METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PERIPHERAL DEVICES FOR VIRTUAL DESKTOPS

An electronic device is provided for managing assignment of peripheral devices in a virtualization environment. The electronic device can include a user interface configured to display one or more representations of virtual desktops. The virtual desktops are associated with corresponding virtual machines. The electronic devices can also include one or more processors configured to provide to the user interface to display one or more representations of the peripheral devices based on detection that the peripheral devices are communicatively coupled to a control virtual machine of the virtualization environment. The one or more processors can be further configured to detect one or more first inputs received with respect to the one or more representations of the virtual desktops and the one or more representations of the peripheral devices; and facilitate to establish one or more associations between the peripheral devices and the virtual machines.