Windows 10 VM failing to shut down

[cos.sys]

I have a windows 10 VM that no matter if I shut it down in the VM itself or if I use the GUI to shut it down I get the error VM quit/powerdown failed - got timeout

 

[msalwe]

you need to change registry settings in windows or else you need to shutdown using windows console. by default windows does not allow Proxmox GUI its power settings.

 

[cos.sys]

Where can I find how to do that?

 

[msalwe]

will give you the details after few days. done it long back need to search the instructions ( on my pc only)

 

[dcsapak]

here is more information: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Acpi_kvm
also you could activate and install the guest agent, then the shutdown uses that

https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Qemu-guest-agent

 

[shantanu]

Hi @cos.sys ,
Has the PVE server been updated underneath? Does the Windows VM exhibit the same behavior after rebooting the PVE server?
(Sometimes, I have observed funny behaviors of VMs when the PVE is updated)

Regards,
Shantanu

 

[cos.sys]

Installing the guest agent solved my issue. thanks, guys.