Keyboard Shortcuts for VMware Workstation
VMware has a set of shortcut keys or hotkeys for quick control over your virtual machine. This is a list of them.
| Ctrl+B | Power on the Virtual Machine |
| Ctrl+D | Edit the Virtual Machine Settings |
| Ctrl+E | Power off the Virtual Machine |
| Ctrl+G | Grab keyboard input focus |
| Ctrl+N | Create a new Virtual Machine |
| Ctrl+O | Open a Virtual Machine |
| Ctrl+P | Edit User Preferences |
| Ctrl+R | Reset Virtual Machine |
| Ctrl+Z | Suspend the Virtual Machine |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close the Virtual Machine |
| Ctrl+Alt | Ungrab Input focus |
| Ctrl+Alt+Enter | Switch to Full Screen Mode |
| Ctrl+Tab | Switch between ungrabbed virtual machines |
| Ctrl+Alt+Tab | Switch between virtual machines |
This article was originally written on 12/3/06
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