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Unlike regular serial ports, virtual devices have special capabilities: the same device can be opened more than once. Using VSPE you can share physical serial port data between several programs, create virtual pipes, expose serial port to local network (via TCP protocol), create virtual serial port device pairs and so on. First, connect a USB console cable from your Windows 10 machine to the Local Manager mini-USB port. Locate the correct COM port. Right click on the Windows Start Icon and select 'Device Manager.' Open the 'Ports (COM & LPT)' Section. Locate the 'PI USB to Serial' and note which COM port it is using. Open a console session.

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The issue is not that the drivers are not installed, in most cases these are 'standard' on board serial and parallel ports with windows build-in drivers.

The issue is that since the 1511 update, if for example a printer is connected to the ports and you try to print, it immediately goes in an error state. (If you disable the port and then re-enable it, it works fine!)

Its definitely a bug in Win10 release 1511 with either the drivers or the way it access the drivers.

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Hello,

Sorry for the delay in response.

Let us run SFC scan and see if it brings any difference.

The sfc /scannow (System File Checker) command scans all protected system files, and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

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1. Press Windows + X keys.

2. Click on Command Prompt (Admin) to bring up an elevated command prompt.

Note: Click Yes if it prompts for permission.

3. In the command prompt type in the following command and then press Enter.

sfc /scannow

Note: Some files saved on your computer might get deleted when fixing corrupted files.

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Abdul

Due to work commitments, including temporarily by passing this problem, I have not had the time to reply to your answer. Which is in general terms a lot of nothing. Why would corrupt ddl/exe files suddenly stop the ports from working, without any error message, etc. Secondly why would a disable/enable cycle miraculously make a corrupt file suddenly UN-corrupt?

To prove you wrong. I clean install windows 10, then let it update to version 1511. (Please note, no additional drivers from motherboard install. All drivers as supplied with MS Windows.) Same problem!

So I am patiently waiting for a fix that solves the problem. Where possible I enabled 'Defer Updates', but that only defer the problem 'for several months'. With NO acknowledgement from Microsoft that there is a problem, that maybe to short.

Kind regards

Cornie

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I'm having same problems with COM ports not visible in device manager.

After 3 complete new installs and running sfc /scannow, this is what I get

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]
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C:WINDOWSsystem32> sfc /scannow
Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.
Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.
Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
C:WINDOWSsystem32>

Still no COM ports!

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