

When you resume a paused virtual machine, the state of the virtual machine is exactly the same as when you paused it. Pausing a virtual machine stops the current state of a virtual machine. In Fusion Pro, you can power on or restart a virtual machine to firmware.
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You can cancel a resume command while Fusion is restoring the virtual machine state. The suspend and resume feature is useful to save the current state of a virtual machine and continue work later from the same state, even if you quit Fusion in the interim. Suspend and Resume a Virtual Machine in Fusion.You can shut down the guest operating system in your virtual machine. Shut Down a Virtual Machine's Operating System.In the Virtual Machine Library you can access a virtual machine without powering it on. Some configuration tasks require that the virtual machine be powered off. Open a Virtual Machine Without Powering On.You can start a powered-off guest operating system in your virtual machine. Start a Virtual Machine's Operating System.You can open an existing virtual machine from its package file. One way to open an existing virtual machine is to find and open its package file. You can open an existing virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library window or from the applications menu. You can send power commands to either the guest operating system or the virtual machine.

You can start up, shut down, suspend, pause, resume, restart, and reset your virtual machines.
