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Finding COM ports in Windows 10 [closed]

By Emily Wilson

This question is similar to How to check Com ports in Windows 10I have run the device manager in administrator mode, and "show hidden devices" is checked. "Ports (COM & LPT)" still doesn't appear.

device manager screenshot

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Try this :

  1. Open Device Manager
  2. Click on Action
  3. Select Add legacy hardware
  4. Click Next
  5. Select Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced) and click Next
  6. Scroll down and then select Ports (COM & LPT), and click Next.
  7. Select Manufacturer as per your need (the standard one or default option should work), and then click Next
  8. Click Finish
  9. Reboot
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