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== Part 3: Shutting Down Windows Safely ==
[[Image:Ops705_lab2_fig7.png|thumb|right|250px|Figure 5. The Overview page for the winserv VM. Notice its status as ''Stopped''.]]
This section is fairly simple. Whenever possible,''always'' shut down your VMs properly. Don't automatically go to the Azure VM Overview and click '''Stop'''. This is how you lose data and corrupt systems.
# Remotely connect to the Windows Server desktop (if you haven't already).
# Click on the ''Windows'' Start icon, and select the Power icon.