1. The condition of the machine:
WinXP operating system (also applicable to Win7), VMware virtual machine, virtual machine version: VMware 10, installation Ubuntu14.04, now requires a USB flash drive on the host to be displayed in the virtual machine.
2. Problems encountered:
The USB flash drive is only displayed in the WinXP console and cannot be displayed in the virtual machine and needs to be resolved.
3. Solution:
First confirm that the service is open:
Win7: "Right-click Computer", "Management", "services and Applications", "services", "VMware USB Arbitration Service", "right-start".
WinXP: "Right-click Computer", "Services", "VMware USB Arbitration Service", "right-click Start".
Set up VMware:
VM, Settings, Hardware, USB controller:present, right: Connections three selected, in some cases the third one is gray and cannot be selected, At this point, you can turn off the virtual machine, and then through the settings, "VM", "Settings", "Hardware", "USB controller:present", "Right: Connections three check", You can select it at this time.
After restarting the virtual machine, insert the USB flash drive and prompt:
The following devices can be connected to this virtual machine using the status bar or choosing VM > Removable devices: Each device can is connected either to the host or to one Vsan at a time.
Click OK, if not for the first time, restart again.
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VMware Virtual machine does not recognize USB stick solution
