Thanks for the follow up on this. Can you ensure that the Editor is not running while attempting to connect to Updater. The 6+12 footswitches are used to put the Helix in update mode that should allow you to connect. Once in this mode and connected to your computer, can you launch device manager and select "sound video, game controllers" and then Helix. In this window you should be able to see what drivers you have installed. Can you tell me if the driver version is 1.93?