Pass USB device into a Docker Windows Container

Question

I'm on Windows 10 using Docker for Windows. Also, I have a container which originates FROM microsoft/windowsservercore. I have an USB device attached and want to pass it to that container.

What I found so far:

Under Linux you got --device=/dev/.., but how can I accomplish this under Windows?

Michael Friis wrote on 2017-07-07 that this is currently not possible. However, this comment states that it is.

So my questions are:

Is it currently possible to pass an USB device from a Windows Host into a Windows Docker container?
If yes, what is the correct syntax?
If not, when approximately can we expect this feature?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 14 '18 at 16:41

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You cannot directly pass USB to the container. Either you have to run Docker as a VM or use USB/IP (where the USB data is transferred as IP packets). But there will be a delay in the second method.

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Peter Mortensen

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answered Aug 02 '18 at 08:19

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 14 '18 at 16:34

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USB passthrough is currently not supported with Windows for Docker as of November 2017:

Docker for Windows USB Support

edited Aug 14 '18 at 16:34

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answered Jul 10 '18 at 20:09

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Pass USB device into a Docker Windows Container

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