Set the Appearance of Virtual Machine Dock Icons

You can choose which type of icon appears in the Mac OS X Dock when your virtual machine is open or running.

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences. Then click General.
    • Right-click the Parallels Desktop icon in the Dock and choose Preferences. Then click General.
  2. From the Virtual Machine Dock Icons menu, choose one of the following:
    • OS Icon: The Dock icon shows the icon of the operating system installed in the virtual machine.
    • Live Screenshot: The Dock icon shows a miniature image of what you see in Windows.
    • None: Virtual machines running in Window, Full Screen or Modality modes don't have separate icons in the Dock.