[Solved] Vbox 5.1.10r112026, ubuntu 16.04 host usb's not usable

[FunkyWinkerbean]

Hello,
This is my first post to VirtualBox on Linux Host; although I have been using ubuntu 14.04 with Vbox 4.xx for about 3 years.
Recently I upgraded my ubuntu (now, I realize I should have installed a new version, rather than upgrade to 16.04), and I also upgrade VBox to 5.1.10.
I have spent hours trying to get my usb backup drive and usb printer to work on windows 7 client. They work on Ubuntu host.
When I mouse over the little usb icon, they look ready to use, but the client doesn't show the usb's in file explorer.

Here is the information I believe is needed:

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uid=1000(dmclaugh) gid=1000(dmclaugh) groups=1000(dmclaugh),4(adm),24(cdrom),27(sudo),30(dip),46(plugdev),105(fuse),108(lpadmin),124(sambashare),127(vboxusers),128(wireshark)
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[code]VBoxManage list usbhost
Host USB Devices:

UUID:               7ec90279-16a1-470e-8c95-1439dab553f7
VendorId:           0x13fe (13FE)
ProductId:          0x5500 (5500)
Revision:           1.0 (0100)
Port:               2
USB version/speed:  2/High
Manufacturer:               
Product:            Patriot Memory
SerialNumber:       07014310C8655B32
Address:            sysfs:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.2/usb1/1-3//device:/dev/vboxusb/001/004
Current State:      Busy

UUID:               083fd9e4-d0d5-4309-b0f4-447018c2af9a
VendorId:           0x13fe (13FE)
ProductId:          0x5200 (5200)
Revision:           1.16 (0116)
Port:               0
USB version/speed:  3/Super
Manufacturer:               
Product:            Patriot Memory
SerialNumber:       070B4234E4831757
Address:            sysfs:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/usb8/8-1//device:/dev/vboxusb/008/002
Current State:      Busy

UUID:               7143d2ef-ab61-4152-a6d5-bacff2ebf38f
VendorId:           0x0fcf (0FCF)
ProductId:          0x1008 (1008)
Revision:           1.0 (0100)
Port:               4
USB version/speed:  2/Full
Manufacturer:       Dynastream Innovations
Product:            ANT USBStick2
SerialNumber:       052
Address:            sysfs:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.0/usb3/3-5//device:/dev/vboxusb/003/003
Current State:      Available

UUID:               0eeb7902-20df-45ba-adb3-d8393a238a42
VendorId:           0x0dc6 (0DC6)
ProductId:          0x2011 (2011)
Revision:           1.3 (0103)
Port:               2
USB version/speed:  1/Low
Manufacturer:       PrecisionSquaredTechnologyCorp.
Product:            USB Keyboard
Address:            sysfs:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.2/usb1/1-2/1-2.3//device:/dev/vboxusb/001/005
Current State:      Busy

UUID:               c04e5a9f-7183-437f-a001-edc304716555
VendorId:           0x0d49 (0D49)
ProductId:          0x7100 (7100)
Revision:           2.4 (0204)
Port:               0
USB version/speed:  2/High
Manufacturer:       Maxtor
Product:            OneTouch II
SerialNumber:       L608KBAG    
Address:            sysfs:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.2/usb2/2-1//device:/dev/vboxusb/002/002
Current State:      Available

UUID:               cadb5a42-a837-4e2e-8774-efd4d3620018
VendorId:           0x04f9 (04F9)
ProductId:          0x0042 (0042)
Revision:           1.0 (0100)
Port:               0
USB version/speed:  2/High
Manufacturer:       Brother
Product:            HL-2270DW series
SerialNumber:       M2N520071
Address:            sysfs:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.2/usb1/1-1//device:/dev/vboxusb/001/002
Current State:      Available

UUID:               e0e6ab86-8f0c-4244-b9f3-3de85a220a7a
VendorId:           0x046d (046D)
ProductId:          0xc50e (C50E)
Revision:           37.0 (3700)
Port:               1
USB version/speed:  1/Low
Manufacturer:       Logitech
Product:            USB Receiver
Address:            sysfs:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/usb5/5-2//device:/dev/vboxusb/005/002
Current State:      Busy

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VBoxManage list usbfilters
Global USB Device Filters:

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[FunkyWinkerbean]

on my host vbox manager, I right clicked on my Win7 client-> settings -> USB and changed the USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 controller, and viola my printer and external usb drive are usable.