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Windows software for sharing locally connected USB devices to other machines, including Hyper-V guests and WSL 2.
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<!-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Frans van Dorsselaer SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only --> # usbipd-win [](https://api.reuse.software/info/github.com/dorssel/usbipd-win) [](https://codecov.io/gh/dorssel/usbipd-win) [](https://scorecard.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/dorssel/usbipd-win) [](https://github.com/dorssel/usbipd-win/releases) Windows software for sharing locally connected USB devices to other machines, including Hyper-V guests and WSL 2. ## How to install This software requires Microsoft Windows 10 (x64 or ARM64) / Microsoft Windows Server 2019, version 1809 or newer; it does not depend on any other software. Run the installer (.msi) from the [latest release](https://github.com/dorssel/usbipd-win/releases/latest) on the Windows machine where your USB device is connected. Alternatively, use the Windows Package Manager: ```powershell winget install usbipd ``` This will install: - A service called `usbipd` (display name: USBIP Device Host).\ You can check the status of this service using the Services app from Windows. - A command line tool `usbipd`.\ The location of this tool will be added to the `PATH` environment variable. - A firewall rule called `usbipd` to allow all local subnets to connect to the service.\ You can modify this firewall rule to fine tune access control. > [!NOTE] > If you are using a third-party firewall, you may have to reconfigure it to allow > incoming connections on TCP port 3240. ## How to use > [!TIP] > See the [wiki](https://github.com/dorssel/usbipd-win/wiki/Enable-Tab-Completion) on how to enable tab completion for PowerShell. ### Share Devices By default devices are not shared with USBIP clients. To lookup and share devices, run the following commands with administrator privileges: ```powershell usbipd --help usbipd list usbipd bind --busid=<BUSID> ``` Sharing a device is persistent; it survives reboots. > [!TIP] > See the [wiki](https://github.com/dorssel/usbipd-win/wiki/Tested-Devices) for a list of tested devices. ### Connecting Devices Attaching devices to a client is non-persistent. You will have to re-attach after a reboot, or when the device resets or is physically unplugged/replugged. #### Non-WSL 2 From another (possibly virtual) machine running Linux, use the `usbip` client-side tool: ```bash usbip list --remote=<HOST> sudo usbip attach --remote=<HOST> --busid=<BUSID> ``` > [!NOTE] > Client-side tooling exists for other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, but not as part of this project. #### WSL 2 You can attach the device from within Windows with the following command, which does not require administrator privileges: ```powershell usbipd attach --wsl --busid=<BUSID> ``` > [!TIP] > Update WSL 2 with `wsl --update` to get the latest kernel, which supports most USB devices. > See the [wiki](https://github.com/dorssel/usbipd-win/wiki/WSL-support) on how to add drivers > for USB devices that are not supported by the default WSL 2 kernel. ### GUI See the [wiki](https://github.com/dorssel/usbipd-win/wiki/Graphical-User-Interfaces) for a list of GUI and IDE integration tools in case you prefer that over a CLI. ## How to remove Uninstall via Add/Remove Programs or via Settings/Apps. Alternatively, use the Windows Package Manager: ```powershell winget uninstall usbipd ```