<s>
Microsoft	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
(	O
earlier	O
Nokia	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
and	O
Ovi	B-Language
Suite	I-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
Windows	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
(	O
though	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
is	O
only	O
in	O
Beta	O
)	O
based	O
application	O
launched	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
that	O
enables	O
customers	O
to	O
update	O
and	O
recover	O
their	O
mobile	O
device	O
firmware	B-Application
of	O
a	O
S40	B-Operating_System
or	O
S60	B-Language
or	O
Lumia	B-Device
device	O
from	O
any	O
Internet	O
enabled	O
access	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
offers	O
four	O
distinct	O
software	O
update	O
applications	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
serves	O
primarily	O
to	O
update	O
their	O
feature	O
phones	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
Software	O
Recovery	O
Tool	O
and	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
Recovery	O
Tools	O
are	O
applications	O
used	O
to	O
update	O
and	O
recover	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
devices	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
Software	O
Recovery	O
Tool	O
also	O
supports	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
Nokia	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Care	I-Application
Suite	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
firmware	B-Application
updates	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
offers	O
desktop	O
synchronisation	O
applications	O
which	O
also	O
offer	O
updates	O
to	O
device	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
PC	I-Language
Suite	I-Language
for	O
legacy	O
Nokia	O
telephones	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
content	O
migration	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
devices	O
such	O
as	O
messages	O
,	O
contacts	O
,	O
and	O
device	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
software	O
suites	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
Recovery	O
Tool	O
were	O
originally	O
developed	O
under	O
Nokia	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
Recovery	O
Tool	O
was	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Technical	I-Operating_System
Preview	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
phones	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
beta	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
's	O
beta	O
phase	O
ended	O
at	O
25	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
3.0.495	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
consumers	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Nokia	O
's	O
devices	O
and	O
services	O
divisions	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
does	O
not	O
install	O
any	O
pre-release	O
of	O
Nokia	O
device	O
software	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
restore	O
the	O
latest	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
on	O
"	O
bricked	O
"	O
phones	O
which	O
previously	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
done	O
at	O
local	O
Microsoft	O
Care	O
customer	O
service	O
centres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Care	O
's	O
range	O
of	O
software	O
update	O
and	O
recovery	O
programs	O
also	O
include	O
a	O
software	O
recovery	O
tool	O
for	O
Lumia-branded	O
Windows	O
Phones	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
start	O
up	O
or	O
respond	O
which	O
may	O
restore	O
the	O
latest	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
used	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
update	O
their	O
Series	B-Operating_System
30+	I-Operating_System
based	O
Nokia	B-Algorithm
130	I-Algorithm
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
Care	O
division	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
had	O
several	O
other	O
specialised	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
the	O
Nokia	O
Software	O
Recovery	O
Tool	O
which	O
can	O
recover	O
lost	O
software	O
and	O
unbrick	O
phones	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1.3.1	O
version	O
requires	O
Windows	O
7	O
or	O
later	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
re-released	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
recovery	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
new	O
wave	O
of	O
rebranding	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
Software	O
Recovery	O
Tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
affected	O
all	O
Nokia	O
firmware	B-Application
downloader	O
softwares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
with	O
the	O
technical	O
preview	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
a	O
similar	O
application	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Insiders	I-Application
known	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
Recovery	O
Tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
application	O
will	O
remove	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
most	O
current	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
software	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
latest	O
available	O
firmware	B-Application
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Lumia	B-Device
Cyan	O
or	O
Lumia	B-Device
Denim	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
issued	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
Recovery	O
Tool	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
to	O
address	O
difficulties	O
for	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
520	I-Device
and	O
other	O
low-memory	O
devices	O
while	O
installing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
10	I-Application
technical	I-Application
preview	I-Application
,	O
because	O
their	O
limited	O
(	O
512	O
MB	O
)	O
memory	O
caused	O
these	O
devices	O
to	O
become	O
"	O
bricked	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
May	O
2015	O
Microsoft	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	O
One	O
(	O
M8	O
)	O
for	O
Windows	O
devices	O
in	O
version	O
2.0.3	O
while	O
earlier	O
the	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
Recovery	O
Tool	O
exclusively	O
worked	O
with	O
Microsoft/Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
March	O
2016	O
Microsoft	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
HoloLens	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
HoloLens	I-General_Concept
Clicker	O
devices	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
Windows	O
10-based	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
headset	O
and	O
companion	O
device	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Holographic	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Care	O
(	O
formerly	O
Nokia	B-Application
Care	I-Application
)	O
centres	O
are	O
physical	O
locations	O
created	O
to	O
deliver	O
personalised	O
customer	O
support	O
services	O
and	O
fix	O
broken	O
Lumia	B-Device
and	O
Nokia-branded	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
centres	O
employ	O
highly	O
skilled	O
engineers	O
to	O
repair	O
and	O
fix	O
Nokia	B-Device
and	I-Device
Microsoft	I-Device
devices	I-Device
,	O
though	O
initially	O
Nokia	B-Application
Care	I-Application
centres	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
place	O
where	O
customers	O
could	O
upgrade	O
their	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
devices	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Updater	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
it	O
will	O
rebrand	O
its	O
Nokia	B-Application
Care	I-Application
centres	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
Care	O
and	O
then	O
Lumia	B-Device
Care	O
Point	O
Locations	O
.	O
</s>
