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Connecting the ESP32 Feather HUZZAH32 kit for Google IoT Core with Windows 10

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As a non-computer guy, I actually found connecting an IoT device to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) easier than expected, given that Google IoT Core is (as of this posting) in beta.  That being said, before this posting, I couldn't find one complete set of instructions from top to bottom that connects ESP32 to GCP.  And d espite my best efforts following the Mongoose OS Cloud Integration Google IoT Core instructions, the mos tool kept returning this Server Error: gcloud device create exit status 1 when trying to register the device on Google Cloud IoT Core - but Ill show you what fixed it.  The error prevented me from sending messages back and forth between GCP and the device.  Anyway, since I had some difficulty, I thought I would share my experience in the event that I could help someone else just like me! My initial conditions: -  WiFi access -  Windows 10 (64bit) computer -  GCP account -   ESP32 kit I purchased through the Mongoose OS website Step 1 If you hav