After Windows 10 Creators Update can not connect my Windows CE device via Windows Mobile Device Center

Anonymous

Hello

After I installed Windows 10 Creators Update I can not connect my Windows CE device via Windows Mobile Device Center(WMDC)

When I started Visual Studio 2008 and tried to open my project I am developing for my Windows CE device it first said that "Microsoft.CompactFramework.CSharp.targets"

is missing but after reinstalling the compact framework that was fixed.

But then i noticed that when I try to connect my Windows CE device nothing happens on the pc(WMDC does not start) and the device is not trying make a connection.

I can not start WMDC manualy and an hour before when the creators update was not installed everything was working fine.

Any Ideas how to fix this?

In the Event Viewer is noticed these new errors:

Failed to start the Windows Mobile-2003-based device connectivity service due to CreateSemaphore(0x80070005) failure (see data for failure code).

and

The server {373E19B5-76AA-46D5-93A9-2E39A99B39B2} did not register with DCOM within the required timeout.

I do not know what this means but those appeared after the update so hope they help.

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Anonymous

I still use a Pocket PC 2002 based device and ran into the same problem.

These are the steps I took to get WMDC to work again:

If Windows 10 is showing you the "This app isn't working correctly" notification when you try to start Windows Mobile Device center, first reinstall it as it suggests. I simply removed WMDC first and then used the 6.1 installation available from the Microsoft Download Center:

This should make the message go away, but WMDC still does not launch, either nothing happens or it will be stuck on the splash screen.

Now go to the Services applet, and look for the "Windows Mobile 2003-based device connectivity" service. Double-click it to view it's properties, choose the "Log On" tab and select "Local System account" as the log on mode.

You should now be able to start the service and WMDC will work as expected again.

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Anonymous

2017-04-26T14:04:02+00:00

Only this description was helpful! Thank you!
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Anonymous

2017-05-10T02:49:18+00:00

After fighting this problem for quite a few hours, I finally came across a link from Juniper Systems that led me to this page / file:

http://www.junipersys.com/Juniper-Systems-Rugged-Handheld-Computers/support/Knowledge-Base/Support-Knowledge-Base-Topics/Desktop-Connection-ActiveSync-or-Windows-Mobile-Device-Center/WMDC-in-Windows-10

I downloaded, ran it (I was desparate) and IT WORKED! The problem is that it required the restart right away and I didn't think to bookmark the forum that I was on. After restarting and WMDC finally starting fully, my Spectra Precision Ranger finally talked with WMDC again, even with the evil Windows 10 Creator Update installed!

It's a small 16kb file. I don't really know what it did. A command prompt window came up and it was quick and BEAUTIFUL!.
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Anonymous

2017-05-12T23:41:29+00:00

Working with a few Trimble Juno 3b units, which are unable to connect to my Windows 10 PC after the CE update.

I've tried the registry commands mentioned in your post, as well as the .exe provided by Juniper Systems later on in this thread. Nothing has worked.

Does ANYONE have any idea how to restore connectivity to my devices?
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Anonymous

2017-05-18T22:19:40+00:00

Thank You. Fixed my issue.
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