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Cowtown
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‎10-28-2010 01:38 PM
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How to remove a USB device from a Windows guest settings?

I have some Windows VM guests that were created using the P2V converter. I have noticed all these guests have a USB device defined but when you open the Edit Settings dialogue box, the option to remove the device is greyed out.

What is the best process to remove these devices? By these devices being defined in the properties for the vm guest, I am not able to perform any vmotions for these guests.

Thanks,

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vmroyale
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‎10-28-2010 01:47 PM
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Hello.

Is this option greyed out with the VMs powered on or off? You should be able to remove these devices, if the VM is powered off.

Good Luck!

Brian Atkinson | vExpert | VMTN Moderator | Author of "VCP5-DCV VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 5.5 Study Guide: VCP-550" | @vmroyale | http://vmroyale.com

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vmroyale
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‎10-28-2010 01:47 PM
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Hello.

Is this option greyed out with the VMs powered on or off? You should be able to remove these devices, if the VM is powered off.

Good Luck!

Brian Atkinson | vExpert | VMTN Moderator | Author of "VCP5-DCV VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 5.5 Study Guide: VCP-550" | @vmroyale | http://vmroyale.com
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Cowtown
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‎10-28-2010 02:23 PM
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Thank you vmroyale. It worked as you stated.

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