Windows
Foot pedal not visible as a device in the virtual machine
A transcription foot pedal was connected but no longer appeared as a device in the virtual machine. Starting the USB over Network Service on the physical machine made the pedal visible again.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-10-16.
Affects
Hardware
- foot pedal
What you see
- The foot pedal is connected but does not show up as a device.
Why it happens
Likely The USB over Network Service on the physical machine was not running, so the foot pedal was not being exposed to the virtual machine.
When it shows up
A USB foot pedal is plugged into the physical machine but is missing from the virtual machine's devices.
You are in this case if:
- USB over Network Service
1 fix below
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-10-16. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.