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Download Latest Xiaomi USB Drivers & How to Install [Windows 10/8/7/XP]

Latest Xiaomi USB Drivers Download & Installation Guide

Proper USB drivers are essential for connecting your phone to the PC, to transfer files, work with ADB/Fastboot tools, firmware flashing, and more. Through this page, you can download the latest Xiaomi USB drivers for all Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco smartphones released to date. Further, we will also show you on how to install the Xiaomi USB drivers on Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, or Windows XP computer using two different methods.

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Before you head any further, let’s take a few seconds to understand what these USB drivers are and when/why you’d need to install them on your PC.

What are Xiaomi USB Drivers?

Xiaomi USB drivers are a set of Windows programs that enable your computer to properly detect and communicate with your Xiaomi smartphone over a USB connection. You will need these USB drivers for transferring files to/from your phone over MTP, for flashing the stock firmware using Mi Flash Tool, and also for establishing an ADB or Fastboot connection for flashing a custom recovery, rooting, debugging apps/ROMs, etc.

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Generally, your Windows computer (with the latest Windows OS version) would automatically recognize your Xiaomi device and install the required USB drivers for it. However, this doesn’t always work, especially on PCs running older Windows versions. Even if it does work, chances are that your computer might install an outdated USB driver that may not be compatible with the latest Xiaomi smartphones.

In such cases, manually installing the latest Xiaomi USB drivers on your PC will ensure compatibility with the latest smartphones. Further, it will also potentially fix any driver-related issues/errors you might be facing.

Compatability

The provided Xiaomi USB drivers are compatible with the following versions of the Windows OS on computers with both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) CPU architecture.

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP

Download Xiaomi USB Drivers

Below, you will find the links to download the latest Xiaomi USB Drivers for all Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO smartphones. Note that you will only need to download the USB driver standalone file for the manual installation method. For automatic installation, these USB drivers are already packaged with the Mi Flash Tool.

For Xiaomi Devices

Xiaomi Mi 1/1S Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 2/2S/2A Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 3 Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 4/4i/4c/4s Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 5/5c/5s/5s Plus Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 5X Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 6/6X Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 8/Mi 8 EE/ Mi 8 SE/ Mi 8 Lite Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 9/Mi 9 Explorer/Mi 9 SE Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 9T/Mi 9T Pro Download Link
Xiaomi Mi CC9/Mi CC9e/Mi CC9 Pro Download Link
Xiaomi Mi 10/Mi 10 Pro/Mi 10 Ultra/Mi 10 Lite/Mi 10 Youth Download Link
Xiaomi Mi A1 Download Link
Xiaomi Mi A2/A2 Lite Download Link
Xiaomi Mi A3 Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Note/Note Pro Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Note 10/Note 10 Pro/Note 10 Lite Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Max/Max Pro Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Download Link
Xiaomi Mi MIX Download Link
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2/MIX 2S Download Link
Xiaomi Mi MIX 3/MIX 3 5G Download Link
Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Pad Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 Download Link
Xiaomi Mi Pad 4/Mi Pad 4 Plus Download Link

For Redmi Devices

Redmi 1/1S Download Link
Redmi 2/2A Download Link
Redmi 3/3 Prime Download Link
Redmi 3S/3S Prime/3X Download Link
Redmi 4/4 Prime/4A/4X Download Link
Redmi 5/5 Plus Download Link
Redmi 6/6A/6 Pro Download Link
Redmi 7/7A Download Link
Redmi 8/8A Download Link
Redmi 9/9A/9C Download Link
Redmi K20/K20 Pro Download Link
Redmi K30/K30 Pro/K30 Ultra Download Link
Redmi Note/Redmi Note Prime Download Link
Redmi Note 2 Download Link
Redmi Note 3/3 Pro Download Link
Redmi Note 4/4X Download Link
Redmi Note 5A/5A Prime Download Link
Redmi Note 5 Download Link
Redmi Note 6 Download Link
Redmi Note 7/7 Pro Download Link
Redmi Note 8/8T/8 Pro Download Link
Redmi Note 9/9 Pro/9S Download Link

For Poco Devices

POCO F1 Download Link
POCO F2 Pro Download Link
POCO X2 Download Link
POCO X3 Download Link
POCO M2 Download Link
POCO M2 Pro Download Link

Instructions to Install Xiaomi USB Drivers

Installing the Xiaomi USB drivers on your Windows PC is extremely simple and can be done through two different methods, as demonstrated below.

Automatic Installation Method

The easiest way to install Xiaomi USB drivers on your Windows computer is by using the official MiFlash Tool. The tool is basically used to flash Fastboot ROM on Xiaomi/Redmi devices and also bundles the necessary USB and ADB drivers. To install the USB drivers using this method, follow the instructions listed below.

  1. Download the latest version of the Mi Flash Tool.
  2. Extract the contents of the downloaded ZIP file on your PC.
  3. Open the extracted ‘Mi-Flash-18-5-28-0’ folder.
  4. Double-click on the ‘XiaoMiFlash.exe’ executable file.
  5. The MiFlash Tool will now open up on your Windows PC.
  6. Next, click on the ‘Driver’ option located on the top-left of the tool’s window.
    Click on the 'Driver' Option in the MiFlash Tool
  7. Finally, click on the ‘Install’ button to install Xiaomi USB Drivers on your Windows PC.
    Click on 'Install' to Automatically Install Xiaomi USB Drivers on your Windows PC

That’s it! The USB Drivers should now be installed. Simply reboot your PC and try connecting your Xiaomi smartphone again.

Manual Installation Method

If the automatic installation fails for some reason, you could manually install Xiaomi USB Drivers on your Windows PC as well. Before you begin, make sure set up the Android SDK Tools on your PC. Also enable USB debugging on the device, under ‘Developer Options’.

  1. Download the Xiaomi USB driver package for your device.
  2. Extract the downloaded file on your PC using an archive tool like WinRAR or 7Zip.
  3. Plugin the device to the PC via USB cable.
  4. Navigate to the folder where you have installed ADB and Fastboot binaries (e.g. C:\adb).
  5. Now while holding the ‘SHIFT’ key, right-click on an empty area.
  6. Select ‘Open PowerShell window here’.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Open PowerShell on Windows PC
  7. Type in the following code in the PowerShell window to boot your Xiaomi/Redmi device into Fastboot Mode:
    adb reboot bootloader
  8. On your PC, go to the ‘Control Panel’ and launch the ‘Device Manager’.
  9. Under Device Manager, tap on ‘Other Devices’. Your Xiaomi/Redmi device would be mentioned either as an ‘Android Device’, ‘Unknown Device’ or ‘Other Device’ with a yellow exclamation mark.
  10. Right-click on it and select the ‘Update Driver’ option.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Click on 'Update Driver' in Device Manager
  11. In the next popup that appears, select ‘Browse my computer for driver software’.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Browse my computer for driver software
  12. Select ‘Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer’.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer
  13. Next, select the ‘Show All Devices’ option and click ‘Next’.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Show All Devices
  14. Click on the ‘Have Disk’ option.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Click on the 'Have Disk' Option
  15. Now, click on the ‘Browse’ button.
  16. Navigate to the folder where you have extracted USB Drivers.zip
  17. Select the ‘win 10’ or ‘xp-win7-win8’ folder, as per the installed Windows OS version on your PC.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Locate the USB Driver File
  18. Choose the ‘android_winusb’ file and click on ‘Open’.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Select the 'android_winusb.inf' file
  19. Thereafter, select the ‘Android Bootloader Interface’ and click ‘Next’.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Select 'Android Bootloader Interface'
  20. Now click on the ‘Install’ button to install the Xiaomi USB drivers on your Windows PC.
  21. Finally, click on the ‘Close’ button to close the dialog box.
    Manually Install Xiaomi USB Drivers - Installation Successful

Once the installation finishes, reboot your PC. After that, your Xiaomi/Redmi device should successfully be detected by the PC when connected over USB. If you have any questions regarding the download and installation of Xiaomi USB drivers, let us know.

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Dhananjay has more than 11 years of experience in Android software customization and development, and has spent the past 10 years writing about it. He spends most of his prime time reading, learning and writing about Android and other open-source projects. He is also a community-taught web developer. Apart from that, he loves mountain biking and playing video games on his PlayStation.

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