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> "%KINDLE%\updates"Įcho Kindle for PC downloads are now disabledĮcho Cannot disable downloads - Kindle for PC is not installed at expected location If exist "%KINDLE%\updates" rmdir /S /Q "%KINDLE%\updates"Įcho This file disables Kindle for PC downloads. If exist "%KINDLE%\storage" if not exist "%KINDLE%\storage\" del /Q "%KINDLE%\storage" If not exist "%KINDLE%\application\Kindle.exe" goto :nokindle Run the following in CMD by hand, or as a batch file ( sourced from off So we need to disable its ability to update.

Kindle for PC auto-upgrades even when you tell it not to.

Ren %localappdata%\Amazon\Kindle\application\renderer-test.exe renderer-test.xxx

Attempt to disable KFX by removing the KFX tester.

Once you've verified this is the genuine Kindle 1.17, and not virus-riddled malware, install it.

This file is mostly to be found on variably reputable download sites. The file for 3 is called: kindle-for-pc-1-17-44183.exe

The tricks in this post won't work with Kindle later than 1.26, so you need to go fishing for old versions.

Kindle for PC 3 (direct link on Internet Archive).I've had one report that an ancient Kindle for Mac 1.12 and Calibre with DeDRM work, following instructions similar to the ones below. If you're on a Mac, I have only very old how-to sites if you de-DRM your own Kindle books, please post any guides you use, and I'll link them. Just download the ISO from Microsoft and authenticate at your leisure, or maybe never. I don't think you need to authenticate it - I certainly didn't.

So I use Windows 10 in a virtual machine, e.g. If you're on Linux, as I am: Kindle for PC doesn't work in Wine, and I couldn't be bothered with the faff to set up DeDRM standalone. The instructions below are for Kindle for PC 1.17, which is from 2016. I expect to tweak these instructions further. Amazon try super-hard to beat all possible DRM cracking schemes, whether you "bought" the book or not. (And always say "no" when it asks you to update.) You need Kindle for PC no later than 1.26, you need to nobble the KFX format, and you need to block Kindle for PC from its aggressive auto-updating. Rather than the old AZW format, Kindle for PC now tries to download Amazon's new KFX format by preference. You can also convert them to ePubs if you like. Here is how to de-DRM the books you damn well paid for.