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## Download / Installation ## Download / Installation
- Open **PowerShell** (or Windows Terminal with PowerShell) as administrator. - Open **PowerShell** (or Windows Terminal with PowerShell) as administrator.
- Copy/paste the following and press enter: - Paste the following and press enter:
``` ```
iex (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NelloKudo/Apple-Mobile-Drivers-Installer/main/AppleDrivInstaller.ps1') iex (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NelloKudo/Apple-Mobile-Drivers-Installer/main/AppleDrivInstaller.ps1')
``` ```
- And we're good, drivers installed! - A few seconds and we're good, drivers installed!
## Why is this a thing? Where does it download drivers from? ## Why is this a thing? Where does it download drivers from?
The whole reason behind me creating this script is Windows **STILL** not including Apple's devices drivers The whole reason behind me creating this script is Windows **STILL** not including Apple's drivers
in the OS by default, therefore making their installation a burden for every Apple user which needs to: by default, making their installation a burden for every Apple user which needs to do all of this just to use their devices:
- Download iTunes and iCloud - Download iTunes and iCloud
- Enable Windows Update - Enable Windows Update
- Wait for all the updates to finish and hope for Windows to *eventually* pull Apple drivers **when needed** - Wait for all the updates to finish and hope for Windows to *eventually* pull Apple drivers **when needed**
Since Googling doesn't help with the issue, as any forum returns strange ways to pull such drivers (and many of those are outdated) Since Googling doesn't help with the issue, as all forum posts return strange ways to download such drivers (with most of those being super-outdated)
I just went for the easy way: a script which installs the **same drivers Windows Update would**, but in an extremely faster way. I just went for the easy way: a script that installs the **same drivers Windows Update would**, but in an extremely faster way.
This'd make life easier for everyone who'd just want to use their phone as hotspot *and not install every hunch of Apple software just to have some internet*. This'd make life easier for everyone who'd just want to use their phone as hotspot *and not install every hunch of Apple software just to have some internet*.
The script pulls drivers from [Microsoft's Update Catalog](https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx), which you can pretty much browse yourself to look for Apple's stuff. The script pulls drivers from [Microsoft's Update Catalog](https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx), which you can pretty much browse yourself to look for Apple's stuff.
It just install the **right ones** from that catalog to actually work out of the box on Windows. It just installs the **right ones** from that catalog for them to actually work out of the box on Windows.
Last but not least, administrator is obviously only needed **in order to install drivers**. All it does is **installing the .inf files** Last but not least, administrator is obviously only needed **in order to install drivers**. All it does is **installing the .inf files**
inside such updates, which you could pretty much do yourself by right-clicking those. included in such updates, which you could pretty much do yourself by right-clicking those.
## Can I install the script on an offline machine? ## Can I install the script on an offline machine?