A USB device is treated as new when Workstation Pro does not have a remembered connection rule for the USB device. A connection rule is remembered when you select Remember my choice and do not ask again, and stays remembered until you configure Workstation Pro to forget the rule.
Prerequisites
- Set the USB Connections setting to Ask me what to do. See Configure USB Device Connection Behavior.
- Plug a new USB device into the Windows host machine.
Procedure
Results
Workstation Pro connects the USB device to the machine you selected. If you selected Remember my choice and do not ask again, in the future, when you connect the USB device to the Windows host machine, Workstation Pro implements the connection rule and connects the device to the machine you configured without prompting. However, if the target virtual machine of the connection rule is powered off or deleted at the time the device is plugged into the host, the USB device automatically connects to the host. Anytime in the future, you can delete the connection rule. After which, Workstation Pro treats the USB device as new again. See Delete the Connection Rule for a Specific USB Device.
What to do next
Access the USB device from the machine you configured.