[chirp_users] Windows not showing Ports

[Archie Miller]

Thanks, Ross,  Went there.  Did that. Ports not shown.  It;s time to
contact DELL.  I'll give feedback from that excursion.
*Archie Miller*
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On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 3:32 PM Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 6:01 PM Ross Kelly <ross80477 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > For Archie Miller and Jim Unroe
> > Windows 11 Home does not show ports by default.  However, if you open
> Device Manager and look at the top ribbon; there is a tab called view.
> Click on view and you will get a dropdown menu.  If you click the option
> "Show hidden devices" a check mark will appear next to it.  Now, look at
> the list of devices and you will have a tab for Ports (COM & LPT) displayed
> in the list.  This should cure most of your problems.
>
> For Ross Kelly
> "Hidden devices" are those that have been assigned but are not
> currently active. For example, when you remove your programming cable,
> it becomes hidden. I rarely use more than one programming cable at a
> time so when I am using my Prolific chip based programming cable my
> FTDI, Silicon Labs and WCH COM ports are hidden. If I click the option
> "Show hidden devices", they will be visible but greyed out.
>
> Jim
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