Does anyone succesfully use Virtual machine with Win10+AS4.x+HW dongle with Oracle Virtual Box hosting on Windows 10?

I solved issue by using VMware 17 instead of VirtualBox.

Win10 + AS4, I have used without problem. HW Dongle I have not tested, but it is USB stick, so should be ok as well.

I can only speak for VMWare Pro and here I assign the “USB Stick” to the guest system and it works just file

It seems that with VirtualBox i cmstick doesnt pass to through:-(

I remember that there was some extra settings, but I have not stored it This is what chatGPT says about, Im sure you have already asked it but maybe there will be some point which will help. :one: Install VirtualBox Extension Pack (mandatory) USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 will NOT work without the Extension …

Hi @Vratislav , just as a side note: Be aware that when using the Oracle VirtualBox Extension Pack for commercial use-cases, you need a licence for that. More details can be found for example here: Licensing_FAQ – Oracle VirtualBox [image] Oracl…

tried with chatgpt, but not sucesfull.

I know, first try that dongle works and then use commercial with licence. But it doesnt work, so VirtualBox is unusable for now.

Unfortunately I can’t test anything as I haven’t VirtualBox installed, but one last info maybe worth to share? The 1TG dongles can be of type “mass storage device (msd)” or of type “human interface device (hid)”, depending on the order code: but the USB device type can be changed by software - may…

Hi @Vratislav , have you found solution for your issue? can you update us?

thanks for update :clap: :clap:

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kovarj (Jaroslav Kovar) January 30, 2026, 7:40am 12

thanks for update

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