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HOW TO CONNECT A USB DONGLE TO VIRTUAL MACHINE HYPER-V?

SIRVI 101 Reputation points
2022-09-15T14:59:59.377+00:00

HOW TO CONNECT A USB DONGLE TO VIRTUAL MACHINE HYPER-V

Does anyone know how to connect a USB license dongle to a Windows 7 virtual machine in Hyper-V? How can I do it?

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  1. CtrlAltDel 75 Reputation points
    2025-01-16T14:27:39.9866667+00:00

    THANK YOU! Works like a charm for the requirement to use single USB port. I wanted to use Wifi dongle on one of my VM's on Hyper-V and this worked great!!!!!

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  1. Riaan-VS 381 Reputation points
    2022-09-15T18:09:23.163+00:00

    Hi Sirvi,

    You can do this by following these steps:

    1. Insert the USB media to the Hyper-V host.
    2. go to disk management on the host and right click the usb storage, and take it offline. (The VM and the host are not allowed to have simultaneous access)
    3. Go to the settings of your VM and click on SCSI controller
    4. Add the type "HardDrive"
    5. Go to the newly create harddrive in the Hyper-V settings menu and click on the option Physical harddrive. You should be able to select the USB drive.

    Please accept my answer it it helped you in anyway.
    Thanks!

    5 people found this answer helpful.
  2. SIRVI 101 Reputation points
    2022-09-16T06:11:59.137+00:00

    I'm finally going to do it like this.

    Hyper-V USB Dongle Passthrough: The Detailed How-to Guide

    https://www.donglify.net/hyper-v-usb-dongle/

    Is there a way to do this without third party apps? Or some free app?

    4 people found this answer helpful.
  3. Kerry Bills 61 Reputation points
    2024-05-20T09:47:05.5466667+00:00

    I tried to find a free way, but it was all in vain; it's a very difficult process.

    You found Donglify, and I have been using FlexiHub https://www.flexihub.com/ for a long time. Yes, it’s not free, but it works flawlessly.

    What is also convenient is that FlexiHub allows you to share any USB device with a virtual machine, so you can use it for various tasks.

    4 people found this answer helpful.
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  4. Géraud DUMONT 20 Reputation points
    2024-10-22T07:34:03.5833333+00:00

    You can check virtualhere.com also. It has a free version for one USB port.

    2 people found this answer helpful.

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