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Whatever may be your reasons to install VCOM drivers it can be done in two ways but i will share with you the simplest method to achieve this task.
 Download the Drivers from the Link Provided below.

How To Install Vcom (MTK Preloader) Driver for all MTK Android Phones
 Run it as Administrator and it should show you a screen that looks like the one above.
 Click on “Install this driver software anyway”
 DOWNLOAD VCOM DRIVERS HERE:

 Download Vcom Driver for windows 32BIT 
Download Vcom Drivers for windows 64BIT

Either that you need to create custom recovery for backup or maintenance purposes or for precautionary reasons, ClockWorkMOD recovery is a good choice for your MTK android device.

ClockWorkMOD recovery is probably the commonest custom recovery for all android devices. It is the simplest custom recovery yet available in the android world and it has all the features expected of all other custom recovery.Before proceeding further, I give Credit to Aryk.co for its assistance over this publication.

In this tutorial, I explain the step by step guide to creating custom recovery for any MTK android devices. This process helps you create ClockWorkMOD recovery for your MTK android and automatically flash the recovery on your phone.

How to Create Custom Recovery for your MTK Android Device

For one reason or another, MTK android devices have yet receive adequate attentions from developers and as a result of this; not much could be done on your MTK android devices yet, especially; in the event that it crashed.

Meanwhile, custom recovery which is the stronghold of android devices maintenance, is probably the first thing you should try to flash on your MTK android device in order to prevent possible loss of either the phone due to crash (break) or your files.
In this regard, if you cant find a custom recovery for your MTK android device, this article will put you through the step by step processes of creating custom clockworkmod recovery for your MTK android device.

Requirements:
1- Windows PC: a PC running Windows XP or Windows 7 is ok. Windows Vista may not be used for some drivers compatibility issues.

2- MTK Android USB Drivers: MTK android drivers should be installed on the PC. You may download PDanet+ here or Mobogenie here. Both of them could be used as universal MTK android USB drivers.

3- MTK Droid Tools: MTK Droid Tools does 95% of this work. You may download MTK Droid Tools from here.

4- Root Access on the Android Device: the android device to be used or for which the Custom ClockWorkMOD recovery is to be created has to be rooted and optionally have busybox installed.

5- Compatible USB Cable: here, I mean a USB cable that actually work with the phone and that does not malfunction.

Steps for Creating Custom Recovery for MTK Androids

NOTE: this tutorial teaches you how to create custom recovery for your MTK android devices. The custom recovery to be created are clockworkmod recovery.

Now, lets move on to the subject matter of this tutorial, creating custom recovery for MTK android device.

1- Install And Open MTK Droid Tools: install the MTK Droid Tools you may have downloaded from the link above on to your PC. If the MTK Droid Tools is downloaded in .ZIP or .RAR file, simply UNZIP/decompress it using WinRAR, WinZIP or any other compatible Windows PC program for decompressing zip, rar and other similar file formats.

Tidbit:
To Open MTK Droid Tools;
Navigate to the folder where you extracted MTK Droid Tools, open the folder and locate MTKDroidTools then; double-click to open it. See the image below.

2- Install MTK Android USB Drivers: if you have yet installed the MTK android drivers on your PC, download any of the options given above and install it on your PC.
The MTK Android USB drivers aids the interaction between the PC and your MTK android devices and eases the communication.

3- Connect your Android Device: now is the time to connect your rooted android device to the PC. Although, MTK Droid Tools can be used to root android devices as well but not many therefore; it is advised that you root your android device before you proceed.

If your android device is already rooted, simply connect to the PC.
Also, do not forget to install busybox on your android device. You may download busybox from the Play Store or better still, you may use the direct link here.

4- Watch MTK Droid Tools Detect your Device: now, you just have to wait few seconds for MTK Droid Tools to detect your connected MTK android device and display the details of the phone.
NOTE: if MTK Droid Tools displays green colour in the box behind your device name,it means the device is ready for the operation. If otherwise, you may have to install busybox on the device first.

5- Click "root, backup, recovery" tab: you may now proceed to the next step by clicking on the "root, backup, recovery" tab on the uper side behind phone information tab.

6- Click "To use boot from phone": select this option from the three options shown to you then, click "Recovery And Boot" just behind the options.

7- Watch MTK Droid Tools Prepare the Phone: now, MTK Droid Tools would prepare the phone for some minutes. It would patch the phones boot and a few more other things.

8- Click "Yes" to the "To Make CWM Recovery Automatically?": after few seconds when the phones boot have been patched MTK Droid Tools would ask "Make CWM Recovery Automatically?". Just click "Yes" and proceed.

9- Click "Yes" to the "Install Created Recovery to Phone": after few seconds when the phones boot have been patched and a custom clockworkMOD recovery had been creatd, MTK Droid Tools would as this question. Just click "Yes" and proceed.

10- Final Stage, Reboot Phone: you now have to wait for some seconds for MTK Droid Tools to flash the created CWM (ClockWorkMOD) recovery on the phone.
When the flashing process is complete, MTK Droid Tools would ask "Reboot phone in recovery?", you may click "yes" or "no".
But I suggest you click "Yes" to boot to the newly flashed ClockWorkMOD recovery to try out the recovery.

NOTE:
The ClockWorkMOD recovery replaces your MTK Android Stock recovery and changes the MTK android recovery combo to a personalised one.
Therefore; to boot your phone to the recovery subsequently; you will now have to use:
Volume Up + Power together until ClockWorkMOD recovery comes up.

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Either that you need to create custom recovery for backup or maintenance purposes or for precautionary reasons, ClockWorkMOD recovery is a good choice for your MTK android device.

ClockWorkMOD recovery is probably the commonest custom recovery for all android devices. It is the simplest custom recovery yet available in the android world and it has all the features expected of all other custom recovery.

In this tutorial, I explain the step by step guide to creating custom recovery for any MTK android devices. This process helps you create ClockWorkMOD recovery for your MTK android and automatically flash the recovery on your phone.

How to Create Custom Recovery for your MTK Android Device

For one reason or another, MTK android devices have yet receive adequate attentions from developers and as a result of this; not much could be done on your MTK android devices yet, especially; in the event that it crashed.

Meanwhile, custom recovery which is the stronghold of android devices maintenance, is probably the first thing you should try to flash on your MTK android device in order to prevent possible loss of either the phone due to crash (break) or your files.
In this regard, if you cant find a custom recovery for your MTK android device, this article will put you through the step by step processes of creating custom clockworkmod recovery for your MTK android device.

Requirements:
1- Windows PC: a PC running Windows XP or Windows 7 is ok. Windows Vista may not be used for some drivers compatibility issues.

2- MTK Android USB Drivers: MTK android drivers should be installed on the PC. You may download PDanet+ here or Mobogenie here. Both of them could be used as universal MTK android USB drivers.

3- MTK Droid Tools: MTK Droid Tools does 95% of this work. You may download MTK Droid Tools from here.

4- Root Access on the Android Device: the android device to be used or for which the Custom ClockWorkMOD recovery is to be created has to be rooted and optionally have busybox installed.
Check here: How to Root Various Android Devices

5- Compatible USB Cable: here, I mean a USB cable that actually work with the phone and that does not malfunction.

Steps for Creating Custom Recovery for MTK Androids

NOTE: this tutorial teaches you how to create custom recovery for your MTK android devices. The custom recovery to be created are clockworkmod recovery.

Now, lets move on to the subject matter of this tutorial, creating custom recovery for MTK android device.

1- Install And Open MTK Droid Tools: install the MTK Droid Tools you may have downloaded from the link above on to your PC. If the MTK Droid Tools is downloaded in .ZIP or .RAR file, simply UNZIP/decompress it using WinRAR, WinZIP or any other compatible Windows PC program for decompressing zip, rar and other similar file formats.

Tidbit:
To Open MTK Droid Tools;
Navigate to the folder where you extracted MTK Droid Tools, open the folder and locate MTKDroidTools then; double-click to open it. See the image below.

2- Install MTK Android USB Drivers: if you have yet installed the MTK android drivers on your PC, download any of the options given above and install it on your PC.
The MTK Android USB drivers aids the interaction between the PC and your MTK android devices and eases the communication.

3- Connect your Android Device: now is the time to connect your rooted android device to the PC. Although, MTK Droid Tools can be used to root android devices as well but not many therefore; it is advised that you root your android device before you proceed.

If your android device is already rooted, simply connect to the PC.
Also, do not forget to install busybox on your android device. You may download busybox from the Play Store or better still, you may use the direct link here.

4- Watch MTK Droid Tools Detect your Device: now, you just have to wait few seconds for MTK Droid Tools to detect your connected MTK android device and display the details of the phone.
NOTE: if MTK Droid Tools displays green colour in the box behind your device name,it means the device is ready for the operation. If otherwise, you may have to install busybox on the device first.

5- Click "root, backup, recovery" tab: you may now proceed to the next step by clicking on the "root, backup, recovery" tab on the uper side behind phone information tab.



6- Click "To use boot from phone": select this option from the three options shown to you then, click "Recovery And Boot" just behind the options.


7- Watch MTK Droid Tools Prepare the Phone: now, MTK Droid Tools would prepare the phone for some minutes. It would patch the phones boot and a few more other things.

8- Click "Yes" to the "To Make CWM Recovery Automatically?": after few seconds when the phones boot have been patched MTK Droid Tools would ask "Make CWM Recovery Automatically?". Just click "Yes" and proceed.


9- Click "Yes" to the "Install Created Recovery to Phone": after few seconds when the phones boot have been patched and a custom clockworkMOD recovery had been creatd, MTK Droid Tools would as this question. Just click "Yes" and proceed.


10- Final Stage, Reboot Phone: you now have to wait for some seconds for MTK Droid Tools to flash the created CWM (ClockWorkMOD) recovery on the phone.
When the flashing process is complete, MTK Droid Tools would ask "Reboot phone in recovery?", you may click "yes" or "no".
But I suggest you click "Yes" to boot to the newly flashed ClockWorkMOD recovery to try out the recovery.

NOTE:
The ClockWorkMOD recovery replaces your MTK Android Stock recovery and changes the MTK android recovery combo to a personalised one.
Therefore; to boot your phone to the recovery subsequently; you will now have to use:
Volume Up + Power together until ClockWorkMOD recovery comes up.

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Tecno android devices are probably the most common MTK android device in Nigeria and as such, it is likely the one common with software problems and different issues.In this tutorial, we will specifically be discussing how to flash Tecno MTK android devices.

WHAT IS FLASHING?
Flashing is the process of reverting your Tecno android device to its factory defaults by means of flashing STOCK Tecno firmware on it. Or, by means of flashing Custom ROM/Firmware on it.
Flashing is done to correct any software malfunctions experienced on any Tecno android devices. Even those that seem persistence after performing a Factory-Reset would be corrected by flashing the Tecno android device.

In this section of this tutorial, I discuss how to flash Tecno android devices using the Stock Firmware and, I assume that you have no knowledge of Tecno android devices hence; I take this tutorial from scratch to finish.
Now, lets proceed.

1: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED

• OS VERSION: this refers to the version of the firmware for which you have and that that you are going to use to flash the Tecno android device.

• MODEL VARIANTS: usually, there are different variant(s) of some Tecno android devices as in the case of Tecno f7, P5 and P5+(PLUS) etc..

• HOW CAN YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENT VARIANTS OF Tecno ANDROID DEVICE?For some Tecno android device, its simple. By simply checking the label behind the battery seat on the phone or by navigating to Settings >> About >> option on the phone. You can see detailed information about the phone right there. However, for some Tecno android devices especially; Tecno F7, you may not know the difference until you extract the boot.img of the 2 phones and compare them.

NOTE:
This is one of the reasons why it is always safer to EXCLUDE the PRELOADER from the FILES-TO-FLASHwhen flashing with SP Flash.

• FIRMWARE: Tecno firmware contains all the files, programs including images, GUI and the entire files necessary to run android OS on your Tecno device. The firmware is being used to flash Tecno android devices.

CLASSES OF FIRMWARE/ROM
In android, firmware are also being referred to as ROM and they are of two classes.
1. STOCK FIRMWARE: this is the firmware made by Tecno for each and every Tecno android device. Thefirmware could be extracted or downloaded.

2. CUSTOM FIRMWARE: this is usually referred to as ROM. This is a custom firmware modified by an individual or a group of people.

Flashing can upgrade or downgrade your Tecno android device. It all depends on the versions of the firmware you used while flashing the phone.
Example:
If you want to flash a Tecno android device whose OS is Android 4.4.2 Kitkat and you use an android 5.1 Lollipop firmware/ROM to flash the phone, the phone would be upgraded to 5.1 Lollipop. The reverse is the case when you flash with a lower version of the same firmware.

WHERE CAN YOU DOWNLOAD Tecno FIRMWARE?
Up to this moment, when this article is being compiled, there is no set repository where you can download all Tecno STOCK firmware. Some individuals only try to upload the firmware as per when they are gotten. However, you may request for Tecno STOCK Firmware and Flash Files download link from ArykTECH here.

HOW TO FLASH Tecno ANDROID DEVICE USING SP FLASH TOOL

1. Download the specific firmware for the Tecno phone by requesting for the download link from the linkabove. Skip this step 1 if you already have the firmware for the phone.

2. Download SP Flash Tool from here and then, download USB VCOM for MTK Android Drivers from here.

3. Open the SP Flash Tool you downloaded from the link above. It is compressed in a zip file, simply extract it onto a folder on your PC, open the folder to locate the SP Flash Tool application and then; double-click it to lunch the program.
See the image below:

NOTE: Remember to install the USB VCOM for MTK Android Drivers following the normal Windows Drivers installation procedures.

4. Click Scatter File. From there, select Scatter File from within the Stock ROM you have downloaded or prepared to flash on the Tecno phone.

NOTE: Scatter File, in MTK Android Stock ROM, is a text file that contains the arrangements and MD5 SUM of the partitions contained in MTK android Stock ROM files. The Scatter File helps MTK Android flash tools identify the arrangements of the flash files.

5. Select Partitions to be Flashed. See the image below;

NOTE: DO NOT select PRELOADER as part of the partitions to be flashed. Never!. Also, DO NOT select others in the RED Ring.
6. Click "Download"

7. Connect the phone to the PC using its compatible USB Cable.
To connect the phone to the PC, remove the battery from the phone, plug the USB-end of the cord to the PC and then, the other end to the phone. Now, insert the battery in the phone and then, tap the Power Button once.

FINAL NOTEs:
1- Wait few seconds for SP Flash Tool to detect the phone and commence the flashing operation.
2- While the flashing operation is in progress, at NO point should you stop, abort or disconnect the phone until the operation is completed. Doing so may damage the phone.
3- When the flashing operation is complete, you will see a "Round-Green Circle" on SP Flash Tool. When this happens, simply disconnect the phone from the PC, remove the battery and then, re-insert the battery.
You can then Power-On the phone and enjoy!

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SECTION 2:
HOW TO MAKE FLASH FILES FOR TECNO ANDROID DEVICE
What if you have a particular Tecno android device you need to flash and you could not download it flash files nor do you have it. What would you do?
If you have an exact variant of that Tecno android device at hand or that you have someone who has it around you, you can simply extract the flash files from that phone and compile it for MTK android flash tools.

In this section of this tutorial, I discuss how to make or extract flash files from a fully working MTK android device. The extracted file can be used to flashing any other MTK android device of the same kind and variant.

MAKING FLASH FILES FROM WORKING Tecno MTK ANDROID DEVICE

1. Root the phone and install Busybox on it.

2. Flash Custom ClockWorkMOD recovery on the Tecno android device to enjoy an uninterrupted operation.
See the SECTION 3 below for detailed info on how to flash Custom ClockWorkMOD recovery on your Tecno android device.

3. Download MTK Droid Tools from here, decompress/unzip the file on your PC Desktop. Download PDANet+ from here and install it on your PC.

4. Open MTK Droid Tools folder and Lunch it by double-clicking the MTK Droid Tools application in the folder.

6. Reboot the phone to recovery. Click "Reboot" on MTKDroid Tools and then, choose "Reboot Recovery" from the option that displays.
Wait patiently until the phone reboots to recovery and MTK Droid Tools detects the phone.

7. Select "Root, Backup, Recovery" tab and then, click "Backup"
Almost immediately, the backup process will begin. Wait until the process completes and disconnect the phone from the PC.

FINAL NOTEs:
1- When the process is about to complete, MTK Droid Tools will display a message prompt that says "Pack Backup...?", simply click "NO"

2- When the process finally completes, click "To Prepare Blocks for Flash Tool". Select the "files.md5" from the folder where the backup files you just made are saved and wait patiently until the operation completes.

Now, you have successfully extracted/prepared flash files from the Tecno android device and can be used to flash any Tecno android device of the same variant.

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SECTION 3:
HOW TO FLASH Custom ClockWorkMOD RECOVERY ON ANY Tecno ANDROID DEVICE

CWM Recovery is one of the commonest custom recovery for android devices and probably, the most commonly available custom recovery for android devices especially; MTK android devices among which Tecno belongs.

In this section of this tutorial, I discuss how to make CWM recovery for Tecno android devices and flash it on the phone using MTK Droid tools.

CREATING/FLASHING CWM RECOVERY ON Tecno MTK ANDROID DEVICES

1. Root the phone and install Busybox on it.

2. Download MTK Droid Tools from the link given above if you have not downloaded it yet otherwise, skip this step. Decompress/unzip the file on your PC Desktop. Download PDANet+ from the previous link also and install it on your PC.

3. Open MTK Droid Tools folder and Lunch it by double-clicking the MTK Droid Tools application in the folder.

4. Now, connect your phone to the PC using its compatible USB Cable. Wait few seconds for MTK Droid Tools to detect the phone and then, click "Root" and follow the on-screen instruction until MTK Droid Tools showsGreen-like ink.

NOTE: This is only necessary if you have not connected the phone to MTK Droid Tools in root access before otherwise, MTK Droid Tools automatically sees the phone with root access.

5. Select "Root, Backup, Recovery" tab. From there, click "To use boot from phone" and then, "Recovery and Boot".

NOTE: Click "YES" to the prompts "To Make CWM Recovery Automatically?" and "Install Created Recovery to Phone?"

FINAL NOTEs:
1- When the flashing operation has been completed successfully, you may boot the phone to CWM Recovery straight away using the MTK Droid Tools or by using the recovery (buttons) combinations.

2- Note that CWM Recovery replaces your Tecno Stock Recovery and, in most cases, changes your Recovery Boot combination to Power + Volume up buttons by deffault.

A very big credit goes to ArykTECH for contributing to this tutorial.