COM Port is grayed out on Windows 10

Using Arduino IDE 1.x
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Hi i recently upgraded my windows 8 pc to windows 10 and now i cant find my Pocket AVR Programmer or my USBasp, The COM port is grayed out and i cant select anything. The arduino UNO drivers are showing up like they should but not my AVR programmers. Ive tried version 1.6.5 and 1.6.7 of the IDE but i get the same results. I would appreciate any help i can get!

Thanks in advance

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I think, it is not IDE problem. Check it in Windows - control panel, if the device is connected, visible and if the driver is correctly loaded. Also you have to have rights to the port if you are not admin.

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The device drivers are correctly loaded, they show up in windows control panel like they used to do.
Im admin but how do i change port for them?

Thanks in advance

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But Windows does not list it as a COM. In the device manager, can you assign a COM port to the device?

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septillion:
But Windows does not list it as a COM. In the device manager, can you assign a COM port to the device?

Ahh, it's USB.

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Sorry but how do i assign a COM port to something? or make this work.

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A USBasp does not project as a serial port.

You do not need to select a port to use a USBAsp. The port menu is ignored when using a USBAsp to program.

Just select the USBAsp programmer, and burn bootloader or upload using programmer.

Same with PocketAVR Programmer (which is USBTinyISP, I guess?)

You should only get a serial port from the Arduino boards, or from an ISP programmer that uses serial (like Arduino as ISP), or other serial devices.

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Thanks for the help!
When I use windows 8 my USBasp and USBtiny both displayed as COM ports and thats what made ma confused.
Thanks for all the help i really appreciate it! :slight_smile: