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

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.