Install Drive DTC

Drive DTC is a desktop app for Windows 10 and Windows 11. The app is free in the Microsoft Store. Pro, Shop and brand packs cost extra, and you need none of them to install the app and start using it.

What you need

• A PC running Windows 10 or Windows 11.
• An ELM327-compatible OBD-II adapter. See Choose an OBD-II adapter.
• A Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicle from 1996 or newer. Generic engine codes, live data, freeze frame and recalls also work on other brands.
• A free account or a license code. The welcome screen asks for one of them before anything else works.

Install the app

1. Open the Microsoft Store on your PC and search for Drive DTC, or use the Get Drive DTC button on the website.
2. Install it like any other Store app.
3. Open Drive DTC. The welcome screen offers Sign in, Create account and Licence code.

Updates arrive through the Microsoft Store in the same way.

What Drive DTC is not

• There is no phone app and no Mac version. Windows only.
• There is no web app for your vehicle data. Your browser only opens share links, estimates, the redeem page, the free VIN check, the trouble code library and the form that asks us what Shop would cost.

If you want Pro or Shop later

• Pro is $10 a month, or $120 once and it is yours for good. Today Pro is bought from the Microsoft Store, inside the app, and the app does not yet ask which of the two you want. The way to buy is changing, so read the pricing page before you pay.
• Shop has no price on a shelf, and it is not bought in the Microsoft Store. It is quoted per shop, by how many people are in it. Ask us what it would cost with the Request an estimate form on the shops page. You do not need an account, and we usually answer by email the same day.
• Brand packs are still one-time purchases. See Brand packs.

Free covers codes, live data and a full checkup, so there is no hurry. See Free, Pro and Shop, and what each includes.