Remove-USBDevice

VMware: Removes the specified USB device from a virtual machine

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules VMware.VimAutomation.Core
[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "VM")]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "VM")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "Template")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "Snapshot")]
    [string]$VIServer,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "VM")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "Template")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "Snapshot")]
    [pscredential]$VICredential,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "VM")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "Snapshot")]
    [string]$VMName,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "Template")]
    [string]$TemplateName,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "Snapshot")]
    [string]$SnapshotName,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "VM")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "Template")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = "Snapshot")]
    [string]$DeviceName
)
Process {
    try {
        $vmServer = Connect-VIServer -Server $VIServer -Credential $VICredential -ErrorAction Stop
        $cmdArgs = @{ ErrorAction = 'Stop'; Server = $vmServer }
        if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "Snapshot") { $vm = Get-VM @cmdArgs -Name $VMName; $snap = Get-Snapshot @cmdArgs -Name $SnapshotName -VM $vm; $cmdArgs.Add('Snapshot', $snap) }
        elseif ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "Template") { $temp = Get-Template @cmdArgs -Name $TemplateName; $cmdArgs.Add('Template', $temp) }
        else { $vm = Get-VM @cmdArgs -Name $VMName; $cmdArgs.Add('VM', $vm) }
        $device = Get-UsbDevice @cmdArgs -Name $DeviceName -ErrorAction Stop
        if ($null -eq $device) { throw "No USB device found" }
        $null = Remove-UsbDevice -UsbDevice $device -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop
        [PSCustomObject]@{ Timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"; Status = "Success"; Message = "USB Device $($device.Name) successfully removed" }
    }
    catch { throw }
    finally { if ($null -ne $vmServer) { Disconnect-VIServer -Server $vmServer -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }
}

Customize

VIServer string

IP address or DNS name of the vSphere server

VICredential pscredential

PSCredential object for authenticating with the server

VMName string

Virtual machine from which to remove the USB device

TemplateName string

Virtual machine template from which to remove the USB device

SnapshotName string

Snapshot from which to remove the USB device

DeviceName string

Name of the USB device to remove