24/10/2020 How to Jailbreak My iOS Device on Windows

How to Jailbreak iOS Device on My

Windows

Before you bypass the iCloud activation lock, you need to jailbreak the iOS device.
Because there is no jailbreak tool for Windows system, you can follow this tutorial to
create a jailbreak environment on a Windows computer and then jailbreak your iOS
device.

Note：If you have a Mac (for macOS 10.13-10.15), it's suggested that jailbreaking your iOS device
would be a better choice.

What Should You Prepare Before Jailbreaking?

Here is a need-to-do list before you jailbreak the iOS device on Windows.

Make sure your computer runs Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit.

Get a USB flash drive with more than 2 GB capacity.

Download checkn1x-1.0.6-amd64.iso.

Download rufus-3.1.1.exe.

Step-by-Step Guide on How to Jailbreak on Windows

Step 1. Burn the checkn1x ISO file to the USB flash drive

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1. Insert the USB flash drive into your computer.

2. After downloading the file Rufus, click Rufus to open the application.

3. Click the “SELECT” button to find the downloaded checkn1x ISO file. Leave the other
options as defaults, and then click “START”.

4. Then a warning message pops up saying the data on your USB flash drive will be
formatted(If necessary, please back up your USB flash drive). Then select the "Write
in DD Image Mode" option, and then click OK.

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5. It takes 2 or 3 minutes to burn checkn1x ISO file to USB flash drive.

6. When the burning process is completed, click the "CLOSE" button.

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Note: When the checkN1x ISO file is burned, please unplug and reinsert the USB flash
driver into your computer in case the system doesn’t recognize it.

Step 2. Start to Jailbreak with checkN1x

1. Restart your computer. When the computer is powered on and loaded in the
meanwhile, press F12 (Boot Menu).

Note：For most branded computers, the shortcut key to "Boot Menu" is F12. If F12 is invalid, refer to
the following "Boot Menu" shortcuts

Motherboard
Boot Menu Key Desktop Brand Laptop Brand
Brand

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Motherboard
Boot Menu Key Desktop Brand Laptop Brand
Brand

MAXSUN,
UNIKA,
SUPOX,
Spark, SOYO,
ESC Dell ASUS, Sony EPOX, UNIKA,
Jetway, J&W,
Colorful, ECS,
SOYO,
FOXCONN

ASUS,
F8 ASUS, BenQ
YESTON, J&W

BIOSTAR,
F9 HP, BenQ
GUANMING

F10 ASL

MSI, ASRock,
ONDA,
F11 MSI Colorful,ECS,
Gamen,
Topstar

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Motherboard
Boot Menu Key Desktop Brand Laptop Brand
Brand

Thinkpad, Dell,
Lenovo,
TOSHIBA, GIGABYTE,
Samsung, IBM, Intel, Cthim,
Lenovo, HP, Acer,
Acer, Hasee, SOYO,
F12 Hasee, eFound,
Haier,eFound, FOXCONN,
THTF, Haier
THTF, Gamen,
GIGABYTE, Topstar
Gateway,
eMachines

Note：If your computer is unable to enter the "Boot Menu", try entering the COMPUTER BIOS/UEFI
and modify the system Boot entry Settings to enter the Linux CheckRA1n environment. For detailed
guide, please check the following:

BIOS/UEFI Settings: How to Boot Your Computer from USB/CD/DVD

How to Set Boot Computer from USB/CD/DVD

2. In the startup window, select the USB flash drive that just burned the checkn1x ISO
file.

3. After the checkn1x tool is initiated, connect your iOS device to the computer, and
you will see a connected reminder in the program. The select the Start option from
arrow keys the on your keyboard and press the enter key.

4. To jailbreak your iOS device, CheckN1x requires your device be in DFU mode.
Select "Next" and the program will direct you to DFU mode.

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5. Check the "Next" option and Checkn1x will automatically put your iOS device into
recovery mode first.

6. Select the "Start" option, and then follow the instructions on Checkn1x to put your
iOS device into DFU mode.

7. After your device enters DFU mode successfully, Checkn1x will automatically
jailbreak your device. When the jailbreaking process is completed, select "Done"
and unplug the USB flash drive.

Tip #1: If the jailbreaking process gets stuck:

1. Change a different USB flash drive and try to jailbreak again.

2. Restart your iOS device and computer and try to jailbreak again.

Tip #2: If jailbreak failed:

Re-plug your device into the USB port on the back of your computer host and try
again.

Remove iCoud Activation Lock On iOS Device

After your device is jailbroken successfully, restart the computer, and your computer
will automatically enter the Windows operating system. Please use Tenorshare

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4MeKey to remove the activation lock of the iOS device. Here comes the Tenorshare
4MeKey Remove iCloud Activation Lock Tutorial.

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