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Nokia’s Lumia line is still plagued with the worst bug ever, if you ever want to reset your phone, NEVER and I mean never use the reset button in the setting.

Mainly because If you do reset it chances are you’ll spend the next day or so waiting on a spinning cogs animationÂ thatÂ may or may not reset your phone successfully.

While in old daysÂ we could justÂ flashÂ the phone with Nokia Care Suite, now as Nokia closed its servers to our peeping eyes, our only option becameÂ to take the phone toÂ Nokia Care Center!

I’m glad to report that Nokia updated its “Nokia Software Updater for Retail to version 4.1.0” which added an option so direly missed: “My device does not boot up.” those of you Nokia veterans this basically dead phone flashing, this NSU is basicallyÂ idiotÂ proof.

The process goes as follows, install the NSU for retail 4.1.0 or update it if you already have it.Â Â 104MB

This only works on WindowsÂ 7 & 8.

Run NSU and this screen pops up, click on My device doesn’t boot up

Make sure your phone is charged; usingÂ a low powered USB port(PC/laptop port)

(DO NOT USE WIRELESS CHARGING or the wall charger as both will heat up the phone to dangerous degrees as the spinning cogs already heat up the phone)

Now that you have a fully charged phone stuck on animated cogs, Connect the phone and click continue

(I know they say disconnect it, its okay connect it anyways)

When theÂ “waiting for device connection” screenÂ comes up, press and holdÂ both the “power” button and the “volume down” button until the phone vibrates and your pc detects a new hardware, the installer will take over and will prompt you to install a hefty 1.2gb worth ofÂ firmware, after which it’ll flash the firmware and you’ll get your Lumia back to life.

Warning:Â This “MAY” void your warranty, the logic behind the voided warranty is up for debate; if your device loses connection during flashing like in caseÂ ofÂ a faulty cable, electricity outage or any other trouble you’ll brick your phone and thus Nokia can’t be held responsible for this.

SO TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

It didn’t work?

UseÂ an originalÂ USB cable,Â if you’reÂ flashing via a desktop PC (which I don’t recommend) use the motherboard’sÂ USB port and not the port embedded in the case,Â DO NOT use an extensionÂ cord too.

ManyÂ drivers get installedÂ during theÂ setup of Nokia Software Updater, make sure you don’t stop them from doing so.

The actual flashing process is not related to the firmware download so don’t be afraid if your phone got disconnected then, but onceÂ your phone reboot please for god’s sake do not remove it or touch it until its done.

If all of the above didn’t work just change the PC you’re using to do this.

Thanks for readingÂ and I’m glad to answer any questions down bellow, butÂ I have no idea when your updates come out so please leave that out of the comments. 🙂

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