IVMVirtualMachine::Pause method

[Windows Virtual PC is no longer available for use as of Windows 8. Instead, use the Hyper-V WMI provider (V2).]

Pauses the virtual machine (VM).

Syntax

HRESULT Pause();

This method has no parameters.

This method can return one of these values.

Return code/value	Description
S_OK 0	The operation was successful.
E_FAIL 0x80004005	The VM is already paused.
HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED) 0x80070005	The caller must have execute access permissions to pause this VM.
VM_E_TIMED_OUT 0xA0040202	The operation did not complete in a timely manner.
VM_E_VM_NOT_RUNNING 0xA0040206	The virtual machine is not running.
VM_E_VM_UNKNOWN 0xA0040207	The configuration is unknown.
DISP_E_EXCEPTION 0x80020009	An unexpected error has occurred.

Pause does not save the current state of the VM.

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	None supported
End of client support	Windows 7
Product	Windows Virtual PC
Header	VPCCOMInterfaces.h
IID	IID_IVMVirtualMachine is defined as f7092aa1-33ed-4f78-a59f-c00adfc2edd7