What causes a Virtual PC "virtual machine" to be locked?
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I'm using Virtual PC on Windows 7 and have periodically gotten this error when trying to shut down: Cannot shutdown a locked virtual machine. Google search on "locked virtual machine" Virtual PC revealed no solution for Virtual PC.
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Just to clarify what needs to be done here: My problem was caused by the 'logon.scr' screensaver in the virtual machine (in the Control panel, it was set to 'none'). I went into task manager and killed logon.scr. I could then shutdown successfully. …
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