

Interface : IConsole Īdd "USB Device Filters" in your VM settings, using the "+" icon on the right, then click OK. In this case, this error will be displayed :įailed to create a proxy device for the USB device. Indeed, if you connect an USB 3.0 key on an USB 3.0 port on your physical PC (host PC) and your virtual machine uses a USB 2.0 controller, you will not be able to pass this USB key to it. In the "USB" section, see which version of USB controller your VirtualBox virtual machine uses. Then, select your virtual machine in VirtualBox and click on Configuration. To pass an USB key to a virtual machine, plug it into the host PC.Īs you can see, we have created a test file on this USB key from the host PC which is on Windows 8. When you use a virtual machine created with VirtualBox, you can pass USB devices to it (such as external hard drives or USB keys, for example) in a few clicks.Īlthough it's not as stable as with VMware Workstation Pro.ġ.
