
104 Parallels Desktop for Mac User Guide
Stopping and Resetting a Virtual Machine
The same rules are applied to turning off a virtual machine as to turning off a real computer.
Stopping a Virtual Machine
First, shut down a guest operating system by using the guest OS "shut down" command (such as
Start -> Shut Down or Start ->Turn off Computer in Windows). It is STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED that you shut down the machine in this way to ensure safety of your data.
Then close the application window.
Only if you are unable to stop the guest OS this way, you may use the Parallels Desktop
controls to stop it.
To force the virtual machine to stop, do one of the following:
Click the Stop virtual machine
button.
Choose Stop from the Actions menu.
Right-click the virtual machine icon in the Dock and select Quit from the shortcut menu. If
you configured your virtual machines to stop on Quit, the virtual machine will be stopped.
See Setting Parallels Desktop Preferences, General Tab (page 217).
Resetting a Virtual Machine
First, restart a guest operating system by using the guest OS "restart" command (such as Start ->
Shut Down -> Restart or Start -> Turn off Computer -> Restart in Windows). It is STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED that you restart the machine in this way to ensure safety of your data.
Only if you are unable to restart the guest OS this way, you may use the Parallels Desktop
controls to stop or reset it.
To reset a virtual machine anyway, do one of the following:
Choose Reset from the Actions menu.
Select Actions -> Send Key -> Control+Alt+Del in the menu.
Press Control+Option(Alt)+Del while the keyboard input is captured inside a
virtual machine window.
Note. MacBook and MacBook Pro users may need to press
Control+Option(Alt)+Fn+Del exactly in this order.
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