# KVM virtual machine shutdown hangs host!?!?

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**Created:** [November 16, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://community.learnlinux.tv/t/kvm-virtual-machine-shutdown-hangs-host/2027 "2022-11-16T09:00:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://community.learnlinux.tv/t/kvm-virtual-machine-shutdown-hangs-host/2027/1 "2022-11-16T09:00:35Z")

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I have a Pop!\_OS desktop, on which I run a KVM virtual machine using Virtual Machine Manager for Windows-only stuff (like my work softphone). This has worked fine for a long time, but recently that changed. When I shut down the Windows 10 VM the desktop host hangs. Clearly that is never expected or wanted! I have to hard reset the host motherboard to get Linux to restart.

I have checked for any pending updates to Pop!\_OS and there are none. As of today - I have Pop!\_OS 22.04 LTS, with kernel 6.06.-76060006-generic.

I need ideas on how to start the diagnosis - where should I look for pertinent log files?

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**Author:** ![greeners](https://community.learnlinux.tv/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ea5d25/32.png) [@greeners](https://community.learnlinux.tv/u/greeners)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.learnlinux.tv/t/kvm-virtual-machine-shutdown-hangs-host/2027/2 "2022-11-21T20:17:30Z")

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This seems to have gone away, so I assume some of the recent updates have resolved it.