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How do I force quit VMware?

by Rhyley Bryan

How do I force quit VMware?

Procedure

  1. In the Finder, select Applications > Utilities and double-click Activity Monitor to open the Activity Monitor.
  2. Select All Processes.
  3. In the Process Name column, select VMware Fusion.
  4. Select View > Quit Process.
  5. In the Quit Process window, select Force Quit.

How do I shutdown a virtual machine in Windows 7?

To shut down from an running virtual machine, click Ctrl+Alt+Del from the toolbar of the virtual machine window. Or you can simply press the shortcut key Ctrl+Alt+End. And then in the window that appears, click Shut down.

How do you force stop a virtual machine?

On the server where the virtual machine is running, open the task manager, go to the Details tab 1 , locate the vmwp.exe process that has the GUID for the user name virtual machine then select the 2 and click End Task 3 to force the shutdown. Confirm the action by clicking the Stop Process button.

How do I force restart a VM?

Press the Option key and click Virtual Machine > Force Restart, the hard power option, to reset the operating system in your virtual machine.

How to force shut down in VMware Fusion?

VMware Force Shutdown 1 From the Fusion menu bar, click Virtual Machine. 2 Press and hold down the Option ( Alt) key. The menu option for Shut Down changes to Force Shut Down/Power Off. 3 Click Force Shut Down/Power Off. See More….

How to force shut down / power off virtual machines?

The menu option for Shut Down changes to Force Shut Down/Power Off. Click Force Shut Down/Power Off. In Fusion 5.x and below, you cannot shut down / power off virtual machines that are suspended. Virtual machines must first be turned on, and then shut down.

How to force a VMware Workstation to power off?

Click the Processes tab. Locate the vmware-vmx.exe process. Click the vmware-vmx.exe process and click End Process. This kills the virtual machine process and forces it to power off. Start the VMware Workstation GUI and confirm. For more information on using Task Manager, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 323527.

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