When you see this warning, it means the usbipd.exe client cannot communicate with the background host service. This usually happens for three reasons:
You should now see connected USB devices instead of the warning.
If you’ve started using (a popular tool for sharing USB devices from Windows to WSL 2 or other virtual machines), you may have encountered this warning when running the usbipd list command: When you see this warning, it means the usbipd
Before diving in, ensure your system meets the basic requirements:
# Check the status of the service Get-Service usbipd # If it's stopped, start it Start-Service usbipd Use code with caution. Windows failed to start the service automatically during
Windows failed to start the service automatically during boot.
If the problem returns after a reboot, you need to investigate the event logs. The usbipd service was started successfully
The usbipd service is starting. The usbipd service was started successfully.
If the status reads Running , try your original usbipd list command again. Method 2: Restart the Service via Windows Services Manager
Check if the port is in use: