How to Stop a VM that is not responding AND How to Release files that give device or resource busy

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Recently I collected some tips from VMware support and also by browsing the boards on how to best deal with an unresponsive VM and how to release files that give device or resource busy messages. Much of this can be found elsewhere but here it is in one handy duplexed document. Comments welcome.

[BenConrad]

Thanks for this info. Good detail!

[jt30605]

A life saver, thanks!

[Bondu]

excellent, thanks

[milling]

This is a very helpful document. Good work and thanks, you are a lifesaver.

[ragsdalej]

Great information thanks helped a bunch. This use to be different pre 3.5

[hjkimbrough]

Helped me out! Great documentation. Corrected a situation on a 3.5 host.