I will try these and get back to you. Also I have some non-CH340 dev modules that Arduino IDE does not recognize either of their USB ports. Thanks.

Thank you so much for your reply. It is very helpful. 1- How do I tell which module I am using? I just guess that it is a DevKit. I really do not know. It is a WROOM-32 with one micro USB and two buttons. It has 38 pins. The markings fit a terminal board that says ESP32/V4 Goouuu. 2- Do I need to en...

Apologies if I am asking a very basic question. I am using the Arduino IDE and when uploading code to an Espduino, the module auto boots and loads the code without hitting the boot button. My code is very large and takes a while to compile and link. On a Devkit, I have to wait and hit the boot and r...