No xHCI on Windows 7 guests

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Clary
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No xHCI on Windows 7 guests

Post by Clary »

Host: Ubuntu 16.04 64-bit
Guest: Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
Virtualbox: 5.1.6 + Extension Pack + GuestEdition

When configuring xHCI in VirtualBox Configuration no USB 3.0 Devices are available for Windows 7 Guests!
In Windows 7 Devicemanagement I get an missing Devicedriver
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In Ubuntu $User is member of group vboxusers.

Is USB 3.0 Suppport generally available for Windows 7 Guests?

Thanks
clary
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Re: No xHCI on Windows 7 guests

Post by socratis »

Clary wrote:Is USB 3.0 Suppport generally available for Windows 7 Guests?
Windows 7 does not have support for USB3 (xHCI). It says so in the manual Chapter 3.2 (you read it, right?). You'll have to download the Intel drivers. Don't have the link available, search for it.
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Clary
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Re: No xHCI on Windows 7 guests

Post by Clary »

It was new for me to install a physical driver in an virtual machine, but it works perfect!

Thanks a lot
clary
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