Azure win VM cannot see USB device from unix

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Azure win VM cannot see USB device from unix

Gianrocco Lazzari 21

Hi all,

Is it possible to access USB devices from a Azure win VM, after connecting via RDP (from macOS)

by default does not seem to work

thanks

Ravi Kanth Koppala 3,391 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2022-12-16T02:29:05.8+00:00
@Gianrocco Lazzari ,

It is possible to access USB devices from a Windows Azure Virtual Machine (VM) after connecting to it via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). However, this feature must be enabled in the VM's settings.

To enable access to USB devices from a Windows VM in Azure, follow these steps:

Go to the Azure portal and navigate to the VM you want to enable USB access for.

Click on the "Configuration" tab in the VM's overview page.

In the "Configuration" page, scroll down to the "Remote Desktop" section and click the "Edit" button.

In the "Edit Remote Desktop Configuration" page, scroll down to the "USB Redirection" section.

Check the box next to "Allow USB redirection" and click the "Save" button.

Once you have enabled USB redirection, you should be able to access USB devices connected to your local machine from the VM after connecting via RDP. Please note that the USB devices must be compatible with the version of Windows running on the VM.

If you are still having trouble accessing USB devices from your Azure VM after following these steps, it is possible that there is an issue with the VM's configuration or with the RDP connection. You may want to try restarting the VM or troubleshooting the RDP connection.

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Ravi Kanth Koppala 3,391 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2022-12-16T02:29:05.8+00:00

@Gianrocco Lazzari ,

It is possible to access USB devices from a Windows Azure Virtual Machine (VM) after connecting to it via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). However, this feature must be enabled in the VM's settings.

To enable access to USB devices from a Windows VM in Azure, follow these steps:

Go to the Azure portal and navigate to the VM you want to enable USB access for.

Click on the "Configuration" tab in the VM's overview page.

In the "Configuration" page, scroll down to the "Remote Desktop" section and click the "Edit" button.

In the "Edit Remote Desktop Configuration" page, scroll down to the "USB Redirection" section.

Check the box next to "Allow USB redirection" and click the "Save" button.

Once you have enabled USB redirection, you should be able to access USB devices connected to your local machine from the VM after connecting via RDP. Please note that the USB devices must be compatible with the version of Windows running on the VM.

If you are still having trouble accessing USB devices from your Azure VM after following these steps, it is possible that there is an issue with the VM's configuration or with the RDP connection. You may want to try restarting the VM or troubleshooting the RDP connection.

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TP 125.1K Volunteer Moderator

Hi,

No, it is not possible to redirect usb devices when connecting to windows VM from macOS Remote Desktop client. You can redirect folders (and these could be on attached usb disk) on the Mac to the VM using the drive redirection feature, but that is not the same as redirecting a usb device connected to the Mac.

-TP

Gianrocco Lazzari 21 Reputation points

2022-12-20T10:41:08.543+00:00

thanks
Gianrocco Lazzari 21 Reputation points

2022-12-20T10:55:31.363+00:00

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-app-compare

Answer 2

Update : It is not supported for Mac OS.

But it is possible to access USB devices from a Azure Windows VM after connecting via RDP.
You can achieve this by editing the RDP file to enable Local Devices and resources. Here are the steps:

-Download the RDP file from the Azure Portal and right-click -> Edit
-Go to the Local Resources tab and click on 'More'.
-Under local devices and resources, make the selections as in the image shared below.

There is a possibility that your USB device is not supported as there are some limitations for device redirection with RDP. In that case, I would recommend looking into RemoteFX

Documentation on RemoteFX that you may find helpful:

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