USB Boot Button Issues with Windows 11

[kaxx1975]

I never once had to hold the boot button in Windows 10 to upload code - except perhaps maybe for the first initial upload. But in Windows 11, I cannot get my ESP32's to upload code without holding the boot button first. Why won't it auto detect and send to download mode like it did in windows 10? I am using an ESP32 S3 and an older ESP32 - neither are working as they used to.

BTW, I deleted my old post as it was long and I'm sure people got glossy eyed reading it and moved on. So I am keeping this one simple and short hoping for more help.