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New Virtual Machine Assistant

If you have no virtual machines, you can start your work in Parallels Desktop with creating a new virtual machine in New Virtual Machine Assistant.

The assistant offers several installation modes. You can choose the mode that better fits your needs or your experience with Parallels Desktop. Regardless of what method you select, you will be able to change the configuration of your virtual machine later using the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog.

To create a new virtual machine:

  1. Start Parallels Desktop and launch New Virtual Machine Assistant by clicking New Virtual Machine in the File menu or choosing Virtual Machines Directory from the Window menu and clicking the Parallels Virtual Machines Dialog - Create a Virtual Machine button in the bottom part of the window.
  2. In the Introduction window, click Continue to proceed with the virtual machine creation.
  3. In the Operating System Detection window, if you specify the source of installation files, the wizard will try to automatically determine the type and version of your operating system. Thus, you choose the Default installation mode.

    If you click Skip in the Operating System Detection window, you will be able to choose between the other installation modes in the next window:

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