From 5da7f94c5ac9bbde25f923ec294a55b767f7cf50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Felix Rieseberg <felix@felixrieseberg.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:39:45 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Make "Start without state" always enabled (#360)

The menu item now works whether the machine is running or not. bootFromScratch() awaits stopEmulator() first (a no-op when already stopped), so invoking it mid-session saves the current state, tears down the running VM, and boots a fresh one.
---
 src/main/menu.ts          | 1 -
 src/renderer/emulator.tsx | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/menu.ts b/src/main/menu.ts
index 4330c58..25fb93c 100644
--- a/src/main/menu.ts
+++ b/src/main/menu.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ async function createMenu({ isRunning } = { isRunning: false }) {
         {
           label: "Start without state",
           click: () => send(IPC_COMMANDS.MACHINE_BOOT_FROM_SCRATCH),
-          enabled: !isRunning,
         },
         {
           label: "Restart",
diff --git a/src/renderer/emulator.tsx b/src/renderer/emulator.tsx
index d9f40cf..25d7d87 100644
--- a/src/renderer/emulator.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/emulator.tsx
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ export class Emulator extends React.Component<{}, EmulatorState> {
   /**
    * Boot the emulator without restoring state
    */
-  public bootFromScratch() {
+  public async bootFromScratch() {
+    await this.stopEmulator();
     this.setState({ isBootingFresh: true });
     this.startEmulator();
   }