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FreeRDP - USB-Weiterleitung unterstützter Plug&Play Geräte

Last modified by Tobias Wintrich on 2026/01/02 08:57

Last successfully tested:
Firmware: x64 – 13.00 Build: 145  
FreeRDP version: freerdp 3.19-x64 – 13.00 Build 002

This guide does *not* refer to the redirection of connected storage devices (USB sticks, cameras, SD card readers, etc.), smart cards, and webcams.  

Storage devices can be configured separately via GLOBAL SETTINGS → DRIVE SETTINGS .  

For smart card passthrough, it is sufficient to enable the Smartcard option within the FreeRDP connection settings.  

The use of webcams is described here:  
FreeRDP – Webcam Redirection

Server Settings

Ensure that the integration of redirected USB devices is allowed on the server side.  
By default, this function is disabled and must first be enabled via Group Policy.

Group Policy

The required settings can be found in the Group Policy Editor (locally or in the domain) under:

    Computer Configuration  
        → Administrative Templates  
            → Windows Components  
                → Remote Desktop Services  
                    → Remote Desktop Session Host  
                        → Device and Resource Redirection  
                            → “Do not allow supported Plug and Play device redirection”  
                                → Disabled

On our test servers, a gpupdate /force on the respective server was not sufficient.  
Only after a restart was the new policy applied correctly.

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Session Collection Configuration

Additionally, ensure that redirection of supported Plug & Play devices is allowed within the session collection configuration.  
By default, this option is enabled.

To do so, select the session collection to be configured in the Server Manager under Remote Desktop Services