Parallels Desktop for Mac
Business Edition
Quick Start Guide
Version 12
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C HAPTER 1
Getting Started with Parallels Desktop
Business Edition
This guide describes how to quickly get started with Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition.
Read it to learn how to create a Parallels My Account, register your license key, and activate
Parallels Desktop on a single Mac computer. The guide also includes a brief description of essential
Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition features and links to additional resources.
In This Chapter
Create a Parallels My Account.................................................................................. 3
Register a Subscription ............................................................................................ 6
Install and Activate Parallels Desktop........................................................................ 7
Features Overview.................................................................................................... 9
Create a Parallels My Account
Parallels My Account is a web application that enables Parallels customers (consumers and
organizations) to view and manage licenses for various Parallels products. The instructions below
describe how to quickly get started with Parallels My Account.
You can create an account for your company or organization when you first create a Parallels My
Account, or after you already created a private account.
Create a Parallels My Account from scratch
If you are a new customer and don't have a Parallels My Account, you can create one for yourself
and for your organization as follows:
1 Visit Parallels My Account at https://account.parallels.com