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# 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`