Startup and Shutdown Settings

Using Startup and Shutdown settings, you can choose how to start and shut down the virtual machine.

To access Startup and Shutdown settings:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.
   • Click Actions in the Parallels Desktop menu bar at the top of the screen and choose Configure.
2. Click Options and select Startup and Shutdown.

Set to Start and Shut Down the Virtual Machine Manually

If you want to always start and shut down the virtual machine manually, select Start up and shut down manually.

Specify More Details How to Start and Shut Down the Virtual Machine

If you want to specify how the virtual machine starts and shuts down, the view mode and what happens on closing the virtual machine window, select Custom and do the following:

Set Whether Windows Starts Automatically

Choose one of the following from the Start Automatically menu:

• Never: Windows never starts automatically.
• When window opens: Windows starts automatically when you open it from Control Center.
• When Parallels Desktop starts: Windows starts automatically when you start Parallels Desktop.

Set the Startup View

Choose one of the following from the Startup View menu:

• Same as last time
• Window
• Full Screen
• Picture in Picture

Set What Happens When You Shut Down Windows

Choose one of the following from the On VM Shutdown menu:

• Keep window open: If Windows is set to appear in a separate window, the window stays open when you stop or shut down Windows.
• Close window: If Windows is set to appear in a separate window, the window closes when you stop or shut down Windows.
• Quit Parallels Desktop: Parallels Desktop quits when you stop or shut down Windows.

Set What Happens When You Close the Parallels Desktop Window

Choose one of the following from the On Window Close menu:

• Suspend
• Shut Down
• Force to stop
• Ask me what to do