How-To Geek
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 |
Got Feedback? Join the discussion at discuss.howtogeek.com
Comments (1)
Programmer by day, geek by night, The Geek, also known as Lowell Heddings, spends all his free time bringing you fresh geekery on a daily basis. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.
- Published 12/3/06




How to switch-off theese hot-keys???