Starting Parallels Desktop

To start Parallels Desktop, open the Applications folder in Finder and double-click Parallels Desktop .

When you start Parallels Desktop, its icon appears in the Dock.

To add the Parallels Desktop icon to the Dock, do one of the following:

• If Parallels Desktop is currently open, right-click its icon in the Dock and choose Keep in Dock from the shortcut menu.
• Open the Applications folder in Finder and drag the Parallels Desktop icon to the Dock.

When you launch the program for the first time, you will see the Welcome window that will help you start working in Parallels Desktop.

If you set Parallels Desktop not to show the Welcome window, when you open Parallels Desktop, you will see the Parallels Virtual Machines list that contains all virtual machines registered in Parallels Desktop.