Arduino IDE Drivers

Software IDE 2.x
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When I first downloaded the Arduino IDE, I mistakenly selected the option to "dont download" the drivers that appeared. After deleting and reinstalling the IDE, the option to download the drivers did not reappear. What should I do to ensure the drivers are properly installed?

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Hi @umu373. You can do it by following these instructions:

  1. Right click on the Windows "Start" menu.
    A menu will open.
  2. Select "Terminal" from the menu.
    A "Windows PowerShell" window will op;en.
  3. Type the following command at the PowerShell terminal prompt:
    cd "$Env:LOCALAPPDATA\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6"; .\post_install.bat
  4. Press the Enter key.
  5. You should now see a "User Account Control" dialog about dpinst-amd64.exe asking whether you "want to allow this app from an unknown publisher to make changes to your device". Click the "Yes" button in the dialog:
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  6. You should now see another "User Account Control" dialog about dpinst-amd64.exe asking whether you "want to allow this app from an unknown publisher to make changes to your device". Click the "Yes" button in the dialog once again.
    The dialog will close.
  7. Click the X icon at the top right corner of the "Windows PowerShell" window.
    The window will close.