This is a crucial step for users running Windows 10/11 N or KN editions. Without the Media Feature Pack, MTP is technically impossible because the OS lacks the media framework to interpret the protocol.

Xiaomi devices (Android 6.0+) allow you to switch between MTP (for all files) and PTP (for photos only) through the notification shade or developer settings. Xiaomi Community How to Set Up MTP on Your Xiaomi Phone

This is the hallmark of a missing or corrupted problem.

No. Windows might install a generic MTP driver, but for full functionality, you need the official Xiaomi USB driver.

The error message had been blinking on Leo’s laptop for three hours: “MTP USB Device Failed to Install.”

He clicked it. Inside were not photos, but files named with coordinates. Latitude and longitude pairs. He cross-referenced the first one: it pointed to a small, abandoned telecom relay station outside Beijing.

You can download the latest installer from Xiaomi Driver , which supports all models running Android 4.0 up to the newest versions.