Windows 8.1 restart causes host computer to reboot

[Ahwman]

When I attempt to restart Windows 8.1, it causes my iMac to restart as well. This happens every time. Has anyone else seen this?

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac Build 8.0.18615
Virtual Machine: Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
Host Machine: OSX Mavericks 10.9.1

 

[AmirKhan81]

I'm experiencing the same thing, were you able to resolve this?

 

[Ahwman]

I'm experiencing the same thing, were you able to resolve this?

I moved back to Windows 7 and it seems to be pretty stable. I never did get to the bottom of the issue with Windows 8.1 even after filing several issue reports with Parallels to which I never heard back...

 

[Mervin@Parallels]

Hello Ahwman,

Please try to create an empty Virtual Machine and transfer the hard disk of the original Windows 8.1 VM to the empty one as suggested at: http://kb.parallels.com/121578 and check how it goes !