I use VirtualBox 6.1 on a Windows 10 host PC.
I want to perform tests with a USB WiFi network interface.
I created a guest Windows 10 VM and I want to connect the USB WiFi network interface to the guest VM, but I don't want to make it (and the related drivers) installed by the Windows 10 host.
I see I can connect the USB device to the guest VM, but only after installing it on the host PC.
Is it correct?
How can I connect the USB device to the guest without installing it on the hosdt?
Regards
marius
Connecting a USB device to a guest VM
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marius_1956
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Re: Connecting a USB device to a guest VM
This is not necessary. USB devices that have no drivers for the host OS can still be used in guest OS's that do have drivers for the device.marius_1956 wrote:only after installing it on the host PC.
Carefully go through USB basics and troubleshooting. If you finish all the steps 1-7 and cannot get your USB device into the guest OS, carefully post the outputs of the commands in step 8 as text in
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tags, not screenshots. Zip and post the log step 8 calls for, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.