[HOW TO] Enable USB option in settings

Budniu

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #1

If you have WP 8.1 dev preview you can try:

1. Launch Bing or Cortana
2. Type in ‘USB’
3. Swipe left to ‘phone’
4. Tap Settings > USB

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Now we see USB settings, but I don't know whether or not the feature works. Anyway - we see so that is already in the system.
Source: http://www.wpcentral.com/bing-search-reveals-hidden-usb-settings-windows-phone-81

 

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Loco5150

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• Apr 25, 2014

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Weird thing...

I was browsing registry a week ago and found these settings there. I posted to the 8.1 tweaking topic about them, with a sidenote that what happened, this didnt come tothe final build. After posting I was swiping in the settings and saw the USB -settings menu there. Then I just thought I have missed the whole usb-settings in the preview and edited my post about that.

Now that I saw the news abotu this in WPC yesteday, I went to the settings and the USB -settings is not present anymore. I dont know I probably then enabled/disabled it myself then from the settings.

Posted the reg tweak to the tweaking topic how to make the usb settings menu appear in the settings.

 

Last edited: Apr 25, 2014

Budniu

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• Apr 25, 2014

• #3

anaheiim said:

Thx, but why post in development section?
Is good in general section.

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Ok, if you can move the topic.
I tried typing other commands, like:
- cortana
- quiet hours
- network profile
Try these

 

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ngame

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• Apr 25, 2014

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Budniu said:

Ok, if you can move the topic.
I tried typing other commands, like:
- cortana
- quiet hours
- network profile
Try these

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What network profile do for you ?
it only have a update button and it's only returns error ! for you , too?

 

DilanChd

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• Apr 25, 2014

• #5

ngame said:

Did you think about that maybe cortana allow us to access to other hidden parts?
USB settings is only one of them

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Yes, but I thought it had most place in general section.

Budniu said:

Ok, if you can move the topic.
I tried typing other commands, like:
- cortana
- quiet hours
- network profile
Try these

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Yes I tried Cortana and Quiet Hours.
Network Profile gives me an error.

 

thals1992

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• Apr 25, 2014

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ngame said:

What network profile do for you ?
it only have a update button and it's only returns error ! for you , too?

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I don't even get that. I keep clicking on it in the 928, but nothing happens. What is it?

 

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ngame

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• Apr 25, 2014

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thals1992 said:

I don't even get that. I keep clicking on it in the 928, but nothing happens. What is it?

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Shots

 

DilanChd

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• Apr 25, 2014

• #8

Same error in network profile.

 

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compu829

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• Apr 25, 2014

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I can get to the option on my Windows Phone 8x, but it says "Not connected" even though the phone is connected to my computer via USB.

 

titi66200

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• Apr 25, 2014

• #10

Same for me

 

Budniu

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• Apr 25, 2014

• #11

For network profile I have same error. I don't know what is that, but I tried

 

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gidannifico

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• Apr 26, 2014

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Budniu said:

For network profile I have same error. I don't know what is that, but I tried

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Me too for network profile, but I enabled USB in settings, as @Loco explained here. - of course with interop unlock, using samwp8tools and regedit-
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2718311&page=4

This is the command: LOCALMACHINE (check DWORD)
Path: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\USB
Key: DisableUSBControlPanel
Value: 0

 

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DaviUnic

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• Apr 26, 2014

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I've enabled both options, but they don't seem to work on my 820 (yet). Probably why the setting was hidden in the first place... :/

 

djtonka

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• Apr 26, 2014

• #14

this is the reason...

 

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sisqo88

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I activated the settings but it doesn't allert me when I connect a slow charger

 

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• May 1, 2014

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with web reg you can see there are more keys to USB :

 

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dazza9075

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• May 1, 2014

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possibly just a complete coincidence but not long after enabling this I started getting issues with the phone charging, in that it wouldn't charge or connect via USB, a reset fixed it and not been an issue since. probably nothing but if more folk find this happening it might be worth while keeping track of it to potentially warn others.


after all, its not as if these settings are super secrete or against the wishes of the networks so the settings are not live for a reason....perhaps that's it.


food for thought