No COM port available

[PKewin]

I am using a Windows 11 laptop. I have connected to several ESP boards using IDE without a problem. Recently my laptop refuses to recognize any ESP board and IDE shows no, ports available. This just happened in the last couple of days. I’ve spent hours troubleshooting windows, security, power, settings, cables, etc. I have reinstalled the serial Driver and nothing seems to help. Has anyone else experienced that?

[lbernstone]

Hold down the boot button when you plug them into the PC.
If the device doesn't have a UART->USB adapter on board (eg CP2102), you need to set the serial console to use USB-CDC