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Windows XP hangs when shutting down in VMWare Fusion

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Mar 15, 202616334 views

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Here's the background: I use a Macbook from this year and run VMWare Fusion (newest update). One of my VM's is Windows XP Professional. Two times recently, I have brought up the VM window to see that it has decided to shut down and is at the "Windows is shutting down" blue screen (not bsod). At thi…

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Fix for: Windows XP hangs when shutting down in VMWare Fusion

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Try using the utility included with VMWare Fusion. Launch the VM in Fusion and execute this command (in a Terminal window) to make can see it: If the problematic virtual machine shows up, run: That should shut it down immediately.

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Windows XP hangs when shutting down in VMWare Fusion

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