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Power Off

The Power Off function turns off the virtual machine. It is usually best to shut down the guest operating system before powering off:

  1. In the virtual machine, save any work in running applications, and close the applications.
  2. Follow the appropriate shutdown procedure for the guest operating system.
    At this point, some operating systems will automatically power off the virtual machine, much like it would a real computer. If not, use Power Off:
  3. Free the cursor from the VM.
  4. Press the Power Off button.
    You will see a dialog box asking whether you are sure you want to power off the VM.
  5. Click OK.
    The virtual machine powers down, and the VMware application window remains.

At this point, you can use any of the VMware file or toolbar options: for example, power on a different virtual machine after switching to another virtual machine configuration file, use the Configuration Editor to modify a virtual machine configuration, or create a new configuration file using the Configuration Wizard.

Choose File > Exit when you are ready to exit the VMware application.

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