If the tool timed out after 500–700 seconds but the status bar was nearly full, the ROM may already be written. Safely unplug your device.
Temporarily turn off security software that might interfere with the tool.
Because the phone fails to respond, the tool aborts the flashing process to prevent a partial/corrupt flash. mi flash tool timeout error top
A: Yes. Windows Update KB5023706 (March 2023) broke many USB serial drivers. Roll back or use a Linux live USB with fastboot .
flash_all.bat flashes all partitions including the user data storage. This is a clean flash that will wipe your phone. flash_all_except_storage.bat flashes everything except the main storage partition. This can be helpful if you're getting errors writing to the storage partition. However, using this script may leave behind incompatible data, potentially causing boot issues. If the tool timed out after 500–700 seconds
Using a non-original or damaged cable, or a USB 3.0/3.1 port (which are unstable for flashing).
If a single command times out, you know exactly which partition is failing (e.g., super.img timeout means storage corruption). Because the phone fails to respond, the tool
This error is often seen in older Xiaomi devices like the MiPad 1. It occurs when the tool fails to execute specific flashing commands, resulting in an error like "failed executing command 17 NvError 0x120002".
At the bottom of the Mi Flash Tool window, choose your option carefully: