[ale] what happens to vm if host reboots

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi guys,

I had a scenario where I was running Win 7 as a host with a virtualbox 
Mint 13 vm running inside it.  Microsoft issued their patches on the 2nd 
Tuesday, and, since the computer is set to automatically apply patches, 
the system decided to force a reboot.  So, I came back to the computer 
and found it waiting for me to enter the boot up password.

Now, I know all the Windows programs will properly shut down, and, as 
long as I haven't left any data unsaved, shouldn't be a problem.

My question is, what happens to the Mint 13 vm I had running?  It was 
just idling, and I didn't have any apps running inside it.  Will that vm 
shut down gracefully before the host shuts down?  Or, do I need to be 
concerned about not leaving vm's running prior to patch Tuesday?

As always, any help is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Ron

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