On your PC do these next steps:
1. Open Device Manager and Phone will be detected as QHUSB_BULK under the Com Ports section.
Right Click and choose Update Drivers.
Note : - Driver Signature Enforcement: It's recommended to disable. Reboot your PC in Advanced Mode and Choose Disable Driver Signature.
2. Choose Browse My Computer for Driver Software
3. Choose the Path of Xiaomi Folder. Most of users will find it like this.
Note:- If Folder does not exist , Install MI Flash (Link below) first.
Win 64 bit C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Xiaomi \ MiPhone \ Qualcomm \ Driver
Win 32 bit C: \ Program Files \ Xiaomi \ MiPhone \ Qualcomm \ Driver
4. Choose Install this Driver Software anyway.
5. Wait till driver installation successful.
6. The driver will be installed Sucessfully and you can see added in Ports as Qualcomm HS-USB.
Now we are ready to Flash!
Flashing ROM Part.Windows 64-Bit recommended as users are facing issues on 32-Bit and brick thier devices.
The ROM links below are of Fastboot Rom. Recovery ROM will not work.If you have already downloaded Fastboot ROM no need to Download again.
(File Extension with .Zip file is Recovery ROM, .tgz or .tar file is Fastboot ROM)
you can choose your Fastboot rom here:
Fastboot Rom Download Link
China Stable (V7.2.6) : Download Here
China Developer (6.3.31) : Download Here
If link does not work, Put Letter "o" not Zero before the Link address.
Important: - Before flashing it is advised to take the backup of data and make sure that your phone battery is charged enough.
Steps to Flash ROM: -
1. Download ROM from the above link (Which one you want to Flash) and extract it to Desktop(Use Winrar Software to extract).
(Please check if the file suffix is '.tgz'. Please rename it to '.tgz' if the suffix is '.gz or .tar')
Note: - Some users get error while extracting on Desktop Because there is space in the username of PC or the folder as shown.
The users should put the ROM In C Drive in a folder without spaces. E,g C:/ROM/MIUI