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VBoxManage controlvm — Change the state and the settings of a currently running virtual machine. More information: <https:/

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Problem

How to use the VBoxManage controlvm command: Change the state and the settings of a currently running virtual machine. More information: <https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-controlvm>.

Solution

VBoxManage controlvm — Change the state and the settings of a currently running virtual machine. More information: <https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-controlvm>.

Temporarily stop the execution of a virtual machine:
VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} pause


Resume the execution of a paused virtual machine:
VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} resume


Perform a cold reset on the virtual machine:
VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} reset


Poweroff a virtual machine with the same effect as pulling the power cable of a computer:
VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} poweroff


Shutdown the virtual machine and save its current state:
VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} savestate


Send an ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) shutdown signal to the virtual machine:
VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} acpipowerbutton


Send command to reboot itself to the guest OS:
VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} reboot


Shutdown down the virtual machine without saving its state:
VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} shutdown

Code Snippets

Temporarily stop the execution of a virtual machine

VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} pause

Resume the execution of a paused virtual machine

VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} resume

Perform a cold reset on the virtual machine

VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} reset

Poweroff a virtual machine with the same effect as pulling the power cable of a computer

VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} poweroff

Shutdown the virtual machine and save its current state

VBoxManage controlvm {{uuid|vm_name}} savestate

Context

tldr-pages: common/VBoxManage controlvm

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