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Honored ContributorOk, I am going to try something, as soon as I am convinced it is safe to try. I have right clicked in file explorer on 'This PC' , select 'properties' , then 'advanced system settings' , select 'hardware' tab , select 'device installation settings' , select 'no' to 'do you want to automatically download manufacturers' apps, ...' . I then uninstalled the problem driver from the USB devices, and restarted the PC - the driver is still gone. I am about to connect the board now.
Normally, when first connecting a board, Win10 tries to find 'suitable drivers' for new hardware, and you abort that process and point to the drivers manually. But I am assuming I can leave 'automatic download of apps' off while I complete the installation, and then turn back on for good measure, once the board is confirmed to be on-line - is this correct? Thanks. UPDATE: (fail) OK, so the auto-install pop-up did not show, as expected with auto-install turned off, however, once I disconnected the board, and then reconnected the board a minute later, the same problem drivers (serial converter and (COM4)) showed up again - but now when I disconnect the board, these drivers disappear from the devices window. Should I try 'disabling' the driver rather than 'uninstall' them? How about should I try removing the drivers windows wants from the folder they're in? Thanks for your support. Here's the drivers windows is still using when I connect the board. How about if I rename the folder or move the folder away?
