Flashtool Drivers

[Also works for Windows 10] We have to disable the default Driver Signing enforcement which Microsoft has inbuilt into Windows 8 and above. To do so, we have to do the following: • Press Windows Key + R (or go to Run) • Type “shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00″ • Go to Troubleshoot –> Advanced options –> Start Up Settings –> Restart • After a computer soft reboot, hit Option 7 (Disable driver signature enforcement) • Restart your PC After it restarts, just do the driver installation again, and it will work perfectly this time.

Instead of failing at once, it will bring a prompt and ask you if you\'d like to install this untrusted driver. Just confirm and you\'ll be on your way!

Flash tool If you are having issues with opening your flash tool. Make sure to download the latest version supported by your computers operating system. Here you can learn more about the flash tool for Xperia™ devices, which is a desktop application that you can use to flash Sony software on your unlocked Xperia™ device. This is useful if you’ve for example flashed a custom ROM on your device, and want to go change to a standard Sony software. This flash tool can only be used by Xperia™ devices having an unlocked bootloader. Please note that your phone still stays unlocked, and that the warranty may still be voided.

[Also works for Windows 10] We have to disable the default Driver Signing enforcement which Microsoft has inbuilt into Windows 8 and above. To do so, we have to do the following: • Press Windows Key + R (or go to Run) • Type “shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00″ • Go to Troubleshoot –> Advanced options –> Start Up Settings –> Restart • After a computer soft reboot, hit Option 7 (Disable driver signature enforcement) • Restart your PC After it restarts, just do the driver installation again, and it will work perfectly this time.

Instead of failing at once, it will bring a prompt and ask you if you\'d like to install this untrusted driver. Just confirm and you\'ll be on your way!

Flash tool If you are having issues with opening your flash tool. Make sure to download the latest version supported by your computers operating system. Here you can learn more about the flash tool for Xperia™ devices, which is a desktop application that you can use to flash Sony software on your unlocked Xperia™ device. This is useful if you’ve for example flashed a custom ROM on your device, and want to go change to a standard Sony software. This flash tool can only be used by Xperia™ devices having an unlocked bootloader. Please note that your phone still stays unlocked, and that the warranty may still be voided.