Mayank Parmar On June 2, 2017, 1:51 pm

Microsoft details how to recover bricked Windows 10 Mobile after installing Build 16212

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Microsoft has accidentally released Windows 10 Mobile Build 16212 to Windows Insiders in the Fast, Slow and Release Preview Ring. If you’ve installed Windows 10 Mobile Build 16212 on your Windows Phone, your phone will be stuck in a reboot loop.

Microsoft has released the same buggy build to Windows 10 PCs, however the solution for PCs and tablets is easy. But on Windows 10 Mobile you will need to recover your phone by wiping the entire data stored on the device.

How to recover a bricked Windows 10 Mobile

Microsoft has detailed as to how you can recover your bricked Windows 10 Mobile device that is stuck in a reboot loop. The only way to recover your Windows Phone is to use the Windows Device Recovery Tool and re-flash the device. After re-flashing your Windows Phone. You will need to restore the backup and again join the Windows Insider Program on your device.

How to stop Windows 10 Mobile from installing builds and updates

In case, your phone has downloaded the build but has not installed the build. You will need to reset your phone and you can do that by navigating to Settings > System > About – Reset.

Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar explained the issue, “This happened because an inadvertent deployment to the engineering system that controls which builds/which rings to push out to insiders,” (Source: Blogs.Windows.com).

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Mayank Parmar: Mayank Parmar is an entrepreneur who founded Windows Latest. He is the Editor-in-Chief and has written on various topics in his seven years of career, but he is mostly known for his well-researched work on Microsoft's Windows. His articles and research works have been referred to by CNN, Business Insiders, Forbes, Fortune, CBS Interactive, Microsoft and many others over the years.

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Mantu Roy says:

June 2, 2017 at 2:28 pm

Work around to avoid installing the update "16212.1001.rs_iot.170531-1800 (UUP-CTv2)"

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Guys,

There is this a work around to avoid the update (Build #16212) if your device has download and installed the build but just a Restart is required to finish the installation, please set your device's time to 2050 and then wait for sometime. Please DO NOT Restart your device.

After sometime, check the update, it should say that there is some problem and it will try again and there should be the Retry button.

By doing this, I just avoided installing the update in my phone. It was on a stage where just a RESTART was required.

Finally, I am relaxed!!!