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Once this is done, you should see a `kemove_snowfox_vxx_default.bin` in the directory.

**Windows users**
Run the following commands to copy the file back to `C:/` drive. Run these in the same prompt

```bash
mkdir -p /mnt/c/keymove
cp kemove_snowfox_vxx_default.bin /mnt/c/keymove/
```

## Step 4: Disassemble your keyboard

With your keyboard disconnected from the computer, remove all keycaps and switches using the pullers provided by Kemove.
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## Step 7: Flash QMK!

Now we can use dfu-util to flash the device. Run `dfu-util` in the
`qmk_firmware` directory. Make sure it can detect the device. You can verify this by running. Check for the pair *feed:6969*.
> **Attention: Windows Users:**

**Note: Windows Users** Please follow [This Guide](https://www.hanselman.com/blog/how-to-fix-dfuutil-stm-winusb-zadig-bootloaders-and-other-firmware-flashing-issues-on-windows) on how to install the generic libusb driver
> You can't use `dfu-util` directly in `WSL`. Please follow this short guide to run `dfu-util` from windows before proceeding
> 1. Install generic libusb driver for the bootloader [This Guide](https://www.hanselman.com/blog/how-to-fix-dfuutil-stm-winusb-zadig-bootloaders-and-other-firmware-flashing-issues-on-windows)
> 2. Download dfu-util for windows via [This Link](http://dfu-util.sourceforge.net/releases/). We've tested with `dfu-util-0.9-win64.zip`
> 3. Extract dfu-util zip to `C:/Kemove`. Move all the binary (.exe) files to `C:/Kemove`. This means the `.exe`s and the `kemove_snowfox_vxx_default.bin` are in the same folder
> 4. Open a command prompt
> 5. Navigate the command to `C:/Kemove` by using `cd C:/Kemove`
> 6. Follow the remainder of the guide, noting we are running `dfu-util` from `C:/Kemove` rather than the `qmk_firmware` directory

### All users ###
Now we can use dfu-util to flash the device. Run `dfu-util` in the
`qmk_firmware` directory. Make sure it can detect the device. You can verify this by running. Check for the pair *feed:6969*.

```bash
dfu-util -l
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