ESP32-S2 with CH341 makes Windows crash

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Hello,
I'm using such ESP32-S2 T8 board:

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When I've attach it, Windows 11 autoupdate downlows and install WCH CH340 driver (ch341ser.inf v3.5.2019.1). I've also try to install newer drivers from wch.ch (3.8.2023.2). All works fine except it very often make a Windows crash to blue screen. :(( Such Win crash happens even if board is NOT attached to PC but if I try to compile sketch at Arduino IDE. Before CH340 driver I'dont have a such problem at all!
How its possible to resolve this?

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remove the ch340 driver - or use linux, there these driver problems do not exist.

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If I will remove this driver - how I will connect this board to the ArduinoIDE?!

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First verify that your system does not crash after removing the driver.

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After many tests it seems that problem was happen because of conflict between [CH341 driver from WCH] and ["libwdi" driver from Espressif system]. (To see all installed driver packages at Windows 10-11 use: run CMD as admin, "pnputil.exe -e".) Without "libwdi" driver system start to work stable. But suppose without this driver some ESP32 functionality as firmware update can be impossible.

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