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VMware USB autoConnect blacklisting?


Is there a way to stop VMware (Workstation 12 Player) from automatically connecting a USB device?

When I wake up my Surface (Win 10 x64) it connects the Type Cover to the running Linux (Ubuntu 14.04.3, 4.3 kernel) guest, which doesn't seem to know how to handle it. I then have to use the touch screen to manually disconnect the device (= attach it to the Windows host) to be able to move my cursor or type again.

I'm sure there is an option to ignore a device in the .vmx config file...?

Edit: Note that I don't want to generally disable usb.autoConnect, because I need it for another device (an Arduino Micro that must be quickly reattached in bootloader mode...)


Solution

  • You can either stop Mware USB Arbitration Service or try to uncheck "Automatically connect new USB devices" in "VM Setting ->USB controller panel" and check "do not show this hint again".