VirtualBox USB

Written By Michael Day

VirtualBox does not provide USB support for USB 2 and 3 devices out of the box. For that, you must install an extension pack.

The default VirtualBox comes only with USB 1.1 drivers.

The default VirtualBox comes only with USB 1.1 drivers.

Navigate to the extension pack here. Then download and install it.

vbExtPackAllVersions.png
VirtualBox Extension Pack Installer

VirtualBox Extension Pack Installer

USB section after the Extension Pack Installation

USB section after the Extension Pack Installation

Choosing USB 2.0 or 3.0 should work for most installations.

Now open your VirtualBox VM in windowed mode (<right Ctrl + C> if you need to get back to windowed mode). A right-click with the mouse over the USB icon in the lower right-hand corner of the VirtualBox VM window should bring up all USB devices on the machine:

USB Right click menu.

USB Right click menu.

Click on the appropriate USB device.

Credits

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-enable-usb-in-virtualbox/

Michael Day
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