in reply to Problem: Win32::SerialPort

This note from the MS docs for CreateFile explain the problem and the solution:

To specify a COM port number greater than 9, use the following syntax: "\\.\COM10". This syntax works for all port numbers and hardware that allows COM port numbers to be specified.
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