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Edit Startup and Shutdown Actions

You can edit the actions to start up and shut down a virtual machine.

To edit Startup and Shutdown Actions

1. Open the Explore pane.

   Available groups, services, and systems appear.

2. Find and right-click a virtual machine on the Explore pane and select Configuration, Startup and Shutdown Actions.

   The Startup and Shutdown Actions dialog appears.

3. The Startup and Shutdown Actions dialog contains the following fields:

   Start Action

   Specifies the action to perform when the Hyper-V Server starts. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:

   • Always

     Always starts the VM when the Hyper-V Server starts.

   • Auto

     Automatically starts the VM when the Hyper-V Server starts, if the VM is shutdown in running mode.

   • None
     Does not start the VM when the Hyper-V Server starts.

   Start Delay

   Adjust the delay (in seconds) to start a VM after the Hyper-V Server starts.

   Shutdown Action

   Specifies the action to perform when the virtual machine shuts down. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:

   • Off

     Turns off the VM before Hyper-V Server shuts down.

   • Save

     Saves (Suspends) the VM before Hyper-V Server shuts down.

   • Shutdown

     Shuts down the VM before Hyper-V server shuts down.

   Recovery Action

   Specifies the action to regain the previous details of a virtual machine when the Hyper-V Server fails. Select one of the following from the drop-down list:

   • None

     Does not take a specific action when the Hyper-V Server starts after the server fails.

   • Restart

     Restarts the VM when Hyper-V Server starts after the VM server fails.

   • Revert

     Reverts the VM with the latest snapshots when the Hyper-V Server starts after the server fails.

4. Click Ok after you edit all the details. A confirmation message appears.