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Sets registry flags to dell ones to trick Dell Mobile Connect to think your PC is a dell pc.
echo Setting OEMID in RegEdit...
REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Store" /v OEMID /f /t REG_SZ /d DELL
echo Setting SCMID in RegEdit
REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Store" /v StoreContentModifier /f /t REG_SZ /d DELL_Xps
@RyanTheTechMan
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For me, it seems to only check the OEMID. Either way, if you run the main script or configure it manually it should work in the end :)

@yodaluca23
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Just for the record This: https://gist.github.com/HexCodeFFF/5b353e0a50cd5fec268a86346d838704#gistcomment-3935688
Does indeed work with Alienware Mobile Connect 👍

@RyanTheTechMan
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Glad it worked and we don’t have to figure out another way :)

@Invisible40
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Does this still work? Using a Lenovo ThinkPad, and I can open Dell Mobile Connect, but when I scan the QR code, I get "Unable to connect" "Please check your network connection and try again" on my iPhone 11.

@RyanTheTechMan
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@Invisible40, Try reinstalling the app on your phone. There is a chance it can setup wrong and break the app.

@alexander-paterson
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I've ran this and downloaded the app successfully from the store, however, when I run the app it says This device does meet the minimum requirements for installing the software.

@machineonamission
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Did you run the bat as admin? I believe you need admin to modify the registry

also it may just not work anymore, Dell could have changed stuff

@alexander-paterson
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Yeah, ran it as admin.

@RyanTheTechMan
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Hey, I decided to test it out on another PC I had. I am running the latest build of Windows 11 (22H2 (25158.1000)). It still works for me. I followed the same steps that worked before, and everything works as expected.

@alexander-paterson
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Hey, I decided to test it out on another PC I had. I am running the latest build of Windows 11 (22H2 (25158.1000)). It still works for me. I followed the same steps that worked before, and everything works as expected.

That worked for me, although I was greeted with the message that the app would be discontinued at the end of the year.

@mohsin-eth
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GREAT!

@RyanTheTechMan
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Hey, this is an FYI to everyone.
Microsoft is adding Phone Link support for the iPhone and it looks like a replacement for the Dell Mobile Connect. It appears to be a Windows 11 app only. It is only in the insider build at the moment. See more info here

@yodaluca23
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Hey, this is an FYI to everyone.
Microsoft is adding Phone Link support for the iPhone and it looks like a replacement for the Dell Mobile Connect. It appears to be a Windows 11 app only. It is only in the insider build at the moment. See more info here

Yea, I know I’m pretty excited, also I’ve been using Intel Unison instead of dell Mobile connect, it’s essentially the same thing, and it works on any computer…

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