Before we start... YES, these drivers work on the doomed Windows 10 Update 2004/20H2
UPDATE JAN. 2024
The drivers should work on Windows 11!
Where do I get the drivers?
You can download the drivers at
drivers.rudydelorenzo.ca
What does the file include?
The .zip file contains:
The process to install the modified drivers is the same as the regular drivers, with the only difference being that you have to disable driver signature enforcement. Despite the process being largely the same as other windows versions, I'll detail the whole thing from start to finish here.
Credit: These instructions + the driver modification algorithm are largely based upon @napoleao's post here. Thank you @napoleao!
Step 1: Download and extract the driver kit
You only have to do this step if you're installing on Windows 10 Version 2004.
We have to do this because, since the drivers have been modified, the signature they have is no longer valid.
The software and drivers are now installed. Go ahead and plug the cable into the car and open BMW Scanner 1.4. The software should load correctly. Have fun and code away!
UPDATE JAN. 2024
The drivers should work on Windows 11!
Where do I get the drivers?
You can download the drivers at
drivers.rudydelorenzo.ca
What does the file include?
The .zip file contains:
CDMUninstaller.exeto properly uninstall any previous versions of the driver.- the modified driver files
- all the files from the original, unmodified driver package (which you can find here.)
The process to install the modified drivers is the same as the regular drivers, with the only difference being that you have to disable driver signature enforcement. Despite the process being largely the same as other windows versions, I'll detail the whole thing from start to finish here.
Credit: These instructions + the driver modification algorithm are largely based upon @napoleao's post here. Thank you @napoleao!
Step 1: Download and extract the driver kit
- Visit drivers.rudydelorenzo.ca
- Using the dropdown select the Windows 10 version you're running
- To find out which version of Windows 10 you have...
- Click
Find my version... - If prompted, click
Open Settings - Under the Windows Specifications heading, you'll find your version. It'll be a four-character alphanumeric string (e.g. 1709, 2004, 20H2, etc...)
- Click
Download - Unzip the .zip file you just downloaded. To do this, right click the file and select
Extract All... - Choose a folder to extract the files to. I recommend choosing somewhere easy to find like the desktop.
- Remember the location you extract them to, you'll need it later.
- Navigate to that folder.
- If you've ever installed these drivers or even attempted to install them, you should uninstall them using
CDMUninstaller.exe - Open
CDMUninstaller.exe - Click
Add - Click
Remove Devices - Close the CDM Uninstaller program.
You only have to do this step if you're installing on Windows 10 Version 2004.
We have to do this because, since the drivers have been modified, the signature they have is no longer valid.
- Right click the windows icon at the lower left corner of the screen
- Click
Settings - Click
Update & Security - Click
Recoveryon the left hand side - Under Advanced startup, click
Restart now. Your computer will now reboot and display a menu. - On that menu, click
Troubleshoot - Now click
Advanced options - Click
Startup settings - Click
Restart. Your computer will now restart. - When the Startup Settings menu appears, press
7on your keyboard. Your computer will now continue to boot normally.
- Open device manager
- You can do this by right-clicking the windows logo and then clicking
Device Managerin the options that show up
- You can do this by right-clicking the windows logo and then clicking
- Plug in your BMW Scanner cable to the computer, don't plug it into the car
- The screen should now refresh and something along the lines of
BMW Scanner V14xshould appear underOther Devices
- The screen should now refresh and something along the lines of
- Right click the
BMW Scanner V14xdevice and clickUpdate driverin the menu that appears. - On the window that appears, click on
Browse my computer for driver software - Now click on
Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer - Double click
Show All Devices - Click the
Have Disk...button - On the dialog that appears click
Browse... - Now navigate to the folder where you extracted the drivers (remember step 1?)
- Double click the
ftdibus.inffile - Click
OK - Select
USB Serial Converterand click theNextbutton. - A dialog will appear saying that armageddon will reign down upon you and your computer and that you'll start thermonuclear war because Windows can't verify the publisher of the software. Just click
Install this driver software anyway - After a moment, windows should let you know that the driver installed properly. Click
Closeto leave that window.
BMW Scanner V14x device has disappeared in favour of:- a
USB Serial Converterdevice underUniversal Serial Bus controllers, and - a
USB Serial Portdevice underOther devices, which has an error.
- Right click the
USB Serial Portdevice and clickUpdate driverin the menu that appears. - On the window that appears, click on
Browse my computer for driver software - Now click on
Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer - Double click
Show All Devices - Click the
Have Disk...button - On the dialog that appears click
Browse... - Now navigate to the folder where you extracted the drivers (again, the same one from step 1)
- Double click the
ftdiport.inffile, NOT theftdibus.inffile we used in the previous section. - Click
OK - Select
USB Serial Port. Click theNextbutton. - The same warning dialog from before will appear. Again, just click
Install this driver software anyway - After a moment, windows should let you know that the driver installed properly. Click
Closeto leave that window.
The software and drivers are now installed. Go ahead and plug the cable into the car and open BMW Scanner 1.4. The software should load correctly. Have fun and code away!
