Start the VM on USB: USB detected/unlocked hostOS

Suppose I have a Win7 guestOS running inside a hostOS Win7. guestOS works well at the start of the vmdk disk.

Now I plugin a bootable USB stick and reboot the virtual machine of guestOS.

When the BIOS of the virtual computer screen I press ESC to get to the start menu and select

"Removable device" since I want the the USB boot guestOS.

Unfortunately guestOS VM does not recognize the USB and the boots 'as usual' its vmdk disk.

Yes, the boot sequence in the BIOS of the virtual computer lists 'removable device' on top as well (it shouldn't matter when I press ESC in the splash screen)

And Yes, VMplayers menu

Player-> removable devices-> Sandisk

is plugged (after priming).

It seems to me that the hostOS is blocking the USB somehow so that it is not available for the VM guestOS.

How can I tell if the virtual machine to boot from USB key if present?

Matt

You can use Plop Boot Manager to your goal.

How to start a VM VMware from a USB , it is very easy to do.

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