How to charge an iPhone on a Windows PC without Installing iTunes

This workaround allows the iPhone to charge without a full install of iTunes but it's still a bit of a pain as you can't download the driver directly as far as I can tell.

• Download iTunes64Setup.exe (about 95MB). If you are on a 32-bit version of Windows download iTunesSetup.exe
• Use an archive tool like 7-Zip to open the file as an archive. For 7-Zip, right click on iTunes64Setup.exe and select 7-Zip->Open Archive
• Extract the AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi file (about 10MB) to a temporary directory. I presume the 32 bit version is just called AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi.
• Run the installer and follow the prompts.

After this my iPhone charges successfully. A bit irritating that you still end up having to download the large iTunesSetup.exe but the best I could come up with!

I was able to get phone to charge by installing Desktop Experience, then installing the driver using device manager.

Another way is to shut down the phone as you're plugging it into the USB port. It will charge if the phone is off. If you plug it in while it's off it will automatically turn on. As long as its off it will charge.