User`s guide

Use Windows on Your Mac

Set Password Requirements

For added security, you can set Parallels Desktop to require an administrator password to perform

certain functions.

1 Do one of the following:

• Option-click (Alt-click) the Parallels icon

in the menu bar and choose Configure.

• If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Virtual Machine

> Configure.

2 Click Options and select Security.

3 Select one or more of the following to require a Mac OS X administrator password to perform

the selected action:

• Exit full screen mode: A password is required to exit full screen mode (p. 55).

• Change virtual machine state: A password is required to start, stop, suspend, pause, or

shut down (p. 47) Windows.

• Manage snapshots: A password is required to create or delete a snapshot (p. 126), or

revert to a snapshot.