Shortcut Action
Ctrl-B Power on.
Ctrl-E Power off.
Ctrl-R Reset the power.
Ctrl-Z Suspend.
Ctrl-N Create a new virtual machine.
Ctrl-O Open a virtual machine.
Ctrl-F4 Close the summary/console view for the selected virtual machine.
A confirmation dialog appears only if the virtual machine is powered on.
Ctrl-D Edit the virtual machine's configuration.
Ctrl-G Grab input from keyboard and mouse.
Ctrl-P Edit preferences.
Ctrl-Alt-Enter Go to full screen mode.
Ctrl-Alt Return to normal (windowed) mode.
Ctrl-Alt-Tab Switch among open virtual machines while mouse and keyboard input are grabbed.
Ctrl-Tab Switch among open virtual machines while mouse and keyboard input are not grabbed. VMware Workstation must be the active application.
Ctrl-Shift-Tab Switch among open virtual machines while mouse and keyboard input are not grabbed. VMware Workstation must be the active application.