Windows 10 Gaming VM - Mouse & Keyboard Passthrough

[Daxton]

Forgive me, I've searched for days and although I'm sure this has been covered a million times already, I'm not sure I'm understanding the concept here.

 

Using Spaceinvader One's lovely tutorials, I've installed a Windows 10 VM and have successfully passed through my GTX 970. YAY ME!

I can remote into the VM from my desktop PC using Splashtop or RDP without any problem. navigating the OS works just fine.  However, When I try playing a game, the mouse is unusable. it's like the sensitivity is jacked; it just flies around everywhere.

 

I've read that the keyboard and mouse need to be "bare metal" (assuming this means directly attached to the Unraid server) and USB ports need to be passed through to the VM.  This is where I'm confused. 

My mouse and keyboard are attached to the desktop I'm using to remote into the server, so I can't pass them through.

 

Could someone kindly educate me on how I'm supposed to use a monitor from my desktop PC while attaching a keyboard and mouse to the Unraid server in a different room in the house? Do I pass through USB ports, log into the remote session, then get some 100' USB cords, unplug from my desktop and attach them to the server? (sarcastic tone) 

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

-Dax

 

Edited May 13, 2022 by Daxton

[ghost82]

6 hours ago, Daxton said:

I've read that the keyboard and mouse need to be "bare metal" (assuming this means directly attached to the Unraid server)

This means attaching a mouse/keyboard to a usb controller passed through to the vm.

But this is valid if you are using your vm as a bare installation, meaning you have a monitor attached to a passed through gpu to the vm, and you are sit in front of it, so your vm is like a real pc.

 

If you are using vnc or any other remote desktop solution obviously your passed through mouse/keyboard are useless, because you are using the mouse/keyboard of the host.

 

Mouse lagging could be related to hardware acceleration, try to search on google about this and see if there is some solutions for rdp/spashtop.

 

[Daxton]

Thanks @ghost82 

In searching for your suggestions I found the issue is because the mouse isn't "relative" in Splashtop or RDP. 

In searching for remote connection software that allows for relative mouse input, I came across Parsec and it's working quite well.

Also, I discovered this awesome guide for anyone interested:

https://forums.serverbuilds.net/t/guide-remote-gaming-on-unraid/4248

 

Thanks!

Dax