Root/Unroot HTC EVO 4G LTE on Windows

[shreesh 406]

Hello Rimwebians,

There is too much difference between rooting htc evo 4G (& others also) and 4 LTE

Special Thanks to Parin and Hetal because they are currently selling these phones hence I have got an opportunity to post a new topic

So lets move to our subject, For rooting you will need to do following things:

Download following things:

1. DRIVERS 32bit 64bit

2. Rooting Files Link (Mirror)

update drivers using driver files and then double-click on runme.bat.

ROOTING

Step 1. First, you will want to make sure USB debugging is checked ON under Settings->Developer options.

Step 2. Connect your phone to PC and make sure USB connection is set to “Charge only”.

Step 3. Make sure you have drivers installed for your Windows computer. Go into device manager and make sure you have “My HTC” or kind of “ADB” driver.

Step 4. Your Evo 4G LTE will reboot about 3 times and will root.

Step 5. Once rebooted after rooting, verify you have “SuperSU” app .

Hence your phone is rooted!!!!

How to Unroot your HTC EVO 4LTE

Step 1. First, you will want to make sure USB debugging is checked ON under Settings->Developer options.

Step 2. Connect your Evo 4G LTE to your computer and make sure USB connection is set to “Charge only”.

Step 3. In bootloader menu you will notice that you have “TAMPERED”

Step 4. Go into Settings->About Phone -> Software Information and find the software version, for ex: say 1.13.651.1. Go ahead and download the same version of RUU.

Step 5. Make sure you have HTC Drivers installed, you should see “My HTC” or “Android ADB” in Device Manager.

Step 6. Now simply run the RUU .exe file and dont run any softwares on your PC while this process!

Step 7. Hence, your phone will be unrooted within 15-20 minutes.

Step 8. After Unrooting reboot your phone in bootloader and you can see the LOCKED instead of TAMPERED

Now you have successfully unrooted your phone!

Special Thanks:

Youtube link-

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