MTP Drivers aren't working; fails to update - code 31

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luketexas

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Hi. My PC can no longer use my Samsung Galaxy S6 as a media device. I have tried everything that I can possibly think of without reinstalling the OS. When I try to update the MTP drivers thru device manager, I get "Windows has encountered an error while attempting to install. This device is not working because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device (Code 31)".

I've uninstalled all related samsung drivers, USB controller drivers, MTP drivers and then reinstalled USB host drivers, reinstalled Microsoft's MTP package, ran the samsung software again to ensure everything is uptodate, but still I cannot view my device on my PC. Any suggestions/help is much appreciated!

OS: Windows 7
 
Solved my own question, haven't found this solution anywhere on the internet so here it is if anyone else is having the same issue:

Run CMD as Administrator and type net localgroup Administrators local service /add
Done.
 
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