What's the difference between "Turn Off" and "Shutdown" in Hyper-V

Solution 1:

you are correct in what your gut tells you.

Solution 2:

Not quite, at least in concept:

< PULLING THE PLUG > The 'worst' you could do in terms of control, i.e. no control.

< TURN OFF > Should have a circuit which takes care of the hardware components, i.e. makes sure that various components are properly turned off. = take care of hardware stuff -> < TURN OFF >.

< SHUTDOWN > = take care of software/OS stuff (e.g. save files) -> < TURN OFF >.