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Using USB Devices in Virtual Machine

The current version of the Parallels Workstation emulates the 2-port USB controller 1.1. This means that up to two USB peripherals can be connected to a Virtual Machine simultaneously. Parallels Workstation currently supports bulk devices such as scanners, printers, mass storage, PDAs, etc. Isochronous devices are not supported in the current version.

Parallels Workstation lets you to connect USB devices to Virtual Machine automatically. See the USB Options to know how to turn this option on. And see the Connecting USB Devices to learn how to connect an USB device to a Virtual Machine both automatically and manually.