---
title: VZVirtualMachine.State.paused
framework: virtualization
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/paused
---

# VZVirtualMachine.State.paused

The framework has paused a started VM.

## Declaration

```swift
case paused
```

## Discussion

Discussion The virtual machine can enter this state only from the VZVirtualMachine.State.pausing state.

## See Also

### States

- [VZVirtualMachine.State.stopped](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/stopped.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.running](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/running.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.error](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/error.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.starting](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/starting.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.pausing](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/pausing.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.stopping](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/stopping.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.resuming](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/resuming.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.restoring](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/restoring.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.saving](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/saving.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.stopped](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/stopped.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.running](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/running.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.error](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/error.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.starting](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/starting.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.pausing](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/pausing.md)
- [VZVirtualMachine.State.stopping](virtualization/vzvirtualmachine/state-swift.enum/stopping.md)