USB switcher

I was asking about this issue a while back but never really got the answer I was looking for but this should simplify my question:
I have my DAW PC and my internet PC set up at the same desk.
When I want to use my audio interface with my internet PC I've been physically switching out the USB cable.
I just want to confirm that a device like this would enable me to just push a button.
http://www.amazon.com/USB-Switch-Device-Printer-Scanner/dp/B000I97N4O
 
Thanks very much,
Randy

Thanks Johnny,
That makes sense and something I never would have thought of ...I'll look for a higher quality one with hopefully an off button between the A/B.
Thanks again,
Randy
 

Beagle
I would also be concerned about running my audio interface for recording through a USB switch.  if the switch doesn't make contact with at least as much integrity as a USB cable plugged into a USB port, then you might have possible loss of signal during recording, causing errors in your USB data transfer.  this might be a completely unfounded fear, but I wouldn't use one on my recording device.
 
 

Yessir, that was my initial concern...it may handle a printer or wireless mouse/keyboard fine but it seems to me that real-time audio may be more demanding.
Thanks,
Randy

Just use a crossover cable between the two PC's network connectors and create a network. My DAW is permanently on a gigabit network but if doing something critical can just simply disconnect.

At that price, the switch probably isn't mechanical at all, but electronic. The same kind of switch you'd see in a mixing console. In theory, they can't enable both paths at once. However, being solid-state switches they are prone to failure so anything can happen. In my experience failure usually means one or more of the connected USB devices won't work at all, or it requires multiple retries to get them to wake up.
 
I'm using a KVM switch here so that I have easy access to my old computer. Even after 6 months I'm still remembering old files that haven't been transferred to the new machine. It works 95% of the time; the other 5% my USB mouse and/or keyboard becomes unresponsive and I have to hit the switch again or crawl behind the desk and unplug and reconnect all the USB cables. 
 
However, there's not been any damage to anything. Even if there was, it'd most likely be the USB port itself and not the device. And USB ports are pretty resilient. Most can handle a dead short without damage. The most likely scenario is that Windows thinks nothing's connected to the port and powers it off, so make sure that feature has been disabled (which you've probably already done, given that you're using a USB audio interface).
 
All in all, I think it's a reasonable risk.

Just to follow up, it doesn't seem to work well with audio.
I tried it with a Scarlett 2i2 and a Presonus VSL22 and got nasty pops with both...oh well.
Thanks for everyone's help,
Randy
 

Well I get a nasty pop if I forget to turn the big monitor level knob off before powering up or down any ways. So Did you try that? I would think you got the big pop when you unplugged the usb cable too!