How to Unroot the HTC Sensation XL

Not so long ago we posted a guide to flash CWM Recovery and root your HTC Sensation XL smartphone. If you are one of those users who flashed a custom ROM on their devices, but no longer wish to it use it anymore, then here’s a good news for you. With the HTC RUU, you can flash the stock ROM on your device within no time and everything will be back to its factory state. So, follow our guide on how to unroot the HTC Sensation XL smartphone.

I. Before You Begin:

1. You should have rooted your device using the guide given here.

2. You must have locked or relocked bootloader of your device to do the following procedure.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. RUU (Download link’s given in the first post)

III. Unrooting the HTC Sensation XL:

1. Place the RUU file you just downloaded to the Desktop of your PC.

2. Turn your device OFF using the Power button.

3. Reboot your device into the bootloader mode. This can be done by pressing and holding the Volume DOWN+Power buttons together.

4. Choose the Fastboot option from the bootloader menu.

5. Connect the device to your PC with the help of the USB cable.

6. Open the RUU file by double-clicking on it.

7. You now have all the instructions to unroot your device on the screen. Follow all them.

8. You should be unrooted now !

Excellent ! You’ve unrooted your device within a few clicks of your mouse. Everything has come back to its factory state and rest is up to you how you want to treat your device.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.

If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.

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