Zune HD 16GB 4.3 Firmware Update Trick

Brian Jackson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:27:45 +0000

If you are like me you probably haven’t been very happy with the Zune HD browser. The 4.3 update fixes a lot of the problems with the browser and it is a lot more responsive. After installing the update you will now have an option in settings that you can have the browser render as “mobile” or as “desktop”. (If only we could get rid of the BING search) All the firmware update changes can be found on Gizmodo. I had trouble updating my firmware, it didn’t say I needed an update, said that 4.1 was the newest version. Here is what I did to fix the problem. (I am running Windows 7, but same options apply under XP or Vista)

Step #1

Unplug your Zune from USB and close your Zune software.

Step #2

Go to your control panel.

Zune Control Panel

Step #3

Click on Clock, Language, and Region

Zune Region Settings

Step #4

Click on “change location”.

Zune Change Location

Step #5

Change your location to “United Kingdom”.

Zune UK

Step #6

Now plug your Zune back in and launch the Zune software. Go to settings at top right and then to “Player Update” on left hand side.

Zune Player Update

Step #7

It should now ask you to upgrade player to 4.3. Select “Upgrade”. This will take a minute or two.

Step #8

You should now see a confirmation screen saying your player is fully up to date.

Zune Player 4.3

Step #9

You can now go back to control panel and change your region back to US.

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