Startup and Shutdown Parameters

--autostart < off | open-window | start-app | start-host | user-login >

Sets the virtual machine autostart options:

off : The virtual machine is started manually.

open-window : The virtual machine starts when its window opens.

start-app : The virtual machine starts when Parallels Desktop starts.

start-host : The virtual machine is started automatically on the host boot.

user-login : The virtual machine is started automatically on user logon.

--autostart-delay < n >

Sets the delay of the virtual machine autostart on host boot to n seconds.

--autostop <stop | suspend | shutdown>

Specifies what should happen to the virtual machine on host shutdown.

--startup-view < same | window | coherence | fullscreen | modality | headless >

Sets the virtual machine startup view options:

same : Same as the last time

window : Normal window

coherence : Coherence

fullscreen : Full screen

modality : Modality

headless : Headless

--on-shutdown < window | close | quit >

Sets the virtual machine shutdown options:

window : The virtual machine window stays open after the virtual machine is shut down.

close : The virtual machine window closes after the virtual machine is shut down.

quit : Parallels Desktop quits after the virtual machine is shut down.

--on-window-close < suspend | shutdown | stop | ask | keep-running >

Sets the virtual machine window close options:

suspend : The virtual machine is suspended after its window is closed.

shutdown : The virtual machine is shut down after its window is closed.

stop : The virtual machine is forcibly stopped after its window is closed.

ask : Ask the user what to do: suspend, shut down, or stop the virtual machine.

keep-running : The virtual machine is kept running after its window is closed.

--pause-idle < on | off >

Enables or disables pausing of an idle virtual machine.

--undo-disks < off | discard | ask >

Sets the virtual machine undo disks options:

off : Undo disks mech is off.

discard : Discard all changes made in the virtual machine after it is stopped.

ask : Ask the user what to do: apply changes or discard them after the virtual machine is stopped.