Hey there,
I'm having issues trying to sync my phone with my computer. When I connect my phone, nothing happens, Zune doesn't launch, and when I open it, it doesn't show my device as connected. I've tried everything I can think of, different USB ports, rebooting both the phone and my pc. I'm running windows 7 64 bit, and it was working before. Anyone know what's going on?
Thanks for the help!
p.s. I tried uninstalling the drivers for the device, and upon reinstall my computer said it was installing drivers for "Microsoft USB Sync" thought that was weird...
try making it forget your device (don't have your phone plugged in). to do this, click on the phone icon in the bottom left of zune, click view sync options, and then on that screen click forget device.
after this, try and connect it again.
Didn't work, i plug my phone in, and Zune still says I have no device connected
does your computer make it's sound when you connect the phone (device detected sound)? if not, you might need to reset your phone (settings > about > reset phone). if yes, does it show the eject icon in the notification area (system tray)?
yes, it makes the sound, and yes it shows the eject icon... this is very odd
I had this problem too. When i went to the Device Manager, it showed unknown device when i plugged my phone in using the USB cable.
Here is what I did (Windows 7). If you see an unknown device, right click it and select Update Driver Software. Click Browse my computer for driver software, then click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. Then click on the Have Disk button, then browse to C:\Program Files\Zune\Drivers\Zune and select WMZuneSerUSB.inf. Then select Windows Phone 7. Hit Next and you should now see your Unknown Device show up as either Windows Phone or the name of your phone under Portable Devices in the Device Manager.
Actually, I forget if it is WMZuneSerUSB.inf or Zune.inf, so you'll need to try both.
Hope this helps.
superscientifical said:
I had this problem too. When i went to the Device Manager, it showed unknown device when i plugged my phone in using the USB cable.
Here is what I did (Windows 7). If you see an unknown device, right click it and select Update Driver Software. Click Browse my computer for driver software, then click Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. Then click on the Have Disk button, then browse to C:\Program Files\Zune\Drivers\Zune and select WMZuneSerUSB.inf. Then select Windows Phone 7. Hit Next and you should now see your Unknown Device show up as either Windows Phone or the name of your phone under Portable Devices in the Device Manager.
Actually, I forget if it is WMZuneSerUSB.inf or Zune.inf, so you'll need to try both.
Hope this helps.
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I can't seem to be able to get past selecting the .inf file, every time i try, it says the folder does not contain a compatible software driver. Doesn't work with either .inf file....
A Dustman said:
Hey there,
I'm having issues trying to sync my phone with my computer. When I connect my phone, nothing happens, Zune doesn't launch, and when I open it, it doesn't show my device as connected. I've tried everything I can think of, different USB ports, rebooting both the phone and my pc. I'm running windows 7 64 bit, and it was working before. Anyone know what's going on?
Thanks for the help!
p.s. I tried uninstalling the drivers for the device, and upon reinstall my computer said it was installing drivers for "Microsoft USB Sync" thought that was weird...
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I had this problem with my Samsung Focus.
Try using the cable that came with the phone, not another one...
That is what worked for me..
Nothing seems to be working, I may have to reset my phone, which i was hoping to avoid...
Did you perhaps use the hidden Tethering feature? If so, then change that option back to "Zune sync" and you're done. It is not possible to use your phone for Zune sync and tethering at the same time, for now.
Heathcliff74 said:
Did you perhaps use the hidden Tethering feature? If so, then change that option back to "Zune sync" and you're done. It is not possible to use your phone for Zune sync and tethering at the same time, for now.
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Now that you mention it, I can't remember if I did that on this phone, or my last optimus that had to be returned. What exactly do I need to do to change that back? I totally forget the process...
A Dustman said:
Now that you mention it, I can't remember if I did that on this phone, or my last optimus that had to be returned. What exactly do I need to do to change that back? I totally forget the process...
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Dial ##634# to go to "Diagnostic mode"
Then enter *#7284# to go to "Micro USB Test"
You then have 3 options to choose: "Zune Sync" (default), "Modem, Tethered Call" and "Modem, USB Diag". Change it back to "Zune Sync" and you'll be able to connect with Zune on your PC.
Anyone else having this problem? Zune doesn't recognize my WP7 phone on a laptop with Win 7 x64, but same phone+cable works on a laptop with WinXP
The Win 7x64 laptop does connect to the phone - I tried the above tethering change and was able to pull files from my WP7 storage - but when I switch it back to Zune synch it doesn't work.
Heathcliff74 said:
Dial ##634# to go to "Diagnostic mode"
Then enter *#7284# to go to "Micro USB Test"
You then have 3 options to choose: "Zune Sync" (default), "Modem, Tethered Call" and "Modem, USB Diag". Change it back to "Zune Sync" and you'll be able to connect with Zune on your PC.
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Is this specific to Samsung models? I can't get to the micro USB test on my lg optimus
EDIT: Problem solved, I had to switch back to MS COMPOSITE, and now it works fine.
Hmm yeah I have this issue on my HD7 with my PC running Win7 x64.
The phone connects fine on both ends (sound on both, phone charging, shows up in Device Manager as HTC HD7), but the desktop Zune software often does not show it as being connected. Restarting the phone and PC generally doesn't help-- just have to wait a few days until they start syncing again.
The sync setup seems really flaky (like the earlier days of ActiveSync).
amb9800 said:
Hmm yeah I have this issue on my HD7 with my PC running Win7 x64.
The phone connects fine on both ends (sound on both, phone charging, shows up in Device Manager as HTC HD7), but the desktop Zune software often does not show it as being connected. Restarting the phone and PC generally doesn't help-- just have to wait a few days until they start syncing again.
The sync setup seems really flaky (like the earlier days of ActiveSync).
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i have the same problem...
Are you using virtualisation software? It's USB arbitrator modules for forwarding devices might have messed up things. This happened over here before with VirtualBox.
Exact same problem with Win7 Ultimate x64. Device manager saw my phone but zune would not.
I did the steps above to change my phone to usb tether, rebooted, then back to zune zync, rebooted, and now the zune sees my phone.
Thanks for the help.
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I have just flashed my wizard with a TNT wm6 and now I can't get activesync to regonize my device. I am using activesync 4.5. I uninstalled activesync and relaoded it. I have rebooted both my wizard and my laptop. I have checked the coms and let activesync look for my wizard and it tells me that my device has npot been detected. My wizard is showing the plugged in icon and is taking a charge from my laptop but its not allowing me to share info. is there anything I am missing....?
thanks!
I got the same problem! Cant sync with 2nd PC after upgrade to TNT5.0. I reinstalled Active Sync but it wont work. Now I only can sync with the PC which used to flash ROM. Is there any bar in OS that just allow sync to 1 computer?
Nopes !!!
There's no bar of any sort in any OS as not establish connectivity through Activesync.Which Windows are you using,Active Sync will only work on WinXP and not on WinVista.
1.Disable any Firewall or Anti virus program,check connectivity now.
2.disconnect phone from usb cable,delete partneship from pc and phone.
3.Uninstall Activesync,reboot pc.
4.Get phone into bootloaders mode (multicolor screen),Hook up the phone with pc via usb cable,check if usb appears at the bottom of the bootloaders in the phone,if it's there than,it's establishing connection with phone,if not then,there's a problem either in anyone one of these :-
a) USB cable , b) mini usb port of the phone c) Usb port of the PC.
Dig out the problem and rectify accordingly
Cheers !
Yep... All checked!
Before upgrade, normally I've using all 2 PC (and some others PC) to sync with. I upgraded on PC1, is OK. Plug in PC2, it still recornized, connecting but couldnt connected. Batt charging normal. I've deleted all partnership., reinstall ActiveSync, disable Kapersky AV... but still get error. Oh my God, do I have to reinstall Windows??? It's too tired and take long time....
DiCham said:
Yep... All checked!
Before upgrade, normally I've using all 2 PC (and some others PC) to sync with. I upgraded on PC1, is OK. Plug in PC2, it still recornized, connecting but couldnt connected. Batt charging normal. I've deleted all partnership., reinstall ActiveSync, disable Kapersky AV... but still get error. Oh my God, do I have to reinstall Windows??? It's too tired and take long time....
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DiCham, have you had any development on this or has anyone else had this problem? I downloaded the same verison from Nov07 and have not been able to connect since.
when it set to advanced networking it should give up a network device
in the network connections folder
rightclick this network device and choose properties and in there
uncheck the kaspersky protocol (not uninstall)
you can also try to uncheck the advanced network setting on the wizard
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DiCham, have you had any development on this or has anyone else had this problem? I downloaded the same verison from Nov07 and have not been able to connect since.
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Sadly, I have no development upto now because I have no time to reinstall Windows in 2nd PC! I hope it will help... thinking about USB driver/controller reinstall first, it will take less time than whole WindowsXP...
japsfinest: do follow da_jojo, it worked!
da_jojo: thanks very much! It work but unfortunately, i'm right on reinstalling Windows! hehehe....
I can't for the life of me get my touch dual to connect to the Windows Mobile Device Center on my vista machine. I've tried everything -
1. uninstalling and reinstalling USB drivers
2. uninstalling and reinstalling WMDC
3. hard resetting my device
NOTHING works!
When I connect, all I get is "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and windows does not recognize it ...."
Does anyone know how to fix this? I've called Dell, HTC, Msft. No one knows. I am totally frustrated b/c I can't flash my device with a new ROM or even just move files to my device.
HELP!
Did you install SP1 on your vista machine ?
My phone was syncning perfectly up until i intalled SP1 2 days ago.
I also tired the 3 things you did. Fortunately after the hard reset i discovered that the phone WILL syn using the BT connection, just not via usb
try this. Open task manager on your PC (ctrl+alt+del) and kill wmplayer.exe (windows media player process) reconnect your device. See if this helps.
QuadDamage said:
try this. Open task manager on your PC (ctrl+alt+del) and kill wmplayer.exe (windows media player process) reconnect your device. See if this helps.
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Hmmm ... wmplayer.exe isn't running.
@rostol - no, i'm don't have SP1. it just says Windows Vista Home Premium.
I'll try to connect via bluetooth to see what happens. if you guys have any other ideas, I'm totally open.
Update: I can connect via bluetooth now, but still not USB. Grrrrr ....
I had a similar problem. I have ESET Smart Security and Vista SP1 installed and found that, with ESET's firewall actively filtering, I am unable to sync. I set ESET to not filter while the phone is plugged up and all is well.
try try try
try to unchek the flash on usb driver on ur phone and reconnect i sloved the same prob in this way
speechless said:
try to unchek the flash on usb driver on ur phone and reconnect i sloved the same prob in this way
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which driver are you talking about? i don't see any flash on usb driver.
eyecrispy said:
I can't for the life of me get my touch dual to connect to the Windows Mobile Device Center on my vista machine. I've tried everything -
1. uninstalling and reinstalling USB drivers
2. uninstalling and reinstalling WMDC
3. hard resetting my device
NOTHING works!
When I connect, all I get is "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and windows does not recognize it ...."
Does anyone know how to fix this? I've called Dell, HTC, Msft. No one knows. I am totally frustrated b/c I can't flash my device with a new ROM or even just move files to my device.
HELP!
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1. Keep the WM device connected.
2. Go to Start > Start Search.
3. Enter Device Manager or devmgmt.msc to launch the Device Manager window.
4. Look under the Network adapters node for Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter. If this is not present, skip to step 5. Otherwise, right-click Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter and choose to Uninstall.
5. Look under the Mobile Devices node for Microsoft USB Sync. If this is not present, skip to step 6. Otherwise, right-click Microsoft USB Sync and choose to Uninstall.
6. Disconnect and reconnect the WM device. The device driver for the PPC Phone will re-install and Windows Mobile Device Center will launch.
Did you try this?
Go to Start > Settings > Connections > USB to PC > Uncheck "Enable advanced network functionality"
Thank u
Thanks a lot Feanor, i was strugling a lot to connect my Diamond via USB and it would connect thru BT only its working perfect now after jus unchecking as u said though stupidly i reinstalled WMDC twice as suggested in a few forums thank u again
Donpharoah
I've tried everything on Win 7 machine, and it won't work. Phone is HTC TyTn Hermes 200. Don't know, what to do anymore...
Hello Gurus,
I'm having tough time. I'm unable to connect my htc pro2 w/ WMDC on Windows 7 Ultimate version (32-bit).
I clean installed everything (Windows 7, WMDC multiple times). Tried unchecking USB-PC Connection/'enable faster connection' on phone but of no use.
Please help.
Please help/
Does anyone how to resolve syncing problem? WMDC can not see my device and device manager shows 'unknown device'.
anybody, plz help
I'm not able to connect my pro2 to pc using usb cable. Device driver is not installed corectly.
try using a different USB port, i cant use the front port on my work computer (same things you described, the driver wont install) but it works fine with the rear port, it may not be getting enough power from the front port
also, there is a setting to disable charging from a PC via USB, this might help as well (ive never tried it though)
It did not work.
I tried both things as suggested by you, it did not work. It shows that driver is not installed correctly 'unknown device'.
badshaah said:
I tried both things as suggested by you, it did not work. It shows that driver is not installed correctly 'unknown device'.
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I resolved the issue by uninstalling the drivers that are marked as suspect. Then connect phone to pc and it will look for the drivers and install them again. It is only a temp fix because it will happen again but MS is working on a hotfix to resolve the issue. Since doing this I have had no issues syncing at all. You can also sync by bluetooth if you have bluetooth installed on your desktop or laptop. Just choose active sync or file explorer if all you are doing is moving files. Hope this helps you
The fix is this:
On your smartphone, in the USB to PC settings, uncheck the setting "Enable faster data syncronization"
Press okay.
Badabing-bada-boom.
ciao
bug666 said:
The fix is this:
On your smartphone, in the USB to PC settings, uncheck the setting "Enable faster data syncronization"
Press okay.
Badabing-bada-boom.
ciao
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this does not work for me =(
Nothing works
On AMD based desktop (32-bit windows 7), front port/back usb port. results are same.
I tried on XP laptop (XP professional) with ActiveSync, I get error that 'connected usb device exceed the power limit of usb hub port'. I searched the internet for solution, tried couple of them but same error.
Please help.
bug666 said:
The fix is this:
On your smartphone, in the USB to PC settings, uncheck the setting "Enable faster data syncronization"
Press okay.
Badabing-bada-boom.
ciao
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this actually fixed the same problem for me.. thanks a mill
I have the Zune software on my Windows XP computer, and a Zune account set up. When I connect my Samsung Focus to the computer, Zune does not see it as a connected device. I am using the USB cable that came with the phone, and I use that same USB port to connect my iPod without any problem.
Any suggestions?
Not sure if this'll help, but have you created a Live account on your phone, that matches the same one on Zune?
What version of Zune are you running? (Need 4.7) Are you getting audio feedback from XP that a device was connected? Do you see a power plug over the battery icon on your Focus?
My WP7 phone was only trickle charging until I used a different cable. If you just installed Zune 4.7 and the cable checks out... Reboot!
fast1fred said:
Not sure if this'll help, but have you created a Live account on your phone, that matches the same one on Zune?
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I have a Live account, don't know about creating a Live account on my phone.
I don't have an XP computer myself to test on, but the only time Zune didn't see my Focus was when the focus was stuck (marketplace app crashed) - have you tried power cycling your phone and re-connecting?
gmfeld said:
I have a Live account, don't know about creating a Live account on my phone.
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I have a Live account on live.com under my name. In the Zune software, my name is the same and then I have a Zune tag, which is different than my live.com login name. I don't have a Zune Pass because I don't want to spend any money on Zune.
I have rebooted my computer and restarted by Focus, and still Zune does not recognize any device connected to the computer even though my Focus is connected and indicates that it is charging, so I know it's connected.
cryptoknight said:
What version of Zune are you running? (Need 4.7) Are you getting audio feedback from XP that a device was connected? Do you see a power plug over the battery icon on your Focus?
My WP7 phone was only trickle charging until I used a different cable. If you just installed Zune 4.7 and the cable checks out... Reboot!
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I can't find what version of Zune I am running, but I didn't download and install it to my computer until after I bought the Focus, so I assume it must be current. And yes, I do see the power plug over the battery icon, so I know the Focus is connected to the computer and charging, but Zune still doesn't see it as a connected device.
do you have xp sp3?
I think that is a requirement.
Anyways, if so, I would probably uninstall zune and reinstall.
I have xp and it didn't have any problems auto installing the drivers for my hd7 and connecting.
OK, I uninstalled and downloaded Zune again, and it still does not recognize my Focus as being connected.
Is there some setting on the Focus I'm supposed to adjust to allow it to be recognized by Zune?
im having this same problem. my phone was syncing up perfectly yesterday but now zune isn't recognizing my device
I had the same exact problem when I first got my Panther. It may sound silly but have you tried restarting your Focus? My wouldn't connect and once I restarted it, it connected with no problem.
I've tried multiple USB cords, deleting and reinstalling Zune on my desktop, turning my Focus off and on, and still the Zune program does not recognize any device as being connected, even though Windows sees a Windows Phone 7 as being connected and my Focus is getting powered.
Not being able to sync/connect to Zune seems like it will be a big handicap for this phone, so don't know if I will be able to keep it.
OK, it's now working for me. I think the problem was that I was using the extra USB connectors/chargers that I bought at the AT&T store. Just now I connected the Focus using the Samsung cord that came with the Focus, and my computer loaded drivers and Zune recognized the device.
gmfeld said:
OK, it's now working for me. I think the problem was that I was using the extra USB connectors/chargers that I bought at the AT&T store. Just now I connected the Focus using the Samsung cord that came with the Focus, and my computer loaded drivers and Zune recognized the device.
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that is weird. I rarely use original cords, think I'm using my camera's usb cord right now, and I've never had that problem. I hope samsung hasn't put some proprietary thing in the usb to make it the only one that will work (ala apple)
Same problem here. My Samsung Focus was syncing up fine the last time i connected to Zune. Now it will not recognize the device. My computer recognizes the phone and charges it just fine.
Zune doesn't recognize my WP7 via USB
I've been experiencing this issue now for a couple of weeks. I have hard reset it, reformatted it, and reboot every associated PC, and even tried different cables. Its as if the USB driver stored on the device has been deleted or corrupted. As with other users, my phone will charge when connected to the PC via USB, but Zune doesn't see it, and device manager doesn't see it anymore either. I even tried uninstalling the driver entry for it on one PC under device manager, in hopes that would force it to reinstall the correct driver, but no luck. Now it just doesn't exist.
I stopped in at an ATT store today and they don't even have a Zune workstation set up to test WP7 phones. Go figure.
gmfeld said:
I have the Zune software on my Windows XP computer, and a Zune account set up. When I connect my Samsung Focus to the computer, Zune does not see it as a connected device. I am using the USB cable that came with the phone, and I use that same USB port to connect my iPod without any problem.
Any suggestions?
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Hi All,
maybe this can help you ...
Launch your Samsung Focus’ dialer, and key-in ##634#. Press the call button, and you will reach the phone’s Diagnosis menu. Using that, enter *#7284# and a dialog box will appear, presenting you with the option to change the setting for USB (Zune to modem or ‘Modem, USB dialog’)
thank me if it worked
alexdil said:
Hi All,
maybe this can help you ...
Launch your Samsung Focus’ dialer, and key-in ##634#. Press the call button, and you will reach the phone’s Diagnosis menu. Using that, enter *#7284# and a dialog box will appear, presenting you with the option to change the setting for USB (Zune to modem or ‘Modem, USB dialog’)
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I have been trying this but for some reason I dont get a grey screen. Is there any other way?
UPDATE: So I got the dialog box, but I am still not able to connect. It would seem that the drivers are not recognized. i tried almost every file outhere, no luck. Any other suggestions? am on Windows 7 x64
I just realized that when i do the change above and it prompt for the reboot, after the reboot I check it and it goes back to zune. Should I be doing something else
Well I am having the same problem with my LG Optimus Quantum.
Using the factory USB cable, newest version of zune, etc etc. I have had my phone since launch, but yesterday bought my wife the same phone and hers DOES get recognized by zune. This is seriously pissing me off.
ADD: The PC itself seems to be recognizing the phone, as I have the "Your Device is ready to use" window, with ready to use beside USB Composite Device, LG LG-C900B, and Windows Phone USB
I am perplexed.
2nd ADD: SOLVED. I had to do a hard reset, which sucks because I had pictures on the phone but couldn't sync to save them, and the skydrive option was messing up too. But it is now being recognized by zune at least.
I've had this problem before, but I have always been able to fix it by uninstalling ADB and drivers, through WUG's toolkit, changing cables, device manager/update drivers, jumping up and down while spinning and plugging cable in, among other things. However, this time is different and I'm not sure if it is because of M on my phone or the Windows 10 update. This problem has been going on for over a month now, and I've had both since it started. I've tried all the above mentioned things, along with everything else I can find, and none of them work.
The only way I can get my computer to recognize my phone to share files is to go into device manager every I plug it in is to; go to device manager, right click to update driver, select do it from my pc, select driver in folder. After doing this it works perfectly fine, but I have to do it every time I plug my phone in or every time my phone turns off while it's plugged in. The error message I get on my computer is "USB device not recognized" when I go into device manager it says "device descriptor request failed" It does this on both of my PCs. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated!
DT USC said:
I've had this problem before, but I have always been able to fix it by uninstalling ADB and drivers, through WUG's toolkit, changing cables, device manager/update drivers, jumping up and down while spinning and plugging cable in, among other things. However, this time is different and I'm not sure if it is because of M on my phone or the Windows 10 update. This problem has been going on for over a month now, and I've had both since it started. I've tried all the above mentioned things, along with everything else I can find, and none of them work.
The only way I can get my computer to recognize my phone to share files is to go into device manager every I plug it in is to; go to device manager, right click to update driver, select do it from my pc, select driver in folder. After doing this it works perfectly fine, but I have to do it every time I plug my phone in or every time my phone turns off while it's plugged in. The error message I get on my computer is "USB device not recognized" when I go into device manager it says "device descriptor request failed" It does this on both of my PCs. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated!
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I think I'm getting something similar since I've installed "M"....
Under:
Settings -> Developer Options -> Select USB Configuration
It say's it's set to "MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)"; it really isn't. When I plug the phone in, under Win 8.1, a desktop window opens with "AOSP on Hammerhead" (or something like that), but there's nothing in it. Now for some magic....
With the phone in one hand, and the mouse in the other:
1. Open Settings -> Developer Options -> Select USB Configuration
2. Touch "MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)" (even if it's already selected)
3. Listen for the PC/Windows Desktop (it should give an audible sound)
4. Immediately click on the "AOSP on Hammerhead" text in the path listed on the open Windows widow ("This PC -> AOSP on Hammerhead")
5. You should see an "Internal Storage" folder appear
6. Open the folder, enjoy MTP