Create a Virtual USB Drive in VMware Workstation | No USB Needed!
In this video, I’ll show you how to create a virtual USB drive in VMware Workstation without needing a physical USB device. This is perfect for testing, transferring files, or adding extra virtual storage to your Windows 7, 10, or 11 VM.
⚙️ What You’ll Learn:
How to create a virtual USB drive using Command Prompt
How to configure the .VMX file to mount the virtual USB
Step-by-step instructions for VMware Workstation
How to format and use the USB in your virtual machine
Works with Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11 VMs
💡 Why You Should Try This:
No physical USB needed
Great for portable virtual storage
Ideal for developers, testers, or students
Quick and easy to set up (under 2 minutes!)
📁 Works With:
VMware Workstation 15, 16, 17
Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11
Any VM that supports USB passthrough
If you need to create a virtual USB flash drive from storage on your VMware Workstation host, then it's a fairly easy process to do. You can create a virtual disk file (VMDK) and then attach it to your virtual machine as a virtual USB drive and the OS will see it as a USB drive as well.
📝 Commands & Code Used:
Here are the instructions from the video. Just remember to change the path and VMDK file name if needed.
Navigate to your VMware Workstation installation directory
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation"
Create the virtual USB drive
vmware-vdiskmanager.exe -c -a buslogic -s 32GB -t 0 "D:\VMware VMs\vm-usb-key.vmdk"
-c = create
-a = type of adapter
-s = size
-t = type
0 = dynamically sized virtual disk in one file
Make sure these lines are in your VMs VMX file
ehci.present = "TRUE"
ehci.pciSlotNumber = "xx"
Add these lines to your VMX file
ehci:0.present = "TRUE"
ehci:0.deviceType = "disk"
ehci:0.fileName = "vm-usb-key.vmdk"
ehci:0.readonly = "FALSE"
Save your VMX file and then double click it
Start your VM and format the virtual USB Drive
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