Connect all USB devices to the desktop or remote application on launch

Automatically connects all available USB devices on the host to a desktop or remote application when that desktop or remote application is launched.

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Registry Hive	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path	Software\Policies\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\Client
Value Name	connectUSBOnStartup
Value Type	REG_SZ
Enabled Value	true
Disabled Value	false

vdm_client.admx

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Connect all USB devices to the desktop or remote application on launch

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