I have a remote server where I should test work of some application with USB drive. Unfortunately, there is no ability to install any USB drive there. So, I need to emulate a virtual USB drive in Windows. Application checks the disks that are on USB bus type:
Get-Disk | Where-Object { ($_.BusType -eq "usb")
Is there any way to emulate a virtual USB drive in Windows?
If the solution may cost anything, you can use a lan attached usb hub (like digi anywhere from www.digi.com). You can attach any usb devices over the lan (even smartcards and dongles) to the server. The shipped driver behaves like a real usb port.
We made good experiences with the digi solution, but there more cheaper ones offered which promise the same functionality. Check before if the driver is suited for your server OS.
