USB capture on Guest boot

[scottgus1]

I don't use USB almost at all in my guests, (maybe once as an experiment, about four years ago). So, when a USB device is set to be used by a guest, and one gets the guest successfully using it, then the guest is rebooted, or the host and guest are both rebooted, will the guest automatically re-capture the USB device from the host without having to manually unplug/replug the USB device? (I'm thinking specifically about USB security dongles, btw.)

[Perryg]

Probably not in Windows, but it might. You would need to set a filter for it in the USB section if you want to try.

[scottgus1]

Thanks, Perry. Sorry, Windows is the OS in question. I'd need to get hold of the USB dongle to test. Anyone know for certain if the guest will auto-re-capture an already-filtered-and-working guest USB connection when the guest reboots on a Windows host?

[socratis]

if the guest will auto-re-capture an already-filtered-and-working guest USB connection when the guest reboots on a Windows host?

I had to try it to verify my understanding, but, if you simply reboot your guest, it will re-capture your USB device. If you turn off your guest, the host will capture the device and then you have to release it from the host and re-capture it in your guest.