How to fix Virtual Location errors -214 and -303 when using 3uTools

What is 3utools virtual location iOS 26? What should I do if I have a virtual location error when using 3uTools? Here’s how to fix it.

3uTools is software that supports managing and checking iPhone and iPad devices running iOS on Windows computers. The tool provides many useful features such as viewing device information, checking hardware status, managing applications, images, music, videos and backing up data. Users can also use 3uTools to install or update firmware, restore devices, and perform some system management operations.

A notable point of 3uTools is the ability to display many detailed information about the iPhone, such as model, iOS version, capacity, charging time and battery information. The software is also used by many users to quickly check the device status before buying a used iPhone.

The 3uTools interface is relatively intuitive, suitable for both general users and those who regularly manage iOS devices. However, some operations related to firmware or device recovery may cause data loss or create risks if done incorrectly. Therefore, you should back up your data and research carefully before using it.

For iOS 17 and above users, when using the virtual location feature – Virtual Location of 3uTools, you may receive error 214 or 303. The instructions below will help you Handle virtual location errors on 3uTools easy.

How to fix virtual location error 214 on 3uTools

1. Confirm that the 3uTools application has been updated to the latest version: Click “Check for Updates” in the lower right corner of the app and verify if it is the latest version.

2. If you confirm that the client is the latest version but error 214 still exists:

Press the Windows key to open the Start menu which also displays a search box. Find “Computer Management” and choose “Device Manager” to see if your computer has the following drivers:

If driver number 2 has an exclamation mark, the current computer environment cannot call the normal Apple driver service, you need to reinstall the computer system or change the computer to change the location.

If there is no driver number 1, you need to open “About” in computer settings to check whether the current computer system version is too low, Windows 10 or Windows 11 system must be 22H2 or higher. If the system version is too low, it will not be compatible with the driver used to modify the location, you need to update the computer system, then reconnect the device to modify the location.

Note, the virtual location feature is not supported on 32-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 systems.

How to fix virtual location error 303 on 3uTools

1. Press the Windows key to open the Start menu and search field. Find “Computer Management” and select “Device Manager” to view computer drivers “UsbNcm Network(WeTest)” or “iOS UsbNcm Network” with exclamation mark or not.

Then, use your computer keyboard to press Win+R and the Run window appears. Enter “regedit” to go into the registry and find it [\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3d09c1ca-2bcc-40b7-b9bb-3f3ec143a87b}]then delete the file data [{3d09c1ca-2bcc-40b7 -b9bb-3f3ec143a87b}]just reconnect the phone to modify the location (if this data is not found in the registry, you need to change the computer to modify the location)

If the driver appears as shown below, everything is normal, but you still receive the 303 error message.

Use the computer keyboard to press Win+R, open the run window, enter “regedit”, go to the registry, find [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\ Parameters\ trong DisabledComponents] to see the value REG_DWORD Its is 0x00 or 0xFFif the value is 0xFF you need to change it to 0x00, then restart the computer to try repositioning.

2. If you have installed other positioning tools: When you use the virtual positioning feature of 3uTools, the error -303 problem may be due to conflicts with software with the same function and incompatible driver installation. Please uninstall the corresponding driver and try virtual positioning again.