Windows 10 Shutdown Restart Issue with Parallels

Symptoms
The virtual machine processor was reset by the operating system. error message is shown when working with a Windows virtual machine:

Resolution
While Parallels Engineering Team is working on the permanent fix for this issue by disabling hybrid hibernation it's possible to temporary resolve the issue:

  • Shut down the Windows virtual machine and open its configuration.
  • Switch to the Hardware tab and choose Boot Order from the list.
  • Expand Advanced Settings dropdown menu and insert the following boot flag in the Boot flags section:
    kernel.report_hibernate=0

Refer: https://kb.parallels.com/en/123831

Other possible solutions, did not work but when using the above switch, the options completely disappeared as an option.  The trick was to delete the fast boot option.

Refer: https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-or-enable-fast-startup-in-windows-10/

To disable Fast Startup in Windows 10, follow these simple instructions:

  • Right click the Start button or you can press Win + X shortcut keys together to open the Power Users menu / Win + X menu.
  • In the Win+X menu, click the Control Panel item. Windows 10 win+x menu control panel
  • Go to the following applet:
  • Control Panel\System and Security\Power Options
    Windows 10 Control panel Power options
  • Click the link "Change what the power button does" on the left.
  • The following window will appear on the screen: Windows 10 change what power button does
  • Click on the 'Change settings that are currently unavailable' link to make the Shutdown options available.
  • Untick the Turn on fast startup (recommended) option: Windows 10 disable fast startup

That's it. Now the Fast Startup feature is disabled.