NANO RP2040 IoT - Cannot create IoT - Cannot use "Getting Started" program

I have no idea if this is the right section, I have been unable to use "getting started" and now I cannot even see my device. Cannot create IoT Blink Controller System etc

I've tried to restart everything from scratch and I now get "Exit status 1" and "We were not able to configure your device"

try a simple test program such as blink

if Windows has problems finding the board

  1. disconnect the Pico USB, press BOOTSEL connect the Pico USB
  2. Tools>Port displays UF2 board select it and upload program
    3.after a time UF2 should change to a COM port - select it

if above does not work try unplugging device
COM port appears in Windows device manager
Tools>port select it