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Sledhead1
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virtual machine is frequently suspended for an unknown reason

I have a virtual machine that frequently suspends for no known reason.  laptop is plugged in.

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scott28tt
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You must state which VMware product you are using, in this case it sounds like either Workstation or Fusion?

 


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bluefirestorm
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It would be better to know what VMware product/version you are using and the host OS, guest OS. Since you said the host is a laptop, best guess would be you are using Workstation Pro/Player on Windows/Linux or Fusion Pro/Player on macOS.

If the guest OS is some variant of Windows, unactivated Windows are known to suspend after some amount of time has passed.

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Sledhead1
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Vmware workstation 16 pro with a windows 10 virtual.  I added this line suspend.disabled = "TRUE" to the vdx file and now the virtual is crashed.

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Sledhead1
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laptop is Microsoft windows 10 

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Sledhead1
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Did not mean to check that box.  still looking for a solution.

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scott28tt
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Expect a moderator to move your thread to the area for Workstation, the {code} area is for SDK matters.

 


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Sledhead1
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Not sure if this got moved, I can't find any other responses to it.  Anyone have any ideas?  

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bluefirestorm
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As mentioned before, Windows 10 OS without license activation will suspend (even on a physical machine).
Assuming that the Windows 10 OS in the VM is activated, did your check the VM Power Options not to sleep after some period of time?

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