Arduino Uno Plus connection issues

Jdun

I recently purchased the Inland Ardino Uno Plus board. However I have problems uploading programs from my laptop to the Arduino via the USB port on the board. My laptop has two USB-A ports and 1 USB-C. I also have a USB-C hub with one USB-C and 3 USB-A ports. I need to use the single USB-C connection on the hub, because I need to use an external drive. Though, I can disconnect that if absolutely necessary.

On the failed attempts, I get an error message when trying to upload like this;
Error: programmer is not responding
Warning: attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00

Here are the various options I've tried.

Starting Connection	Ports that show	Does Arduino power up? Upload Success?
Laptop-C 1st Attempt	Com 3 and 7	Powers up Com3 No Com7 Yes
Laptop-C 2nd attempt	Com3	NO power up Com3 No
Laptop-A	Com3	Powers up Com3-No
Hub-A	Com3	Powers up Com3-No
Hub-C	Com3	Powers up Com3-No

I also tried out an Arduino brand Uno Wifi, It has a USB Device connection, and I only had a USB-A to USB-Device cable.

Starting Connection	Ports that show	Power up? Upload Success?
Laptop-A	Com3	Powers up Com3-No Com6(Uno Wifi)-Yes
Hub-A	Com3	Powers up Com3-No

Here are some screen grabs from the Device Manager. 1st without the Uno Wifi attached.

Then below is with the Uno Wifi attached.

Any ideas about how to proceed?

-Joe