How to start/stop your VMWare workstation from a command line: Use the vmrun command. Usage: vmrun [AUTHENTICATION-FLAGS] COMMAND [PARAMETERS] For Workstation, this becomes very easy To see the running machines $ vmrun listTotal running VMs: 1 /my/full/path/My VMWare Configuration File.vmx To suspend that machine (not shut it down) $ vmrun suspend /my/full/path/My VMWare Configuration File.vmx Continue reading →