Windows software for sharing locally connected USB devices to other machines, including Hyper-V guests and WSL 2.
This software requires Microsoft Windows 10 (x64 only) / Microsoft Windows Server 2019, version 1809 or newer; it does not depend on any other software.
Run the installer (.msi) from the latest release on the Windows machine where your USB device is connected.
Alternatively, use the Windows Package Manager:
winget install usbipdThis 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 thePATHenvironment variable. - A firewall rule called
usbipdto 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.
By default devices are not shared with USBIP clients. To lookup and share devices, run the following commands with administrator privileges:
usbipd --help
usbipd list
usbipd bind --busid=<BUSID>Sharing a device is persistent; it survives reboots.
Tip
See the wiki for a list of tested 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.
From another (possibly virtual) machine running Linux, use the usbip client-side tool:
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.
Tip
In case you have used usbipd with WSL 2 before, the following has changed since version 4.0.0:
- You have to share the device using
usbipd bindfirst. - You no longer have to install any client-side tooling.
- You no longer have to specify a specific distribution.
- The syntax for the command to attach has changed slightly.
You can attach the device from within Windows with the following command, which does not require administrator privileges:
usbipd attach --wsl --busid=<BUSID>Tip
See the wiki on how to add drivers for USB devices that are not supported by the default WSL 2 kernel.
For those who prefer a GUI over a CLI, the following is available:
- Andrew Leech has created a Windows Desktop Application.
- Dushan Balisson has created a Visual Studio Code Extension.
Uninstall via Add/Remove Programs or via Settings/Apps.
Alternatively, use the Windows Package Manager:
winget uninstall usbipd