I've done exactly that with no luck. I just tried my other pi pico (pack of 2) and it's working so I think the one I've been testing with is just faulty -_-On a Windows 10 PC, install VS Code and the Pico Extension as per Pico documentation "RP-008276-DS-1-getting-started-with-pico.pdf"
Alos install the option "Serial Monitor" Microsoft Extension
Connect a Pico W via a USB cable then compile and run the "hello_usb" example.
i.e. Click Pico icon on left hand side, New Project from Example, hello_usb, select Board Type as "Pico W" and choose location.
Put Pico W into BOOTSEL mode so the "Run" can load code into it.
Run it
In VS Code, open the SERIAL MONITOR tab, and select the correct COM port e.g. COM6 - USB Serial Device (COM6)
We should see "Hello, world!"
[we could close VS Code and use PuTTY serial connection to COM6 at 115200 on the PC to see the output from the Pico W]
Statistics: Posted by gokitty199 — Tue Dec 30, 2025 4:25 pm