Settings on this tab can be different for each user of your computer.
Workspace:
If the Load recently used VM at startup option is selected while the Show startup dialog option is turned off, Parallels Workstation will open a blank virtual machine upon startup if it is unable to open the last used virtual machine.
If the Load recently used VM at startup option is not selected while the Show startup dialog is turned on, Parallels Workstation always starts with the Startup Options dialog.
If both options are turned off, Parallels Workstation starts with a blank virtual machine.
More information about what happens upon Parallels Workstation startup can be found in Selecting and Opening Virtual Machine and Startup Options Dialog topics.
Every day
, Every week
, or Every month
to perform automatic check for update with that period. By choosing Never
you disable the auto-update. See Auto-Updating Parallels Workstation in Windows or Auto-Updating Parallels Workstation in Linux for auto-update feature description.VM shutdown behaviour:
Radio buttons in this group control the effect upon selecting the File -> Exit menu item while the virtual machine is running or clicking the Windows close button for the Parallels Workstation window.
See the Suspending/Resuming Virtual Machine topic to learn about suspending/resuming virtual machines.