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CMD script to stop running VirtualBox machine
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stopVM.cmd
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set VBOX_HOME=C:\PROGRA~1\Oracle\VirtualBox
set _VM=%VM_NAME%
%VBOX_HOME%\VBoxManage.exe controlvm %_VM% acpipowerbutton
set _wait=VM stopping, please wait
set _punto=.
set _count=0
:loop
cls
set _wait=!_wait!%_punto%
echo %_wait%
timeout /t 1 > NUL
set /a "_count+=1"
%VBOX_HOME%\VBoxManage.exe showvminfo %_VM% | findstr /b /c:"State:" | findstr /c:"running" > NUL
if errorlevel 1 exit /B
if %_count% LSS 60 (goto loop) else (echo. Machine still running...)
pause
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