Interop Tools - A versatile registry app for all devices, now on Github

[gus33000]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT (11/25/2017): https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74628972&postcount=1071
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT (08/02/2020): https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83193721&postcount=1236

Source code: https://github.com/gus33000/InteropTools

OP update is still Work in progress

READ BEFORE POSTING ANYTHING

• Interop Tools can't be installed, like with a lot of other apps that uses restricted CAPs, if you CAP unlocked your phone using vcREG, vcREG changes 2 registry values that breaks the whole deployment system since one build of the rs1 development, so please reset your phone, use only vcREG to install an older NDTK if needed, and install Interop Tools (h/t @vcfan see your DMs)
• Interop Tools doesn't require and will never require any CAP unlock
• Please read the installation instructions carefully
• Interop Tools versions older than or equal to Beta 1.8.1 are not supported in any way, please update the app
• I'm not responsible for any damage made by your device if this ever happens even though I'm really careful each time I'm posting a new version
• When submitting a bug report, please specify what apps related to Interop/Cap unlock you have installed, if you did anything, some reproduction steps and the phone model you are using, along with if you cap unlocked your device.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
If you have an IT version older or equal to Beta 1.7 already installed, please uninstall it and reboot your device prior to installing/updating Interop Tools

1. Download the latest Interop Tools appxbundle for your device architecture and its dependencies
2. Extract both zips, and extract the certificate file if you're installing Interop Tools on a desktop device
3. If you're on a Desktop device, double click the certificate file, select Local Machine as the installation location, press next, select place the certificate into the following certificate store, and pick trusted peoples, then press ok, and next.
4. Install Interop Tools dependencies like any regular appx, by opening up the Device portal for your device, going into the application section, click on browser for the app package, select the dependency appx, and then press install, do that for each dependency
5. The install Interop Tools main appxbundle by pressing browser, pick it, then press install.

ENABLE SYSTEM REGISTRY ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS
For x50+ lumia devices by Microsoft

1. Download and install vcREG and proceed to install the older NDTK version as instructed in the vcREG thread, for support about this whole process, please see the vcREG thread in the same forum section
2. Don't do any CAP unlock, otherwise Interop Tools might not install properly
3. Install Interop Tools if you never installed it like instructed on this post

For other lumia devices by Microsoft

1. Go to the Interop Unlock section of Interop Tools
2. If restore NDTK isn't on, turn it on, and reboot your device

For all other OEM devices

1. Download the NDTK packages and the WPAK utilities from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3860782&d=1472659473 http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3860780&d=1472659433
2. Go to the Interop Unlock section of Interop Tools, and tap the button that says "Enable installing NDTK on any device"
3. Put the two NDTK cabs in one empty folder on your PC
4. Open a command prompt as administrator and make sure you're in the directory where the iutool executable is located from the WP(AK) zip
5. run "iutool -V -p "<fulllocationwherethetwondtkpackagesarestored>" with your phone connected into the PC
6. if iutool throws an error, please unplug your device, go to the control panel, devices and printer, select your phone, should be ghosted, click on uninstall device, and then replug the device and wait for it to reinstall. If you still have issues, run GETDULOGS from the same CMD prompt, and post the cab you get along with a message in this thread
7. When the installation is finished, open Interop Tools, go to the Interop Unlock section, and tap restore the original manufacturer info button.

You can find a Q&A in the post below the OP.

FEATURES

This app allows you to:

• Edit the registry through the registry editor
• Browse the registry hives through the registry browser
• Find sepecific registry values/keys through the search page
• Apply tweaks to your device
• Interop and Cap unlock your device
• Access device information
• Remotely edit the registry through the built-in desktop app
• Manage Applications
• Manage Certificates
• Perform standard registry operations such as deleting, renaming, and copying details
• Built-In Command Prompt inside the app (coming in pre-1.9)
• Manage SSH accounts and more (coming in pre-1.9)
• and more.

This app includes a lot of neat features which makes a better experience while editing the registry such as for example, the key suggestion bar in the registry editor, or the jump to button in the browser.

STATE OF THE APP

The app is still in development and has some rough edges. I would appreciate if you could report bugs about it, but before make sure you read the Q&A.
Currently the app has limited support for the registry for all devices running at least Windows 10 Mobile build 10240 by default.
Some specific devices have extra support out of the box, please read the list inside the spoiler below.

Lumia handsets (including other handsets with the ndtk service installed):
SYSTEM level access for editing and reading the following registry values and hives:

HKLM
HKCU
HKCR
HKU
HKCC

REG_DWORD
REG_QWORD
REG_SZ
REG_MULTI_SZ
REG_EXPAND_SZ
REG_BINARY

SYSTEM level access for LG and Samsung devices (untested, please report some feedback about it):

HKLM
REG_DWORD
REG_SZ

You can however enable more access privileges by following the instructions above, about enabling system registry access.

LINKS

See the second post for current pre-releases
Main Mega folder for download links and older versions: http://bit.ly/InteropTools See the current pre-releases
App Twitter account (for direct communication if I'm not available directly): http://twitter.com/InteropTools
My Personal Twitter account: http://twitter.com/gus33000

SCREENSHOTS

 

[gus33000]

Credits:

Snickler, for the SSH stuff
VCFan for the Lumia RPC library.
Myria-Chan for the Test signing hack.
Microsoft for the other libs and the one coming with v1.9
And a lot more peoples helping me testing the app, reporting tweaks (also thanks for some tweaks to the peoples contributing to the WPTweaker project, especially for the brightness slider).

Current Pre-release:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73608163&postcount=1006

 

[gus33000]

Q&A

Q: What does "versatile" means?
A: It means that the app will work on every phone. But that doesn't mean it will work the same everywhere.

Q: Will this app work on Windows Phone 8.1?
A: No this is a Windows 10 UWP app, please fall back to using vcREG and CustomPFD for Windows Phone 8.1.

Q: I'm getting an error while installing one of all dependencies, what should I do?
A: Install all the dependencies first then install the one that throws an error. One of them depends on another one.

Q: The app doesn't install
A: Make sure you're installing the correct package for your processor architecture (x86_x64 is usually for PC, your phone is probably an ARM device) and that you installed all dependencies one by one prior to installing the app.

Q: I have a lumia which is not part of the x50 device family but I can't seem to be able to write some registry values.
A: Make sure under interop unlock, "Restore NDTK" is on, if not turn it on, reboot and try again.

Q; The app crashes.
A: Please submit a bug report with full detailed reproduction steps as well as your device model, if you tampered with ndtk before and other details that may help troubleshoot the crash such as the current running build and etc.

Q: What does TNSTSIGNING do?
A: It enables Test Signing on builds prior or equal to 10572. Don't be stupid and don't turn that on on later builds, your phone will most probably go into a boot loop.

Q: Can't install the versions above Beta 1.7
A: Re-read the installation instructions.

Q: How to install android with this app?
A: No you can't.

 

[L_u_k_e]

Can install this on win phone 8.1 i would like enable dng photos ?

 

[gus33000]

Can install this on win phone 8.1 i would like enable dng photos ?

No this is a Windows 10 UWP app only, sorry. You can fall back to using vcreg and custompfd on wp8.1, or upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile if you wish to use this app.

 

[quyleanh]

I've already install version 1.7.157.0. When I uninstall it and reinstall with version 1.8 nothing happens. I tried reboot my phone.

 

[gus33000]

I've already install version 1.7.157.0. When I uninstall it and reinstall with version 1.8 nothing happens. I tried reboot my phone.

Did you install all dependencies provided with beta 1.8.1 one by one before installing the main appxbundle? Dependencies changed between 1.7 and 1.8 and you need to reinstall all of them.

 

[augustinionut]

Credits:
dll coming with v1.9

Waiting for it.

Question: can you implement .reg files import?

 

[MrCego]

Nice to see you here, Gus.

 

[quyleanh]

Did you install all dependencies provided with beta 1.8.1 one by one before installing the main appxbundle? Dependencies changed between 1.7 and 1.8 and you need to reinstall all of them.

Except Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.Debug.1.3, I installed all remained dependencies through default File Explorer.
Hope it will work with version 1.9 tommorow.

 

[Riyad_]

Finally a post about Interop tools from @gus33000 himself. btw the app is a hope.thanks for all ur hard work mate..

 

[gus33000]

Except Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.Debug.1.3, I installed all remained dependencies through default File Explorer.
Hope it will work with version 1.9 tommorow.

Without Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.Debug.1.3 it will obviously not work. You need to install that, even for 1.9

Note: you need to install that debug dependency after all the other ones actually.

 

[augustinionut]

Reg files import? Can be made?

 

[gus33000]

Reg files import? Can be made?

That's actually planned since a while.

 

[chinitopex]

Awesome..
Thanks for share
Please can upload the file in zip? I cant download

 

[Mafworld]

Wanna download the lastest version but only appears 1.8, just for test CMD on my Lumia device.

 

[quyleanh]

Without Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.Debug.1.3 it will obviously not work. You need to install that, even for 1.9

Note: you need to install that debug dependency after all the other ones actually.

I did follow your note and it worked like charm! Thank you very much!

 

[gus33000]

Awesome..
Thanks for share
Please can upload the file in zip? I cant download

Wait for 1.9-prerelease which I will release today, that's mainly why I didn't attach any file.

Wanna download the lastest version but only appears 1.8, just for test CMD on my Lumia device.

Wait for 1.9-prerelease

 

[ck32]

Hello thank you for this app, I was wondering if this app can work on other phone that Microsoft or Lumia. I have a Blu Win HD LTE runing win 10 (14393.67) ?

Thank you

 

[gus33000]

Hello thank you for this app, I was wondering if this app can work on other phone that Microsoft or Lumia. I have a Blu Win HD LTE runing win 10 (14393.67) ?

Thank you

It will work yes, but some registry values might not be accessible to you. The Interop page, ssh/sftp/cmd, some tweaks will not work for example.