If you are looking for a tutorial to install Universal ADB Driver (ADB driver installer by drsmart) on your Windows computer, then you are on the right page. Follow the tutorial given here carefully to install Universal ADB Driver on your computer.
This tutorial is applicable for all versions of Windows operating system including Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP (32 bit and 64 bit).
Tutorial To Install Universal ADB Driver On Your Computer:
Step 1: As a pre-requisite, make sure that you connect your Android device to the computer using the original USB data cable. If you do it after the installation process begins, the ADB driver installer won’t detect your device.
Step 2: Next, download Universal ADB driver and extract the compressed file to a folder on your computer. Now, you will find the “universaladbdriver.exe” file.
Step 3: Now, click on it to launch the Universal ADB driver installer.
Step 4: Once you launch the installer window, it will automatically detect your smartphone or tablet since your smartphone is already connected to the computer.
Step 5: Now, you will be able to see your smartphone or tablet model number in the installer’s device list. Also, you will see the message “Driver incorrectly” under “Device status,” which indicates that you haven’t installed the ADB driver in your computer.
Step 6: Next, click on “Install” in the installer window to launch the installation process. Once you do that, you will get a Windows Security Prompt stating that they can’t verify the driver’s publisher. Just ignore it and click on “Install this driver software anyway” to install the required ADB driver on your computer.
Step 7: After the installation is successfully finished, you will be able to see a green progress bar in the installer window along with the message “[Done] Installation Success.”
That’s it. Now you have successfully installed the ADB driver of your Android device on your Windows computer.
Points To Remember:
1) An XDA developer by the name drsmart has created and distributed this tool. So, all credits must go to him.
2) If you are looking for an alternate driver to connect your device to a computer, then download and install Google USB Driver.
3) If you would like to get installation tutorials for other Android device drivers, then visit our tutorials page.
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