How to detect USB device connected to system programatically using javascript

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I want to detect USB devices name which was connected to my windows system using javascript.

So anyone please help me how I found all USB devices name which was connected to my System.

What I have tried:

I have tried to detect USB devices using the navigator object.
navigator.usb.getDevices()

Posted 9-Jun-20 7:55am

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Updated 9-Jun-20 8:26am

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Richard Deeming · Answer 1 · 2020-06-09T08:26:00

Solution 1

You can't. Javascript doesn't have access to the client's hardware, because this would be a major security issue.

Posted 9-Jun-20 8:26am

Richard Deeming