Hello,
My Garmin Tactix 7 (firmware 20.22) is no longer recognized by Garmin Express, Garmin WebUpdater, or my computer properly. It appears in Windows Device Manager as "Garmin USB GPS", but not as a smartwatch.
Here's what I have already tried:
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Cleaned the USB port and used multiple known-good cables and PCs.
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Verified the watch is set to USB Mode: Garmin.
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Reinstalled Garmin USB drivers and Garmin Express.
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Soft reset and factory reset of the watch.
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Attempted to access recovery/bootloader mode by holding Start or Back while connecting — no effect.
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WebUpdater cannot detect the watch.
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Garmin Express does not detect it.
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The watch connects over Bluetooth normally.
- reinstall software through developers options
I suspect the USB firmware stack is corrupted or misconfigured. Please advise on next steps, and whether I can return to 17.xx software
Thank you,
Yevhen
