Arduino Nano Code not uploading

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I am trying to upload some arduino nano code for a function generator, I am doing so on windows 11 and I have the correct board and port selected.
it's a nano and I have tried old and new bootloader but no matter what i select it takes forever to upload, but then it fails.
any help would be appreciated, the only errors that appear even when verbose log output is on is this:

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x1c Failed uploading: uploading error: exit status 1

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If it's a Nano clone, dollars to donuts it has a CH340 USB chip on it, and being Windows, that means problems with the CH340 driver version. Since the Great Linux Revolution of 2000ish, the only windows in my house look outside, so I can't help you with that. But a brief search on the forum turned up this reply from @ptillisch which may be of some help. But be warned, it's a bit of a read!

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Hi @granterpants. You described the Arduino board you are uploading to as "Nano". Something that can be confusing is there are multiple boards with "Nano" in their name. We need to be certain of exactly which one you have. The reason is that the problem might be caused by the IDE not being correctly configured for your specific board.

Please tell us which of the following boards you are attempting to upload to:

If you aren't sure which one you have, you can provide a picture of the board or a link to the place you bought it from and we'll see if we can identify it.