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Guides for Drive DTC on Windows: connecting an adapter, reading what the vehicle says, your garage, plans and privacy.
Popular: Connect to your vehicle · Choose an OBD-II adapter · Run your first checkup
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Getting started
Install the app, pick an adapter, connect a vehicle and run your first checkup.
7 articlesAccount & sign-in
Sign in, the computers on your account, your garage key, cloud sync and deleting your data.
5 articlesDiagnostics
Trouble codes, the health score, readiness monitors, misfires, live data and the battery test.
9 articlesVehicles & Garage
VIN and recalls, reports, your garage and checkup history, maintenance and sharing a vehicle.
6 articlesShops
Branded reports, customer details, inspections, estimates and the Customers page.
6 articlesPlans & purchases
Free, Pro and Shop, brand packs, license codes and refunds.
5 articlesPrivacy & security
What stays on your computer, what is encrypted, and why the app is read-only by design.
3 articlesTroubleshooting
Adapter not found, missing values, locked features, the moving-vehicle lock and how to reach us.
6 articlesPopular
Popular articles
- Connect to your vehiclePlug in, turn the ignition on, press Find adapter and connect, and confirm the vehicle is yours.
- Choose an OBD-II adapterWhich USB, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters work with Drive DTC, and the one switch you have to get right.
- Run your first checkupOne button reads codes, readiness monitors, misfire counts and battery voltage in about ten seconds and scores the vehicle.
- Read trouble codesRead stored, pending and permanent codes in plain English, with the freeze frame, likely fixes and typical costs.
- Clear trouble codesClearing is the one thing Drive DTC can change. You type CLEAR to confirm, and only engine and transmission codes are cleared.
- Free, Pro and Shop, and what each includesDrive DTC is free to start. Pro and Shop are one-time purchases, with prices shown in the Microsoft Store.
- Adapter not found or no COM portsWhat to check, in order, when Find adapter and connect cannot see your adapter or the connection fails.
- Computers on your accountYour account works on up to 3 computers. Remove one you no longer use to move your plan to a new PC.