[SOLVED] Can't stop VM (only Force Stop works)

[Turnspit]

I've noticed (don't exactly know since when) that I can't stop my VMs anymore from the UnRAID-GUI, only Force-Stop works.

 

VMs that are running:

Windows 10

Windows Server 2019

Ubuntu Server (x3)

 

Same problem with all of them.

 

What is the difference anyway between Stop and Force-Stop?

 

Thanks in advance! 🙂

homeserver-diagnostics-20210816-1056.zip

Edited August 17, 2021 by Turnspit

[Squid]

5 hours ago, Turnspit said:

difference anyway between Stop and Force-Stop

Stop sends a shutdown command to the VM.  This may or may not work, because as we all know especially on Windows a dialog may popup saying that it can't shutdown because of such and such task.  Force stop is equivalent to yanking the cord out of a computer

[The Transplant]

I have this issue with Windows VMs even after I shut them down gracefully in VNC.  But I still have to force stop them.  So in theory they should not be asking for any more user input - unless there is something happening that VNC is not picking up?   

 

Pulling the plug is presumably not ideal in case an app doesn't close gracefully in windows?