Hi, apologies if this has been raised before, but I am using Arduino IDE 2.2.1, and receive multiple requests saying that 'We are about to install some drivers needed to use Arduino/Genuino boards. Do you want to continue?
It doesn't matter if you hit Yes or No, it makes no difference and then the requests repeat.
Any ideas how to fix this?
Thanks
Hi @gavvyboy. It is normal for there to be a couple driver installation processes on the first start of the IDE after a fresh installation of the IDE. However, the driver installations triggered by the IDE don't produce a custom "Installing drivers" dialog like the one in your screenshot. It only produces a standard Windows User Account Control (UAC) security prompt (and that might not even appear depending on the level you have set in your Windows security settings).
There is a known bug where Arduino Create Agent periodically produces a large number of these dialogs for no apparent reason:
I think you must have Arduino Create Agent running.
A quick way to close all the driver installation dialogs in cases where you get a lot of them (I have gotten over 40 of them on some occasions) is to close Arduino Create Agent:
Click on the Arduino Create Agent icon (looks like an Arduino logo) in the Windows "notification area". ⓘ You might need to click the ˄ icon to expand the "hidden icons" area of the notification area if you don't see the icon.
A menu will open.
Select "Quit Agent" from the menu.
The Arduino Create Agent application will be terminated.
If you need to use Arduino Cloud you should then restart Arduino Create Agent (you can find it in your list of applications via the Windows Start menu).
Thank you, and yes I use both the cloud and the IDE, and Create Agent is open. Just closed this down and all is quiet on the installing drivers prompt.
Good luck with fixing the bug.
Cheers
Gav
