Thanks for the replies, everyone. I appreciate your extra effort, Kari. That was an excellent demonstration of what actually happens to accomplish each function you want/need.

A few questions, and I may be wrong, but I understand Hyper v is this way. The virtual switch runs the VM connection through the Host? The VM cannot 'see' the Host? You cannot install a USB and have...

While not an expert, I am fairly familiar with VMWare. I know very little about Hyper V, but have watched Kari videos about it. I know VMWare is easier to set up and there are some features easier to...