Last Updated on July 20, 2022 by Mathew Diekhake

Usually rooting guides aren’t too difficult nowadays because of the abundance of third-party developers we have offering support. Combined that with the fact that the Android open source operating system has always been easy to hack and it’s not difficult to imagine the number of Android operating systems out there in the world that are rooted or have been rooted in the past is into the millions. Even though the Android 5.0 Lollipop software updates come with strengthened security, developers are still coming up with workaround methods for unlocking the system internals.

Nevertheless, every now and then a new toolkit comes out, and when they do they offer those wanting administrative rights over their operating systems lots of joy because of everything available all from the one package; thus making the unlocking of your device with root access even easier than earlier.

The Google Nexus 10 comes with its own all-in-one toolkit that is developed by renowned XDA Developer member Mskip. The developer’s name might already be familiar to you if you have tried other toolkits out there for devices such as the Galaxy Nexus and the Google Nexus 7.

To get a good idea of what we mean by getting everything available from the one place, you’ll need to check out all the individual buttons from the user interface you get as soon as you open the tool on the computer before you can truly appreciate it. Inside the toolkit is the Nexus 10 ADB and fastboot drivers that every computer needs, BusyBox, a button for gaining root access, a dedicated option for unlocking the bootloader (or locking it again), a button for flashing the custom recovery, a NANDroid backup option, APK files, other backup and restore options that aren’t directly related to taking NANDroid backups, reboot to Fastboot mode or normal mode, change extensions to tar files, and a whole lot more. Other features you get in the toolkit include Google stock images available from a folder, compressed zip files, partition dumps, renaming of recovery files for stock ROMs, the chance to boot into download mode for flashing files and boot in ClockworkMod Touch recovery without any other CWM files required.

Now that you know everything that’s up for grabs within the Nexus 10 rooting toolkit, it’s time to learn the steps for downloading and installing it onto your computer. That way you can enjoy everything we mentioned and more for your large tablet whenever you want to perform an action that would typically require the administrative permissions over the operating system.

Note that you can only install this toolkit on a computer that is running on Windows. It doesn’t really matter which version of Windows (assuming you’re running at least XP and up) as long as it is Windows.

How to root the Nexus 10 with the all-in-one toolkit

  1. Download the Nexus 10’s SkipSoft toolkit that allows you to get root access to the Google Nexus 10.
  2. Download the toolkit’s file to the desktop of a Windows computer.
  3. Double click the icon to open the program.
  4. Click the “Next” button on the Nexus 10’s display for finalizing the installation.
  5. Click the icon from the desktop that’s readily available after the installation completes.
  6. Type ‘No” in the option box
  7. Select the “Enter” button on the Nexus 10’s display to get access to the main menu

From there you can check out the different buttons up for grabs that allow you to perform various functions.

Each option comes with a number. Type the digits you want in the available field and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the task you are choosing to complete.

Those wanting more can visit the same link above where you’ll see the original poster of the thread with further information on the topic. There you will also find the full list of features that come inside and a bunch of comments for problems and solutions that you might find useful to anyone who is attempting to get root access but unable to get a root application to run.

If you do end up being one of those people, we highly recommend getting the root checker application installed n your tablet. With it you can test if you got root access as soon as you are done with the toolkit, Then you can know if it was a problem with the toolkit not getting root access or something else.

There are certain limitations that this toolkit has. You won’t be able to use Android Pay to pay for any of your things. Rooting the Android operating system does come with elements of risk, and Android developers aren’t willing to allow you to shoulder that risk with apps like Android Pay that could result in other people stealing your financial information. That’s why Android developers developed something called SafetyNet that stops those apps from working if it detects you have root access. There is still no way around that today, but there are newer rooting methods that can either hide root or switch root on and off when you want. The tools you want for that are SUHIde or Magisk.

You get to install all the same root applications that would have been available to you if you decided to get root access with SuperSU from a custom recovery image or any other method. Most of the root apps are available from the Google Play Store. If you are installing any root apps located outside Google Play, make sure you take the same precautions you should all the time which is only to install apps from trusted sources online—i.e., the official website of the developers who made the app or App Stores that you know aren’t plagued with malware.

The Google Play Store hosts many of the root apps but it doesn’t let you know what they are or anything like that, so you need to know the names of them before you venture to the Play Store or else you won’t be able to find them. You can check out our list of what we think are the best root apps available out there today—many of them are free, and some of them are paid, and they all are apps that are being used by lots of people around the world still today.