By Michael | Last Updated
If Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is corrupted or missing in your Windows computer, the iOS devices, such as iPhone, would not be detected or recognized by the computer or iTunes. Thus, you can reinstall or update the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver on your computer. In this article, we will share a complete guide to update the Apple Mobile Device USB driver in your Windows 11/10/8/7 computer.
Generally, the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is automatically installed when your iOS devices is connected to the Windows computer. You can check it under Device Manager.
Step 1: Connect your iOS devices to the Windows computer.
Step 2: Open Device Manager on your computer.
Step 3: Expand the Universal Serial Bus device and usually you can see Apple Mobile Device USB driver there.
If you cannot find the Apple Mobile Device USB driver under Device Manager, you can update the driver in Device Manager. But this method only works in the situation that you downloaded and installed the iTunes from Microsoft Store.
Step 1: Search Device Manager on your Windows search box. After that, choose to open Device Manager. Besides, the iOS device should be connected to your Windows computer.
Step 2: Locate your device. It usually lies in the category named Portable Devices.
Step 3: Right-click the device under Portable Devices and choose Update driver.
Step 4: On the prompt, choose Search automatically for updated driver software to move forward.
Step 5: Instantly, you will get the message “The best driver software for your device is already installed”. After that, you can go back to part 1 to check whether the Apple Mobile Device USB driver appears or not. Otherwise, you can click Search for updated drivers on Windows Update to follow instructions to update driver.
If your Apple Mobile Device USB driver exists but the iPhone does not show up in your computer, there might be something wrong in the driver. You can uninstall and reinstall it on your Windows computer.
Step 1: Make sure you connect the iOS device. Then open Device Manager.
Step 2: Head to Universal Serial Bus device and expand it. Choose the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver and right-click it. Then, hit the option—Uninstall Device.
Step 3: Click Uninstall to confirm the uninstallation and delete the driver software from your device.
Step 4: After restarting the computer, press Windows + R keys on your keyboard to open Run window.
Step 5: Enter the following location into the box and click the OK button: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\Drivers.
Step 6: Right-click on usbaapl64.inf file and choose Install. In minutes, the driver will be installed on your computer.
If you encounter other issues about Apple Mobile Device USB Driver, you can try iSunshare iOS Repair Genius to get the driver back to normal in one click. This software enables you to fix iTunes does not recognize iPhone errors, iTunes connection errors and etc. in an easy way.
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