HA virtual machine loses Z-Wave USB stick

[aceindy]

or move to vmware

Windows 11 - Virtual Box is crashing after some time

Getting my BT dongle to work with virtual box was really hit and miss all the time. Especially on a reboot of HA it would 8 times out of 10 not work and I had to manually remove the dongle and re-insert, - restart the VM etc. etc. With VMware, once I plugged the dongle in, it asked me if the dongle should work with the host or with the VM - I confirmed the VM and it has been rock steady ever since.

( and this applies to all usb devices)