Windows 10 Guest USB-serial port issue

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Rudolfo78
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Windows 10 Guest USB-serial port issue

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Hello,
I am new here and don't have any experience so I need help because my work depends on this solution.

I installed Windows 10 Guest on OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 (VB 5.0.4) and in VM I would like to use USB device (fiscal thermal printer) which uses USB cable but in Windows it appears as a Serial port (COM3). It works fine in classic Win10 computer and in VM it also appears in bottom USB device list but when I want to capture this device, following message appears:
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I guess it is used by OS X, Is there some way, how to disconnect it from OS X and make it available for VM Windows 10 Guest?

Any suggestions or advices will be appreciated.

Thanks
Last edited by Rudolfo78 on 11. Sep 2015, 06:55, edited 8 times in total.
VB 5.0.4 + Extension Pack | Host OS X 10.10.5 Yosemite | Guest Windows 10 64-bit
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Re: Windows 10 Guest USB-serial port issue

Post by mpack »

Moved to OS X hosts.
Rudolfo78
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Re: Windows 10 Guest USB-serial port issue

Post by Rudolfo78 »

Solved by myself :)

Added blank USB filter and turned on device after VM started, and it appears in system device list.
VB 5.0.4 + Extension Pack | Host OS X 10.10.5 Yosemite | Guest Windows 10 64-bit
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