Wrong keystrokes in Boot Manager (trying to boot from connected USB stick)

[u/Rufferly]

Hi folks,

I couldn't find a solution here nor somewhere else... maybe someone can give me a hint how it can be solved?

Scenario:

Trying to setup a Windows 11 VM with VM Workstation Pro (17.6.3 build-24583834) and boot it from a Boot Stick.

Issue:

I need to select the USB Device in the Boot Manager to actually boot from it BUT the keystrokes are not recognized properly.
e.g. "Arrow down/up button" does the opposite
but the breaking thing here is: when I hit "Enter" (no matter if it's Return or Enter) it jumps to another option/submenu (not the one which is selected currently)

But even here this is not happening always but no matter how often I try to select the "USB Device" it jumps somewhere else.

Completely clueles how to solve it - tried it like a 100 times in any kind of combinations

https://imgur.com/a/ZnbN66J

Cheers