phone into bootloader mode, it came up with a new USB device "Android Bootloader Interface". I had to point the driver install at the Google USB drivers I had previously used for the ADB interface so that the Bootloader Interface could be recognized.
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Finally got it!! Had to uninstall and re install the drivers a few times and also remove MTP from device manager. Also had to do the same thing and point it to the drivers in both cases. Thanks. Also thanks to teh roxxorz!
droider137 said:
Finally got it!! Had to uninstall and re install the drivers a few times and also remove MTP from device manager. Also had to do the same thing and point it to the drivers in both cases. Thanks. Also thanks to teh roxxorz!
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No problem guy; glad you're up an flashing.

MTP Mode?

Is there a trick to make MTP work under Windows 10? I used it once (via the swipe down, hitting the USB Mode and changing to MTP) before enabeling develper mode.
Now in Developer mode I changed it under Network --> USB Configuration --> MTP but my tablet does not show up on my PC. Do I need to change anything else? Already tried switching between the USB configurations, rebooting the device and so on, but nothing seems to work...
May be wrong but:-
W10 out of the box doesn't support MTP. You may need to install the Android Debug Bridge USB driver on your Windows machine and then connect that driver to your Android device. With the tablet disconnected open W10 Device manager, now connect the tablet to the USB port. Device Manager screen should immediately refresh and show 2 lines at the top of the screen:
Android Device
Android Composite ADB Interface.
Assuming your cable is ok then the absence of these two lines indicates you need the driver installed. The driver is installed as part of Google's Android Studio in the Platform Tools sub directory. If you just want the drivers then they are available to download (no links ) There are automated methods , see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118 or Nexus Root Toolkit does it. ( You should have usb debugging enabled in the tablets Developer menu)
Once the drivers are installed then when you enable MTP via the Notification or your menu "path" then Device manager will show the tablet under the "Portable Devices" line.
I originally got my laptop to work with the Pixel C using Window 8.1. I had trouble at first finding a driver that would work. I tried various drivers, but I eventually got it to work with PDANet. I believe that the trick for me was to first use PTP to get the correct drivers installed. You should be able to switch from PTP to MTP once PTP is working correctly.
I have subsequently upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. I had a similar issue again with the drivers. I first used PTP to get the proper driver installed and then switched to MTP.
I always use the pull down menu on the Pixel C to change from charging to PTP once working and then to MTP.
With PTP, you should be able to see the Pixel C drive on the computer but only able to access the photos. Once you switch to MTP, you should see all the folders.
For fastboot, you need to use PTP and not MTP.
Found this post via Google, it's an issue for me with the Pixel phone, too. Photo mode works normally, MTP doesn't.
For others who also find this post, I read that supposedly the Pixel phones install ADB drivers automagically, but this isn't happening for me, and @SmokinCharger's fixes haven't worked either.

OP3 not recognized on Win10

My oneplus 3 isn't found in com/ports on windowsill 10. It's unable to load recovery and won't boot to system. Fastbook still works and has a unlocked boot loader. Trying to install stock firmware to restore the device for se again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Try loading drivers, have no issues here. Also run cmd prompt by right clicking on cmd.exe and selecting "Run As Administrator"
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Ok. Thanks. I'll try that once I'm back home. But the drivers have been installed several times with no sucess.
Also make sure USB debugging is enabled in the developers settings and you have the correct USB mode enabled (not charging)
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jaydubya24 said:
Ok. Thanks. I'll try that once I'm back home. But the drivers have been installed several times with no sucess.
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If you have still have no luck it may be worth showing whats seen in device manager when OP3 is plugged in. (Possible unknown device)
Don't have any issue with WIN10 myself along side OP3 but have had numerous driver related issues on other devices with WIN10
Will_Xda said:
If you have still have no luck it may be worth showing whats seen in device manager when OP3 is plugged in. (Possible unknown device)
Don't have any issue with WIN10 myself along side OP3 but have had numerous driver related issues on other devices with WIN10
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here is the device manager
setup driver and try in twrp
A few pointers:
Is this a "home/personal" computer - USB devices can be prevented from connecting via registry hacks and the Group Policy editor ( wonder if some av software could require authentication???).
With Windows 10 you should have native "Microsoft" drivers and no external drivers need to be loaded,
It should be detected when the usb connection is "charging" and you should see/hear Windows "changing" drivers as you change the usb connection to MTP,PTP,Midi.
I presume you've tried different usb ports and if possible alternative cables
If you plugged in the OP3 powered off and then switch it on then it should be detected by Windows before Android boots - otherwise you could never connect a bricked device or follow Oneplus.net flashing instrutions (connect device booted in recovery mode)
Try running USBdview from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html Note 32 and 64bit versions!!!! The program will show all usb drivers that have been used and show which ones have their device connected. You can select and delete drivers. You can see which drivers have been used for the OP3 by looking at the Vendor and Product Id's (VID/PID) columns . OP3 has a VID of 2A70 and a PID of 9011 (may be others). If you have in the past connected the OP3 on the computer then look at the Hub/Port columns this shows the USB socket that worked.
In Device Manager I would expect the OP3 "out of the box" to just show up under "Portable Devices" as "ONEPLUS A3003" and with usb debugging enabled as a second entry either as an ADB device under "Android devices" or as "ADB interface" under "Universal Serial bus devices" You said that "Fastbook" worked - Did you mean Fastboot? - if so then the device should be showing up somewhere in Device Manager. Try "fastboot devices -l" for any clue.
Thanks. I'll give those a try tomorrow. Just to mention in case I wasn't clear with my info. The OP3 can't boot into recovery. It'll say oneplus powered by android then a blank screen. And yea, I did mean fastboot lol. Thank so for all the info also. I'll post what I discover asap.
jaydubya24 said:
Thanks. I'll give those a try tomorrow. Just to mention in case I wasn't clear with my info. The OP3 can't boot into recovery. It'll say oneplus powered by android then a blank screen. And yea, I did mean fastboot lol. Thank so for all the info also. I'll post what I discover asap.
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One more thing. Connect the phone to a USB 2.0 port and not a 3.0 port. It may not be recognised in a 3.0 port.
peterk-1 said:
A few pointers:
Is this a "home/personal" computer - USB devices can be prevented from connecting via registry hacks and the Group Policy editor ( wonder if some av software could require authentication???).
With Windows 10 you should have native "Microsoft" drivers and no external drivers need to be loaded,
It should be detected when the usb connection is "charging" and you should see/hear Windows "changing" drivers as you change the usb connection to MTP,PTP,Midi.
I presume you've tried different usb ports and if possible alternative cables
If you plugged in the OP3 powered off and then switch it on then it should be detected by Windows before Android boots - otherwise you could never connect a bricked device or follow Oneplus.net flashing instrutions (connect device booted in recovery mode)
Try running USBdview from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html Note 32 and 64bit versions!!!! The program will show all usb drivers that have been used and show which ones have their device connected. You can select and delete drivers. You can see which drivers have been used for the OP3 by looking at the Vendor and Product Id's (VID/PID) columns . OP3 has a VID of 2A70 and a PID of 9011 (may be others). If you have in the past connected the OP3 on the computer then look at the Hub/Port columns this shows the USB socket that worked.
In Device Manager I would expect the OP3 "out of the box" to just show up under "Portable Devices" as "ONEPLUS A3003" and with usb debugging enabled as a second entry either as an ADB device under "Android devices" or as "ADB interface" under "Universal Serial bus devices" You said that "Fastbook" worked - Did you mean Fastboot? - if so then the device should be showing up somewhere in Device Manager. Try "fastboot devices -l" for any clue.
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This is what I found on USBDeview. There are two other versions of the OP3 on this list. But they do not show as being connected while the phone is in Fastboot. Im unable to access the OS to enable anything that may help with it being seen on my computer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/help/connect-to-phone-adb-fastboot-t3485079
Win7 works and i dont tryed the nice tip on site2.
i had the same problem to find the correct adb driver spent many hours but it didnt work so after that last i try to update windows 10 and find adb driver there after updating window its work like charm so all u have to do is just connect ur phone with data transfer mode on and search the window automatic updates .
You can install the driver after disabling the driver enforcement..
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update on the op3
peterk-1 said:
A few pointers:
Is this a "home/personal" computer - USB devices can be prevented from connecting via registry hacks and the Group Policy editor ( wonder if some av software could require authentication???).
With Windows 10 you should have native "Microsoft" drivers and no external drivers need to be loaded,
It should be detected when the usb connection is "charging" and you should see/hear Windows "changing" drivers as you change the usb connection to MTP,PTP,Midi.
I presume you've tried different usb ports and if possible alternative cables
If you plugged in the OP3 powered off and then switch it on then it should be detected by Windows before Android boots - otherwise you could never connect a bricked device or follow Oneplus.net flashing instrutions (connect device booted in recovery mode)
Try running USBdview from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html Note 32 and 64bit versions!!!! The program will show all usb drivers that have been used and show which ones have their device connected. You can select and delete drivers. You can see which drivers have been used for the OP3 by looking at the Vendor and Product Id's (VID/PID) columns . OP3 has a VID of 2A70 and a PID of 9011 (may be others). If you have in the past connected the OP3 on the computer then look at the Hub/Port columns this shows the USB socket that worked.
In Device Manager I would expect the OP3 "out of the box" to just show up under "Portable Devices" as "ONEPLUS A3003" and with usb debugging enabled as a second entry either as an ADB device under "Android devices" or as "ADB interface" under "Universal Serial bus devices" You said that "Fastbook" worked - Did you mean Fastboot? - if so then the device should be showing up somewhere in Device Manager. Try "fastboot devices -l" for any clue.
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This is what shows up after the one plus boot logo appears.
I had similar problem. I was rooting my 1+3. I went to device control settings in WIN 10 and removed 1+3 drivers. Next time when i was in fastboot mode windows installed drivers. :highfive:
I used the ones that came with 1+3
jaydubya24 said:
This is what shows up after the one plus boot logo appears.
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I think this thread will supply the solution. "your" problem is at this post https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/guide-mega-unbrick-guide-for-a-hard-bricked-oneplus-3.452634/page-4#post-15169580

USB Device Not Recognized - Win10

tl;dr: Boot your Moto in Fastboot mode with USB connected to PC for it to recognize the device, then reboot normally.
For those with issues with their PC recognizing the device, in my case Verizon's Droid variant. I racked my brain all weekend and tried multiple different cables and PCs in order to push some ADB commands and transfer files with nothing seeming to get the PCs to recognize the phone. I just now rebooted into Fastboot mode and the PC now recognizes the phone, both in Fastboot and under normal boot. Hope this helps anyone with a similar problem. Cheers!
I have tried this method and still the PC does not see the Phone in File Transfer mode but will see it in Photo transfer.
Help, I have the Moto 6.4 drivers installed, when I check device Manger on the PC i see "Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)"
If I try to force a driver update I am told the "INF" is invalid. Any suggestions are welcome, this has me scratching me head and is driving me nuts.
Connect your phone first
and Choose Usb to File Transfer in Mobile
In PC
Go to the Device Manager
And you will see Portable Devices
and there your Device Name or Unknown Device
Open it By clicking Double
Click Driver
ThenUpdate Driver
then you have tow option to fix
1.Search automatically for update driver software
2.Browse my Computer for driver software
I recommendedd OPTION 2
then come up two option
1.Browse driver software
2.Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computerr
I recommended OPTION 2
and computer will show you all Compatible driver
I recommended to select MTP USB Device
THen NEXT NEXT BOOM
mijing said:
Connect your phone first
and Choose Usb to File Transfer in Mobile
In PC
Go to the Device Manager
And you will see Portable Devices
and there your Device Name or Unknown Device
Open it By clicking Double
Click Driver
ThenUpdate Driver
then you have tow option to fix
1.Search automatically for update driver software
2.Browse my Computer for driver software
I recommendedd OPTION 2
then come up two option
1.Browse driver software
2.Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computerr
I recommended OPTION 2
and computer will show you all Compatible driver
I recommended to select MTP USB Device
THen NEXT NEXT BOOM
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BOOM, Thank you worked like a charm... after trying every other way I could think of was driving me nuts.
mijing said:
Connect your phone first
and Choose Usb to File Transfer in Mobile
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THen NEXT NEXT BOOM
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Thanks so much! Was having same issue as OP but with Win 7 and Moto Z2 Force. Even with the Motorola Device Manager app installed, I the device kept showing up as "unknown" in Windows Device Manager.
I've updated your steps to include one you left out (in bold):
Connect your phone first
and Choose Usb to File Transfer in Mobile
In PC
Go to the Device Manager
And you will see Portable Devices
and there your Device Name or Unknown Device
Open it By clicking Double
Click Driver
ThenUpdate Driver
then you have tow option to fix
1.Search automatically for update driver software
2.Browse my Computer for driver software
I recommendedd OPTION 2
then come up two option
1.Browse driver software
2.Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computerr
I recommended OPTION 2
and computer will show you all Compatible driver
I recommended to select Mobile Device
Then select MTP USB Device
THen NEXT NEXT BOOM​

Pixel 2 XL - Windows 10 USB Connections

Can someone explain why connection of the P2XL to Windows 10 via USB is so troublesome?
At a minimum, each time I connect I have to:
1. Update the device driver via Windows Device Manager from "MTP Device" to "MTP USB Device" (there are two of these)
2. Tap on the P2XL notification "USB for Charging" to change it to "USB for File Transfer"
I have set "Select USB Configuration" in Developer Options to MTP, but this doesn't help.
How can I configure my phone to connect for MTP each time I connect it via USB?
Thanks
JWadle said:
Can someone explain why connection of the P2XL to Windows 10 via USB is so troublesome?
At a minimum, each time I connect I have to:
1. Update the device driver via Windows Device Manager from "MTP Device" to "MTP USB Device" (there are two of these)
2. Tap on the P2XL notification "USB for Charging" to change it to "USB for File Transfer"
I have set "Select USB Configuration" in Developer Options to MTP, but this doesn't help.
How can I configure my phone to connect for MTP each time I connect it via USB?
Thanks
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Are you using the USB adapter that came with the device, or a standard 2.0 USB A-C cable?
Using the white USB cables that came with the P2XL.
Try just using the charging cable connected to the PC, it's all I use to connect to my Win 10 PC, and the only thing I have to do is make sure the device is set to MTP, I never have to mess with drivers on the PC.
Are your drivers up to date? Are you saving any changes on the PC after making them? Not sure why you're getting the MTP Usb / MTP Device option unless it's related to using the dongle (which I never have)...
It's not Win10 dude, I connect a few times a week for Andromeda purposes, plug and go.
three west said:
It's not Win10 dude, I connect a few times a week for Andromeda purposes, plug and go.
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In my case it WAS Win 10. None of my phones would connect for MTP. I frequently use ADB and windows was trying to use those drivers by default. After messing around in device manager I finally was able to select the windows MTP drivers. After that all my phones were able to connect with windows via MTP.
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Wtherrell how did you do that? my phone won't even show up on device manager
I I R C I had to delete all the old ones and start fresh. Some of the old ones were not obvious but somewhere on line or in the forums I found some clues about what to look for and delete. I wish I could remember exactly where but I can't at the moment.

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