Specifications

Procedure
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Select Player > Power > Reset.
If soft power operations are configured for the virtual machine in Workstation, Reset Guest appears in
the menu instead of Reset.
Set Player Preferences for Virtual Machine Closing Behavior
You can configure how virtual machines behave when you close them.
Procedure
1 Select Player > File > Player Preferences.
2 Select how Player behaves when you close a virtual machine.
You can select one, both, or neither option.
Option Description
Confirm before closing a virtual
machine
Confirm whether you intend to exit Player or click Cancel to continue
using Player.
Return to the VM Library after
closing a virtual machine
Player either suspends or powers off the virtual machine and returns it to
the virtual machine library. From the library, you can either open another
virtual machine or edit the virtual machine settings.
3 Select whether Player suspends or powers off a virtual machine when you close it.
Option Description
Suspend the virtual machine
Player suspends the virtual machine. The next time you start Player, the
virtual machine resumes operation from the point where it was
suspended.
Power off the virtual machine
Player powers off the virtual machine. The next time you start Player, the
virtual machine starts from a powered-off state and the guest operating
system starts.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
Transferring Files and Text
You can use the drag-and-drop and copy and paste features, shared folders, and mapped drives to transfer
text and files between the host system and virtual machines.
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Using the Drag-and-Drop Feature on page 45
You can use the drag-and-drop feature to move files and directories, email attachments, plain text,
formatted text, and images between the host system and virtual machines. Dragging email
attachments is especially useful in Unity mode.
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Using the Copy and Paste Feature on page 46
You can cut, copy, and paste text between virtual machines and between applications running in
virtual machines.
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Using Shared Folders on page 46
You can use shared folders to share files among virtual machines and between virtual machines and
the host system. The directories that you add as shared folders can be on the host system, or they can
be network directories that are accessible from the host computer.
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