To make the article shorter, let's assume that we already have VirtualBox installed on our computer and that we already have our virtual machine (s).

In order to take advantage of this feature we will have to install the latest available version of VirtualBox Extension Pack. The current version of VirtualBox 6.0 comes with support for USB 3.0. In the following lines we will see step by step how can we enable USB support in Virtualbox so that working with our virtual machines is much easier. VirtualBox can virtualize from Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10, Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, and many other versions of Gnu / Linux. This program is a free virtualization solution from Oracle. Another of the functions it presents is that of mount ISO images as virtual CD or DVD drives or as a floppy disk. VirtualBox will also allow us to run virtual machines remotely.

If at this point you still do not know what VirtualBox is, we will say that it is a cross-platform virtualization tool that offers users the possibility of creating virtual disk drives where we will be able to install an operating system of our choice, within the one we use regularly. When your data center depends on VirtualBox and you need a USB device in your virtual machines, you will realize that USB is not available or supported by default, unless you manually enable it in your Virtualbox. In the next article we are going to take a look at how we can enable USB in Virtualbox.

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