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Beats Updater just bricked my Studio Wireless!!

After Upgrading to iOS 9, my beats studio wireless (new ones) got some problems with it so i decided to update its firmware after installing Beats Updater It said an update was available. Downloaded it. Starting, updating, then said it could not be completed. Now my beats are inoperable. and won't turn on...

Is there any way to unbrick my headphones by myself?

P.S.: Tried to Reset it many times (hold the power for 10sec) and it didn't work too. 😟

Beats Studio Wireless

Posted on Nov 16, 2015 4:16 AM

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mcswagless

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Posted on Aug 31, 2017 1:06 AM

I finally found the actual problem. The reason why the update is interrupted is because the beats drivers is not digitally signed. On windows you must remove the restriction of windows blocking the drivers that are not digitally signed. For example on windows 10:

Click the Start menu and select Settings.

Click Update and Security.

Click on Recovery.

Click Restart now under Advanced Startup.

Click Troubleshoot.

Click Advanced options.

Click Startup Settings.

Click on Restart.

On the Startup Settings screen press 7 or F7 to disable driver signature enforcement. Your computer will restart and you will be able to install non-digitally signed drivers. If you restart your computer again the driver signature enforcement will be re-enabled. Then you run the beats updater while the headphone is on update mode (flashing light left and right) and blam! It will work and continue the update. Windows seem to block the driver because its not digitally signed by apple.

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Aug 12, 2016 4:34 PM in response to Armaaan

For anyone who has this problem .. just change the USB wire (from Beats) to another wire (Ex: a phone charger wire ) and it will work

Sep 29, 2016 11:49 PM in response to verheadert

i still don't know what's going on but i followed your steps and it WORKED!

Good job!

Dec 23, 2016 9:16 AM in response to Armaaan

Same story with my Studio Wireless...error during the update on a Windows 10 PC and my headphones wouldn't turn on. The lights just flashed white from white to left. I tried everything suggested in this forum (including the holding of the power button while I reinstalled the software) and none of it worked. Called into Apple Support and they ran me through the standard protocol of trying to reset with no success. They said that I would need to send the headphones in for repair.

Before sending them in I figured I'd plug them into my iMac (OS X El Capitan) and try the update. I downloaded the software and my headphones were immediately recognized and the update fixed everything.

My suggestion would be that you use a completely different computer from the one that you tried the original update on. And, if possible, switch between computer types (PC to Mac or Mac to PC).

Hope this helps.

Flu209

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Feb 15, 2017 10:36 PM in response to Armaaan

I had the same issue today. Continuing the update on another computer is what fixed it for me. Not sure why that worked but it did.

rrabie11

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Mar 18, 2017 2:02 PM in response to verheadert

ive went through every step you've mentioned and still cant seem to get it fixed :S any recommendations?

it keeps taking me to the " which beats you are having trouble with" Help

Jun 29, 2017 6:50 PM in response to tcdun

just did it and it worked!! thank you!!!

Oct 3, 2017 4:57 PM in response to mcswagless

Created an Account just to reply to your comment. Thank you so much bro your method worked, I tried everything else that was suggested but had no luck.

Beats Updater just bricked my Studio Wireless!!