How to Kill Vmware
VMware is a leading provider of virtualization software. Virtualization allows one machine to virtually host one or more operating systems within the native operating system. The technology reduces costs and increases administrative flexibility and control, but also comes with a new set of potential issues. This article addresses how to shut down your VMware session, and what to do if your virtualized OS has locked up.
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Ending a VMware Fusion Session in Mac
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VMware Fusion is a popular application that is often used to run a virtual Windows host within Mac OS. The preferred way to end a Windows session in the VMware Fusion environment is to shut down Windows normally, by clicking the "Start" button and then "Shut Down" (Windows XP) or by the "Shutdown" button (Windows Vista and Windows 7).
Once your Windows virtual machine has shut down, you can close VMware Fusion in Mac by clicking the red "X" in the top-left hand corner of the VMware window.
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If your VMware Fusion session has locked up you may not be able to perform a graceful shutdown. Return the cursor to Mac by pressing the "Control" and "Command" keys at the same time. If you're in full screen mode, press "Control," "Command" and "Return" simultaneously.
The next steps should get you out of your frozen session, but by performing them you may lose any unsaved work on your virtual machine.
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Try to shut down the machine via the VMware Fusion toolbar. Click "Virtual Machine" then select "Shut Down Guest."
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If VMware Fusion is completely locked up, you'll need to use "Force Quit" to kill the session. Press the "Command," "Option" and "Esc" keys at the same time. From this window you can immediately end programs running in Mac OS. Select "VMware Fusion" from the list. Click the "Force Quit" button.
Ending a VMware Session in Windows
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Try to shut down your guest operating system through its native shutdown procedures.
The next steps should get you out of your frozen session, but by performing them you may lose any unsaved work on your virtual machine.
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If you cannot shut down the machine using the guest OS shutdown procedure, you can manually kill the process in Windows Task Manager. Right click the task bar and select "Task Manager." From the Process tab, locate the VMware process and click "End Process."
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If you're running multiple virtual machines and don't know which VMware process to kill, you'll can use Process Explorer (see Resources). Download and install the free utility. Launch Process Explorer and locate your frozen virtual machine by its Windows friendly name. Right click the name of the process and select "Kill Process."
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If you are still unable to end the VMware session, reboot your host machine.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep your virtualization problems to a minimum by keeping VMware and your host OS updated.
