Installing and Activating Parallels Desktop

There are three main ways to install Parallels Desktop: fully manually, manually via email invitations, and as part of a mass deployment procedure.

As an organization, you can choose what type of license activation you want to use: a per-device one where you activate each individual installation with a product key, a per-user one that requires signing in with SSO, or a mix of the two which Enterprise Edition also allows.

To learn more, we suggest that you read Parallels Desktop Licensing Guide.

Manual Installation by admin

1. Download the installation image from here;

2. Use a license key from the My Account admin dashboard to activate.

Note: We strongly recommend to use secondary sublicense keys for this type of installation and not sharing your primary license key with end users.

Installation via Email Invitations

You can invite users to install Parallels Desktop directly by sending out invitation emails. Do the following:

1. In your My Account dashboard, go to the Parallels Desktop Enterprise Edition card and click on Invite Users;

2. Choose one of the license keys/subkeys available for the product and click Next;

3. Fill out the fields in the invitation window:

   1. Choose the language of inviation;

   2. Set the expiration (between 3 days and 1 month);

   3. Add individual email addresses to the group using the Add button, or use the Select File button to add a CSV list instead;

   4. Click Send Invitations.

As a result of this procedure, your users will receive an email that looks like this:

Mass Deployment of Parallels Desktop

To learn about the mass deployment procedure using MDM solutions, refer to this section of the guide.