I waste a lot of time trying to successfully install the ADB driver for my tablet in Windows 8.1. So here I will post what I did, in case anyone has the same problem.
Open the System Properties dialog (press Win+Break on the keyboard or locate "Computer" in Start Menu, right-click on it and select "Properties". Click on the "Device Manager" link. In the Device Manager locate your Android device. Then right-click on it and select "Update Driver Software".
A single Windows driver that supports the ADB (and fastboot) interface for most Android phones.
How to setup ADB on Microsoft Windows. Download the Android SDK Platform Tools ZIP file for Windows. Then open up a Command Prompt from the same directory as this ADB binary. This can be done by holding Shift and Right-clicking within the folder then click the “Open command window here” option.
What Are ADB and Fastboot? ADB and Fastboot are utilities that unlock access to the Android system while your phone is connected to a desktop computer via a USB cable. The computer and cable are integral to this—there's no app version, and while you can use ADB wirelessly, it's much more complicated to set up.
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If Windows fails to enumerate the device which is reported in Device Manager as error code 43:
If the device is listed in Device Manager as Other devices -> Android but reports an error code 28:
By doing this I was able to use my tablet for development under Windows 8.1.
Note: This solution uses Samsung drivers but works for other devices.
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Use the awesome "Universal ADB (Android Debug Bridge) Driver for Windows": https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/BQ5iYJEaaEH https://github.com/koush/UniversalAdbDriver
Tested under Win8.1.1 x64.
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