Deactivate Parallels Desktop on a Computer

To deactivate Parallels Desktop on a computer and to release the license that it's using, do one of the following:

• Method 1: In the main computer list, select one or more computers (select a checkbox in the first column), then click the Actions drop-down menu and choose Deactivate .

  

• Method 2: On the Dashboard , click Registered computers , then click on the computer name, and then click Deactivate .

To view the list of deactivated computers, in the main computer list, expand the Computers drop-down menu and choose Deactivated .

Note: Parallels Desktop Business Edition will continue to run on the affected computer until the computer checks in with the Parallels Licensing Server. This could be anywhere from a few minutes to seven days. If you have access to the computer, you can deactivate the license on it immediately by logging in to it and executing prlsrvctl update-license in Terminal.

Alternatively, you can execute the prlsrvctl deactivate-license command on a Mac computer. This will deactivate the license and will update the license status in Parallels My Account automatically.