Recovery options for Microsoft phones running Windows.
Though Microsoft doesn't really do mobile operating systems anymore, it still offers the specialized mobile phone tool Windows Device Recovery Tool which can be used to revert your Windows Mobile phone to a previous version of firmware. The tool was designed to work with Lumia phones and Microsoft VR products.
If things went wrong when upgrading your Windows phone to Windows 8 or Windows 10, you can use this official tool to go back to where you started when attempting to upgrade the operating system of your mobile device.
As a free program developed by Microsoft, this application should run fine on all modern versions of Windows that have the .NET Framework installed.
When running Windows Device Recovery Tool, you should have your mobile device connected with a proper USB data transfer cable. The app will check your device and whether its compatible and capable of running the tool. When complete, select the device inside of the interface of the connected device. Further steps will check whether there's an update available from the official servers. A few system settings will become available in further steps.
Windows Device Recovery Tool will begin the installation of your desired Windows version when all of the steps have been completed. Keep in mind that you should keep your phone connected to your PC during the entire process.
Features of Windows Phone Recovery Tool
- Backup: Easily create and store a backup of your Windows phone.
- Connect: Connect to a Windows PC with a USB cable.
- Customize: Customize your phone with themes and wallpapers.
- Data transfer: Transfer data between phones or devices.
- Diagnostics: Troubleshoot and diagnose issues with your phone.
- Optimize: Optimize your phone's performance.
- Recover: Recover photos, videos and other data from a device.
- Repair: Fix common problems with your Windows phone.
- Restore: Quickly restore a backed up device or reset it to its factory settings.
- Security: Protect your device with built-in security features.
- Sync: Keep your device in sync with your PC.
- Unlock: Remove the lock screen on a phone.
- Update: Install latest OS and firmware updates.
- Upgrade: Upgrade your Windows phone to the latest version.
Compatibility and License
Windows Phone Recovery Tool is provided under a freeware license on Windows from mobile phone tools with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 3.14.7501 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can Windows Phone Recovery Tool run on?
Windows Phone Recovery Tool can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
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- Windows Phone Recovery Tool Download
- Free Mobile Phone Tools
- Windows Phone Recovery Tool 3.14
- Windows Phone Recovery Software
