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USB externl large HD Bitlocker encrypted not recognized.

VM Fusion 11.5 MAC OS Catalina Windows 10 E
since the update external USB hard drives with 2 TB
Bitlocker encrypted are no longer recognized.
smaller encrypted and non-encrypted hard drives work.
also at Win 7 it woks fine.

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USB attached SCSI (UAS) mass storage device  USB 3.0  HDD using UAS will not work.

all newer USB 3.0 external HDD

doesn' t connect at the VM Win 10 64

since the update to Vusion 11.5 and Catalina at VM win 7  64 the Problem doesnt't exist.

USB 3.0 HUB doesn’t help

I try a old aktive USB 2.0 HUB an all my drives work again.

You may recognise the problem  in the

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USB attached SCSI (UAS) mass storage device  USB 3.0  HDD using UAS will not work.

I create a Ticket  get this answer  and it solve the problem@

please add the below mentioned vmx entry in the vmx file
usb.generic.keepStreamsEnabled = "FALSE"

To edit the vmx file, please follow the instructions mentioned in the article mentioned below.

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1014782

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office100
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USB attached SCSI (UAS) mass storage device  USB 3.0  HDD using UAS will not work.

all newer USB 3.0 external HDD

doesn' t connect at the VM Win 10 64

since the update to Vusion 11.5 and Catalina at VM win 7  64 the Problem doesnt't exist.

USB 3.0 HUB doesn’t help

I try a old aktive USB 2.0 HUB an all my drives work again.

You may recognise the problem  in the

Devicemanager

Memorycontroller

USB attached SCSI (UAS) mass storage device  USB 3.0  HDD using UAS will not work.

I create a Ticket  get this answer  and it solve the problem@

please add the below mentioned vmx entry in the vmx file
usb.generic.keepStreamsEnabled = "FALSE"

To edit the vmx file, please follow the instructions mentioned in the article mentioned below.

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1014782

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