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  • 1.  Using a printer connected to a thin client via USB

    Posted Apr 21, 2020 05:30 PM

    Hello, I have a thin client that I use to connect to VM in the Datacenter via Microsoft RDP. Is there any way to recognise a printer connected to a USB Port of the Thin Client inside the VM? It is to say, I want to print documents from the VM Guest OS and the printer is connected to the Thin Client I use to connect to that VM via RDP.
    I'm not using Horizon or View infrastructure. Just vSphere.

    Thanks in advance.

    Guido.



  • 2.  RE: Using a printer connected to a thin client via USB

    Posted Apr 21, 2020 07:19 PM

    I don't think this is specific to you running Windows in a VM, printer redirection is a function of RDP I believe:

    https://www.technipages.com/solve-printer-doesnt-show-in-remote-desktop-session



  • 3.  RE: Using a printer connected to a thin client via USB
    Best Answer

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Apr 21, 2020 07:52 PM

    Hi WarlockArg

    If you don't utilize horizon view thinprint on VM, check below MS article:

    Configuring Printer Redirection for a Remote Desktop Session (Windows Embedded Compact 7) - TechNet Articles - United St…



  • 4.  RE: Using a printer connected to a thin client via USB

    Posted Apr 21, 2020 08:19 PM

    Moderator: Moved to the Windows guest OS area as not related to a VMware product.



  • 5.  RE: Using a printer connected to a thin client via USB

    Posted Apr 22, 2020 01:10 PM

    Thank you Scott and Shreyskar

    As Scott mention is a feature of Microsoft and the link that Shreyskar sent me says that only is supported on VMs with Windows Server version. It doesn't mention desktop versions for this feature.