Virtualbox Usb 3 Driver Windows
- Jan 18, 2013 The problem is mainly that through VirtualBox plug’n’play doesn’t function properly and Windows is unable to figure out what driver the USB device needs. The way to fix it, is to setup the.
- You already know that VirtualBox is one of the best virtualization software out there. What you may not know is the VirtualBox Extension Pack. This is a combination of drivers that work to increase the functionality of the VirtualBox software. Among other things, this pack will help you use USB 2.0 and 3.
To use an USB 3.0 controller in a VirtualBox virtual machine under Windows 7, you must first go to the USB section of your virtual machine's settings. Then, select: Controller 3.0 (xHCI). In the Windows 7 guest operating system, you will see that Windows couldn't automatically install the driver for the used USB bus controller since it doesn't.
I am running a Windows XP guest on a Windows 7 host via VirtualBox.
I want to use a USB scanner on the Windows XP guest. I will not be using the scanner on the Windows 7 host itself.
The question is whether to install a driver on the Windows 7 host for the scanner, so that I don't keep getting the annoying device driver software was not successfully installed silliness when not running the Windows XP guest. /best-free-dbms.html.
Will installing a driver on the host affect Virtual Box's ability to reliably claim the scanner for the guest when it needs it?
2 Answers
Due to lack of answers I have done my own extensive testing.
gronostaj is correct that drivers are not required on the host in order to use them in a Virtual Machine. Circuit simulation software mac os x. However that didn't quite answer the question.
Virtualbox Usb 3 Driver Windows 7
My testing has confirmed that you can install USB device drivers on the Host, and doing so does not prevent VirtualBox from being able to claim the devices when needed. I tested:
- Canon 9000F Scanner
- Logitech C170 Webcam
- Logitech F310 Gamepad
- Roland UA-1G Audio Interface
- Brother HL-2250DN Printer
For each device above I installed drivers on the Host. I then created a Virtual Machine and asked VirtualBox to connect each device to that Virtual Machine. VirtualBox had no trouble claiming the devices.
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No drivers are needed on the host.
Actually, VirtualBox has to load its own driver for a device to be able to 'connect it' to virtual machine. This driver works with any USB device.
I am 100% positive about this. I have once used an old scanner in a Windows XP guest, even though no drivers were available for Windows 7 host or even for x64 systems.