Windows Mobile Device Center Compatibility with Windows 10

Anonymous
2015-06-17T20:25:46+00:00

Is or will Windows Mobile Device Center be compatible with Windows 10?  There are some legacy devices that require sync with WMDC and then there are security personnel that do not allow devices to connect to their Wi-Fi but rather connect them via USB using WMDC.  I was able to get WMDC to work successfully on Windows 8 and 8.1.  So far I have not heard any news in regards to Windows 10.  Looking forward to hearing results and or news regarding this.  Thx everyone.

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Anonymous
2015-06-17T21:50:26+00:00

Sync Center is still there in Windows 10 (Windows key + X > click Control Panel)

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-05-05T00:37:06+00:00

    Good day,

    There are several reasons why you are experiencing this problem and that's what we are going to figure out. This type of issue normally happens when there's a hardware failure or software change made on the computer prior to this concern. Before we proceed with the troubleshooting steps, we would like to know more about this concern. Kindly answer the questions below:

    • Which device are you using?
    • Have you updated your device driver?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-11-23T17:18:38+00:00

    I have tried everything from this topic and I still can not connect MC55A0 (Windows Mobile 6.5 Classic) with Windows 10 on this PC.

    When I plug the USB to PC there is special sound which I guess inform that new plug and play device is recognized. Unfortunately Windows Mobile Device Center still shows that status is "Not Connected".

    I have also checked that any new devices is not visible in Device Manager.

    To compare with Windows 7 and 8 it is new entry in Device Manager called Portable Devices which contains Pocket_PC. I assume that this is issue with the driver which for some reason is not loading. Can any one help me? Is it available a driver for Windows 10?

    In Programs and Features I have Windows Mobile Device Center and Windows Mobile Device Center Driver Update. It was installed by Windows Update.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-10-10T01:10:15+00:00

    I uninstalled USB Sync Cradle from Portable Devices (hidden) and uninstalled Mobile Device Center then plugged in the PDA. It didn't automatically install MDC so I manually installed it via drvupdate-amd64.exe in Vista compatibility mode.

    At first it gave me the same Desktop error but my PDA showed emails from the desktop. Disabled and enabled Contacts, Calendar, Email in one or multiple configurations and at one time got a Sync complete. Checked the calendar and the entry from the PDA was not in the desktop Outlook 2003 calendar. Tried again and again and no luck.

    Still getting "ActiveSync encountered a problem on the desktop"

    ActiveSyc on the PDA shows Support code: 0x85010014

    Any other ideas?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-10-08T11:20:03+00:00

    I run into the same problem with the PDAs in Windows 10, but this post solved all my problems : 

    "To correct this issue, I uninstalled Windows Mobile Device Center, right clicked and Uninstalled the USB Sync Cradle in device manager and scanned the PC for new hardware. This time, when the driver was installed Windows Mobile Device Center was installed at the same time as the driver.

    I think my issue was probably caused by me installing things in the wrong order."

    Basically, when you install Windows Mobile Device Center, is automatically installed  USB Sync Cradle. You should uninstall from device manager USB Sync Cradle and also Windows Mobile Device Center, and just connect your PDA. Windows 10 will automatically install Windows Mobile Device Center for you and USB Sync Candle will not be installed. This driver is the one which causes the errors.

    Hope this help you too!

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