# mokuLab recovery mode

**URL:** <https://forum.liquidinstruments.com/t/mokulab-recovery-mode/363>\
**Category:** Moku:Lab\
**Created:** [July 22, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.liquidinstruments.com/t/mokulab-recovery-mode/363 "2021-07-22T06:26:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sundae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@sundae](https://forum.liquidinstruments.com/u/sundae)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.liquidinstruments.com/t/mokulab-recovery-mode/363/1 "2021-07-22T06:26:24Z")

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Hi, My mokuLab went into the recovery mode with flashing blue and orange light. The wifi is showing as Moku-Recovery, and I cannot connect to the mokuLab even when I connect to the Moku-Recovery wifi. I tried both soft reset and hard reset, and it always ends up with flashing blue/orange light. Could you please let me know how I can connect to it again? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![PaulC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.liquidinstruments.com/paulc/32/23_2.png) [@PaulC](https://forum.liquidinstruments.com/u/PaulC)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.liquidinstruments.com/t/mokulab-recovery-mode/363/2 "2021-07-22T21:05:29Z")

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Hi Sundae,

thanks for your posting on the forum and sorry to hear that your Moku:Lab has entered recovery mode. Please perform a factory reset, as outlined in this KnowLedge Base article.

https://knowledge.liquidinstruments.com/141093-moku-lab-general/how-to-factory-reset-moku:lab?from\_search=68490367

If this is not successful, please contact us for personal assistance at [support@liquidinstruments.com](mailto:support@liquidinstruments.com)

thanks,

Paul.

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**Author:** ![PaulC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.liquidinstruments.com/paulc/32/23_2.png) [@PaulC](https://forum.liquidinstruments.com/u/PaulC)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.liquidinstruments.com/t/mokulab-recovery-mode/363/3 "2021-07-23T04:04:58Z")

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Sundae was able to update his Moku:Lab via a USB cable connection and firmware update. We have details on the USB → Moku:Lab USB connection on this knowledge base article

> **[How to connect Moku:Lab via USB in Windows](https://knowledge.liquidinstruments.com/141104-windows/how-to-connect-moku:lab-via-usb-in-windows?from_search=68503911)**
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> The Moku:Lab can connect to the Windows app via a simple USB cable; no ethernet or WiFi is needed. This is accomplished by a RNDIS ('remote network driver

Thanks for the update Sundae !