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The ''Resource Control'' section of the panel specifies how the physical resources are allocated to the virtual machine:
* '''Virtual Machine Reserve''' - The percentage of the total resources available to the virtual machine which are guaranteed to be available.
* '''Virtual Machine Limit''' - The maximum percentage of the total resources available to a virtual machine that may be used.
* '''Relative weight''' - The percentage of total resources available the virtual machine relative to other virtual machines running on the same host.
Finally, the ''Limit processor functionality'' check box allows some of the advanced features of the virtual processors to be hidden from the guest operating system. This is a requirement for running some older operating systems.
== Virtual Machine Management Settings ==
Beneath the list of hardware devices in the virtual machine settings page is a section entitled ''Management''. This is a essentially a "catch-all" section where a number of miscellaneous settings may be configured:
* '''Name''' - The name of the virtual machine. This option also allows notes about the virtual machine to be recorded.
* '''Integration Services''' - Indicates whether Hyper-V Integration Services are installed on the guest operating system and lists which services are currently enabled. Individual services may be disabled if required by deselecting the corresponding check boxes.
* '''Snapshot File Location''' - The location where virtual machine snapshot images will be stored.
* '''Automatic Start Action''' - Defines what action should be taken with regard to the virtual machine when the host system boots. Options include not starting the virtual machine, starting the virtual machine and only starting the virtual machine if it was running when the host last shut down. The option is also provided to delay the start up by a specified number of seconds. This avoids all virtual machines starting at the same time and allows critical virtual machines to start before less critical ones.
* '''Automatic Stop Action''' - Defines what action should be taken with regard to the virtual machine when the host system shuts down. Options include powering off the virtual machine, saving the virtual machine state and performing an orderly guest operating system shutdown. Note that the latter requires the installation of Hyper-V Integration Services on the guest and the ''Operating Shutdown Control'' option supported and enabled.
