Hi, I am unable to connect get the controller recognised inside Winn 11 ARM guest. No controller shows up in Device Manager nor the xBox accessories app, despite following the docs steps. (For comparison, a generic USB stick is getting passed on to Win 11 guest, but seemingly not the controller.) I have tried reinstalling VMware Tools inside the guest OS. If it is relevant, the Device Manager has two devices for which it cannot automatically update the driver, called "Base System Device" and "Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller". What should I do about these devices?
Winn 11 Edu ARM 24H2, build 26100.4652
VMware Fusion Professional Version 13.6.2 (24409261)
macOS 15.5
Since that controller only supports Bluetooth and Fusion doesn't Bluetooth pass-through to the a VM, you might want to consider looking for a USB Bluetooth dongle. The big problem with USB Bluetooth dongles is that most of them are not compatible with Windows ARM. Their vendors have not ported their required drivers to ARM code, so the dongles may not work..
The two devices with no drivers are expected and normal. You do not need to do anything about them since they don’t impact the operation of the VM. They’re not the cause of your issue.
I’m assuming that the controller does not appear in Fusion’s USB menus as available to attach to the VM. If it doesn’t, it may be seen as a USB HID (Human Interface Decive) , Take a look at https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=1003418 and see if that helps.
I think the problem was that the controller did not support operation over USB, only charging. So naturally, it did not show up in Fusion’s USB menus. The controller only supports operation over Bluetooth, which is not supported in vmware fusion. :(
@Technogeezer Thanks for the tip, I’ll keep it in mind.