Why does my Windows virtual machine not respond to the "virsh shutdown" command?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

When issuing the virsh shutdown to stop a Windows guest, it keeps running.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) host
  • Windows guest

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