You open Device Manager. There it is: a yellow exclamation mark. “This device cannot start. (Code 10).” The driver is from 2008. Microsoft killed support for it three versions ago.
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They look at you with pity when you mention CHIRP or open-source. They are the high priests of a dying temple. You open Device Manager