Hi,
After a lot of reading here in the forum and Googling a lot, I didn't find a solution for my problem. I have a MacOS Mojave which I use to code and upload firmwares to my NodeMCU Lolin using Arduino IDE and everything works just fine. So I've wanted to also install Arduino IDE and plug the board on my PC laptop (Windows 10 update 20H2).
I've installed Arduino IDE, added ESP8266 boards to it and installed the official www.wch.cn driver for CH340G (version 3.5). When plugging in the board, Windows recognises it as a generic USB Serial Port with the yellow warning sign. So, I go to Update Driver and manually select Ports (COM and LPT) -> wch.cn -> USB-SERIAL CH340. After hitting Yes to the incompatible hardware warning, computer crashes. Blue Screen with page fault in nonpaged area error.
Going into Safe-mode I can select the driver and it shows like the screenshots attached. But after that, whenever I plugin in the board not in safe mode, computer crashes with blue screen page fault in nonpaged area error. Instantly.
I am using an original Motorola USB cable from my phone, which works on my macOS working with the board. I tried a different cable with no luck. I also tried both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 port from my laptop, no differences. On safe-mode, although the board is showing correctly on Device Manager, I don't think it's actually working, since I don't see any ports open on Arduino IDE.
I'm trying to find an older version of the driver, 3.4 maybe, and see if that changes something. I didn't try to use an usb hub between the computer and the board because I don't have any lying around in here. I thought I'd come here in the forum for suggestions, I'm running out of ideas to try. Thanks in advance!
