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Open command prompt to access folders of a USB connected win

May 14, 2015 7:08AM PDT

Hi All,

Myself new member to cnet.
trying to Open command prompt to access folders of a USB connected windows phone.
Tried several commands like

wmic logicaldisk get name to view drives,but it is not.

GET-WMIOBJECT win32_diskdrive | Where { $_.InterfaceType -eq 'USB' }

and wmi commands in powershell.

Could someone suggest me the best way to accomplish,
instead of using any tool.
My task is to access the mobile do language settings on my phone using powershell commands.

Phone configuration : lumia 1020, win 8.

Thanks,
vudesw

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The thing is
May 14, 2015 7:28AM PDT

To do this is all over the map. For my android phone not only must I install the driver for my phone but set it to serve or act like a USB mass storage device on connection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_mass_storage_device_class

However this breaks a lot of sync on connection software so I stop at the driver step.

-> Sorry but given the "My task" comment can you reveal more?
Bob

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And it's a dead end. Why?
May 14, 2015 7:34AM PDT

The language settings would not be in the folders shared via the USB. Just me, a programmer that has a few too many hours writing WinMo, Android and other apps.

-> If this is for work, time to get the work CC out and call Microsoft for a quote for a tool to do this.
Bob