| Your situation | What to do | |----------------|-------------| | You saw tetherxp.inf mentioned online while trying to tether | Ignore it. Use built‑in Remote NDIS or Wi‑Fi hotspot. | | Device Manager asked for tetherxp.inf during tethering | Cancel. Unplug and replug phone – Windows 10 will auto‑install the correct driver. | | You downloaded an old driver pack containing tetherxp.inf | Delete the pack. It is unnecessary for Windows 10. | | You have a very old phone (pre‑2010) with no other tethering option | Use a virtual machine with XP or upgrade your phone. |
However, the physical file may still exist on your system if you upgraded from an older Windows version or manually restored it. microsoft driver tetherxp.inf windows 10
Try this method first. It works if the driver is compatible with Windows 10 architecture but simply isn't automatically recognized. | Your situation | What to do |
You can edit the INF to change NTx86 to NTamd64 or NTx86.10.0 , but this often breaks digital signature requirements. To attempt this: Unplug and replug phone – Windows 10 will