Clay Nichols Asked: 2010-07-10 18:49:10 +0800 CST2010-07-10 18:49:10 +0800 CST 2010-07-10 18:49:10 +0800 CST What is the difference between "turn off" and "shut down" in Windows 7 version of Virtual PC? 772 In Virtual PC (on Windows 7) what is the difference between choosing Shut Down vs. Turn Off? hyper-v virtual-machines windows-7 1 Answers Voted Best Answer Nick Kavadias 2010-07-10T18:55:59+08:002010-07-10T18:55:59+08:00 turn off is like physically pulling the plug, it's a hard power off. shutdown is like pressing the soft switch on most modern PC's which will initiate an OS system shutdown.
turn off is like physically pulling the plug, it's a hard power off.
shutdown is like pressing the soft switch on most modern PC's which will initiate an OS system shutdown.