Disable Automatic Connection of USB Devices

You can disable the autoconnect feature if you do not want USB devices to connect to a virtual machine when you power it on.

Prerequisites

Power off the virtual machine.

Procedure

1. Select the virtual machine and select VM > Settings.
2. On the Hardware tab, select USB Controller.
3. Deselect Automatically connect new USB devices to disable automatic connection of USB devices.
4. Click OK to save your changes.