https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/How-to-disconnect-my-USB-mouse-from-inside-the-guest/m-p/2948806#M40034 <P>I'm using VMWare Player 17 on a Windows 10 host, with a Linux guest.<BR /><BR />Everything works pretty well except the scroll wheel of my mouse. It <EM>does</EM> work, but not well, it's not smooth at all. Sometimes I have to physically scroll 3 times for a page to actually scroll a bit.<BR /><BR />I found two working solutions: <EM><STRONG>imwheel</STRONG></EM> works but doesn't feel 100% natural to me, for some reason.<BR />The best solution I found is to <EM>connect</EM> the mouse device to the guest directly:&nbsp; <EM><STRONG>Command Bar / Player / Removable Devices / Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000 / Connect (Disconnect from host)</STRONG></EM>. This 100% fixes my scroll wheel issues in the guest!<BR /><BR />But now the issue is that since the mouse is connected to the guest only, I cannot use it to open the <EM>Command Bar</EM> and disconnect it, if I need to return to the host and use the mouse!<BR /><BR />So, my question is: Is there a way I can disconnect the mouse from the guest, without using a second mouse?</P><UL><LI>Using the keyboard/shortcuts?</LI><LI>By calling some kind of script?</LI></UL> Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:51:24 GMT electrotype 2023-01-15T16:51:24Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/How-to-disconnect-my-USB-mouse-from-inside-the-guest/m-p/2948806#M40034 <P>I'm using VMWare Player 17 on a Windows 10 host, with a Linux guest.<BR /><BR />Everything works pretty well except the scroll wheel of my mouse. It <EM>does</EM> work, but not well, it's not smooth at all. Sometimes I have to physically scroll 3 times for a page to actually scroll a bit.<BR /><BR />I found two working solutions: <EM><STRONG>imwheel</STRONG></EM> works but doesn't feel 100% natural to me, for some reason.<BR />The best solution I found is to <EM>connect</EM> the mouse device to the guest directly:&nbsp; <EM><STRONG>Command Bar / Player / Removable Devices / Microsoft Comfort Mouse 6000 / Connect (Disconnect from host)</STRONG></EM>. This 100% fixes my scroll wheel issues in the guest!<BR /><BR />But now the issue is that since the mouse is connected to the guest only, I cannot use it to open the <EM>Command Bar</EM> and disconnect it, if I need to return to the host and use the mouse!<BR /><BR />So, my question is: Is there a way I can disconnect the mouse from the guest, without using a second mouse?</P><UL><LI>Using the keyboard/shortcuts?</LI><LI>By calling some kind of script?</LI></UL> Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:51:24 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Player/How-to-disconnect-my-USB-mouse-from-inside-the-guest/m-p/2948806#M40034 electrotype 2023-01-15T16:51:24Z