Question

I would like to run my virtual machine automatically when I am starting my Mac.

Resolution

• First we have to change the configuration settings of your Windows Virtual machine as :

  1. Open virtual machine's Configuration
  2. Select Options Tab > Startup and Shutdown > Set the option Start Automatically as "When Parallels Desktop starts ".

  

• Then in order to have the Parallels Desktop Application to be started automatically whenever you start your Mac, please follow the steps below :

  1. Log in as the user who wishes to have a login item or as an admin user.
  2. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
  3. Choose Users & Accounts from the View menu.
  4. Click the name of the user.
  5. Click the Login Items button.
  6. Click the "Add {+}" button.

• The item you selected will automatically open the next time you log in.

  

   

  As an alternative resource on this topic, we also recommend visiting this blog post:

  Setting Windows to Start Automatically With Mac OS X