Getting Error “Unable to connect to a phone. Make sure the Windows Phone IP over USB transport service is running”

Question

I bought a Lumia 630 dual SIM recently and has been trying to register my phone for development, but kept getting this error \"Unable to connect to a phone. Make sure the Wi

Answer 1

In my case, IpOverUsbSvc service was completely missing in the list of services. I assumed it happened when I removed Windows phone support from Visual Studio 2015 and tried to debug app from VS 2013. Repair of Visual Studio 2013 fixed the issue for me. Hope that may help someone.

Answer 2

Just remove the windows phone device from ->Control Panel ->Hardware and Sound->Devices and Printers Options and again add it back.

Answer 3

Unplug the USB cable and try a different port, try also a different USB cable, and restarting the Windows Phone IP Over USB Transport service...

Take a look at this thread....

Hope it helps

Answer 4

To uninstall a Windows Phone device

1. Open Device Manager.
2. Double-click in portable devices.
3. Right-click in windows phone, and then click Uninstall.
4. Click OK to complete the uninstall process.

To reinstall Windows Phone device

1. In Device Manager, in the Action menu, click Scan for hardware changes.

Answer 5

If you encounter the below error message while developing app for Windows Phone.

Error Message:

“Windows Phone IP over USB Transport (IpOverUsbSvc) is not running. Retry after starting Windows Phone IP over USB Transport (IpOverUsbSvc) from the services management console.”

The cause of the error is that the service “Windows Phone IP over USB Transport (IpOverUsbSvc)” is not running. It is very simple to resolve in error.

Simple header over to services.msc. Look for “Windows Phone IP over USB Transport (IpOverUsbSvc)”, the status should be empty or automatic. Right click on it and select Start.

After doing that, try to deploy your app again and it should work fines.

Answer 6

If you try all of Kulasangar's tips and still don't have success, try a different USB cable. Despite the directions stating you must use the one that came with your Windows Phone, that didn't work for me. I took a 3rd party's cable in desperation and that worked immediately.

Hope that helps.