VMware Virtual Machine USB connectivity issues

Error 31: Devices connected to the system are not functioning

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• Describe

Common VMware virtual machines should encounter this situation, that is, the installation of VMware, at startup, there will be a yellow box under the "USB disabled ..." prompt. When the system is installed in the virtual machine, everything is fine. In addition to inserting the USB device does not set the outside! To the local computer services to view the VMware USB service, the display is "automatic", but did not start automatically, when manually prompted "VMware USB Arbitration service does not start, error 31: The device connected to the system does not work" , reloading a virtual machine or even reloading a computer won't solve the problem.

1. Workaround One:

This method is not validated because the ATI driver is not installed

1) Go to "Add Remove Programs" in the Control Panel of Windows
2) Locate "ATI Catalyst Install Manager" and right click to select Change
3) Select Next
4) Select "Uninstall Manager" and select Next
5) Select Custom, then select Next
6) Then there will be three options, in "Select Components to Uninstall", select "USB filter"
7) Finally, the next download is OK. Then go to the system service manually start the VMware USB to see if it can start normally!

2. Workaround II:

This method has been verified, but the USB filter and%system32%\drivers\ USB in the hkey_local_machine\system\currentcontrolset\ Service s\ Filter.sys was not found, but the problem can be resolved.

Note that in order to ensure security, the UpperFilter key value can be renamed, no need to delete

Start-run-enter Regedit to open the Windows registry and find:
hkey_local_machine\system\currentcontrolset\control\class{36fc9e60-c465-11cf-8056-444553540000}.
Deletes the value of the UpperFilter.
Found it:
Hkey_local_machine\system\currentcontrolset\ Service s\
Remove the USB filter. (But this step is not possible)
Remove%system32%\drivers\ USB Filter.sys
You should be OK after rebooting the system.

Error code 4 when connecting device in lower right corner of virtual machine

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• Description: The VMware USB arbitrator returned error code 4

• Solutions

  (1) Connect the USB device (take the drive as an example) to the host, and then open System Device Manager:
  
  (2) Find the USB drive device, double-click the Open property page (The following is the mouse for example, the actual should be connected to the USB stick after the selected USB flash drive):
  
  Find the corresponding device class GUID, copy down standby;
  (3) From the Start menu, enter Gpedit.msc to open the Group Policy manager, navigate to the System policy, and double-click the "Prevent installing the device for drivers that match the following device installers":
  
  (4) Select "Enabled" and click on the button to display:
  
  (5) Enter the GUID that you just copied, and always click OK to exit the Group Policy manager.
  
  In this way, the host's Win7 system will not install the corresponding USB device driver, and then reconnect to the USB drive to see if VMware virtual machine can recognize and use the USB flash drive, If you can be OK ~ If you want to use a USB flash drive in the host's Win7 system, then turn on (4) to Not configured or disabled. :-)
  (6) When the computer is powered on, press and hold F2 to enter the BIOS motherboard settings, the brand computer into the BIOS of the shortcut keys are different, some press F1 or ESC, or F9, specifically please Baidu or consult a computer dealer, enter the BIOS interface, press the arrow keys to switch to advanced options, Find the option to start the USB in English, enter, and then find the XHCI English opening option, enter the point to open the right drop-down list, Set to Disabled (that is, the ability to turn off the 3.0 interface), and then press F10 to save and exit the BIOS settings, restart the computer into the Windows system, regardless of which USB interface has been downgraded from 3.0 to 2.0, open VM virtual machine can load on the wireless network card, problem solved!

VMware Virtual Machine USB connectivity issues