Here is how far I got.
I'm using a 2021 MBP 16" M1 laptop running Windows 11 Pro in Parallels (my old 2015 15" MBP is getting pretty tired). My MVPI2 is up to date with all firmware updates as of today (10-24-22).
Installing the FTDI drivers was kind of a pain but here is how I did it. I downloaded the drivers for macOS and installed them (
download here not entirely sure if this was necessary, but when you download the installer be sure to place it in your /Applications folder first, then install it), and then on the Windows side I disabled driver signing (
guide here and I followed the first 7 steps, not sure if this was 100% required either). I then downloaded the ARM driver folder
from here (be sure to download the one under the "ARM" category). After extracting the folder, you need to place all of the files under the "Release" folder into the C:\Windows\System32\drivers folder.
From here go back into the device manager, locate the unrecognized device "FT230X Basic Uart" and right click, then select "Update Driver". From here click "Browse my computer for drivers" then put C:\Windows\System32\drivers in the text box and click next. At this point it will install the drivers. For me I had another new unrecognized device pop up immediately afterwards, so I followed the same steps as above and at this point I now have a device called "USB Serial Port (COM3)".
So now I have no more issues with unknown devices appearing, however when using the VCM Editor or Scanner and attempt to "Resync Interface" I am told to connect a MVPI interface. I also attempted to connect the MVPI2 to my laptop via bluetooth however it was not detected when trying to add it to my laptop.
I don't have an issue opening a scan file in the Editor, but of course I cannot write or save a file due to the MVPI2 not syncing.
Hopefully this clears some driver confusion for others, and I'm hoping soon we will be able to use HPTuners to our full potential on these M1 machines in the near future. I want to retire my old MBP but can't quite yet just because of needing an Intel machine. I just wish I was able to post a 100% working solution on here rather than just solving the driver issue portion of it!