Options

The virtual machine options include the following settings:

• Startup and Shutdown . In this pane, you can define a number of parameters related to the procedures of starting and shutting down your virtual machine.
• Optimization . These settings relate to the virtual machine performance.
• Services . This pane allows you to manage two Parallels Tools-related parameters: the time synchronization between you virtual machine guest OS and Mac OS X and the mouse pointer automatic capture and release.
• Security . The Security settings determine the overall level of virtual machine's isolation from Mac OS X.
• Shared Folders . In this pane, you can manage shared folders and their parameters.
• Shared Profile . These preferences let you access your Mac OS X desktop and some of Mac Home folders directly from the Desktop and the corresponding folders in your Windows guest OS.
• Shared Applications . These settings relate to sharing applications between the guest Windows OS and Mac OS X.
• Internet Applications . In this pane, you can set rules to open similar items with the same Internet applications, no matter to which system they belong.
• SmartMount . These settings relate to the automatic detection and mounting of removable devices in your virtual machines.
• SmartGuard . In this pane, you can schedule the automatic creation of snapshots.
• Undo Disks . In this pane, you can enable and configure the Undo Disks option.
• Crystal & Coherence . In this pane, you can configure a number of options related to the Crystal and Coherence view modes for your virtual machine.
• Full Screen . In this pane, you can configure a number of options related to the Full Screen view mode.
• Modality . In this pane, you can configure a number of Modality-related options for your virtual machine.
• Gestures & Apple Remote . After enabling the options in this pane, you can use the Apple Remote and a touchpad to control some Windows applications in your virtual machine.