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HTC 8X Windows 10 update: here’s all you need to know
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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HTC8X is one of the few smartphones coming from big OEMs that supportWindows Phone. Aannounced 3 years ago, there are still plenty of owners who are interested in moving toWindows 10Mobile.
According to a couple ofHTC8X owners, they have been reporting various problems after installing the preview version ofWindows 10Mobile. Here’s what one of them has been saying:
After installation ofWindows 10insider preview my phone is still rebooting.Windows PhoneRecovery Tool doesn’t have package forHTC8X to recover.
For the time being there doesn’t seem to be an official solution, but aMicrosoftrepresentative has reached out and advised that those affected by the problem should perform a Soft Reset in order to solve this.
But this isn’t the single issue thatHTC8X owners have been reporting. Another quite long thread on theMicrosoftsupport forumsdetailshow the device ‘goes dead’ after installingWindows 10Mobile Preview.
In this case, the Windows Phone recovery tool is advised to be used in order to roll back toWindows 8.1, but even this doesn’t seem to work always, as there’s noHTC8X recovery image on the servers, according to users.
Fix bricked HTC 8X after Windows 10 install
Somebody is suggesting the following steps to be followed in case your HTC 8X has been bricked when trying to installWindows 10Mobile:
During this process, the screen will go black and green words will appear. There are possibilities that this process will stop but you can restart to resume it.
Are you a HTC 8X owner and have you been experiencing the same problems? If so, then leave your comment below and let us know.
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