Pico W and COM port issues

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I'm just starting out with using the Pico W in the Arduino 2.1.0 IDE under Win 10. I'm trying the run the ScanNetworks example program from the Wire examples. The program appears to compile and provides these statistics:
Sketch uses 318148 bytes (15%) of program storage space. Maximum is 2093056 bytes.
Global variables use 70084 bytes (26%) of dynamic memory, leaving 192060 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 262144 bytes.
Resetting COM5
Converting to uf2, output size: 670720, start address: 0x2000
Scanning for RP2040 devices
Flashing I: (RPI-RP2)
Wrote 670720 bytes to I:/NEW.UF2

When I go to inspect the Serial object's output, it says:

No monitor available for the port protocol serial. Could not connect to COM5 serial port.

I see where it says "Resetting COM5", which is the port used for uploading. Not sure what it means here.

Also, in the Output Statistics is says its "Flashing I (RPI-RP2) and says it wrote to I:/NEW.UF@. I can see Windows Explorer open and I see that file, but I'm not sure what the "I" device is.

What am I doing wrong?

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To load the code, the Pico behaves like a flash drive, that's why it appears as a new unit.

Regards

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Thanks, MaximoEsfuerzo. Any idea why I cannot see the program output? Not sure why the COM5 is giving issues.

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Try reselecting the COM port after uploading the code.

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Still no output.

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