Using a Disk Image with a Virtual Optical Drive

While working in Windows, you can mount a disk image to the virtual Windows DVD drive as if it were a DVD inside a real drive. To do so:

In Windows Explorer, open Computer or This PC, right-click the DVD drive icon and choose Select disk image.
Locate the disk image you want to use and click Open.

Note: This functionality is available only for Windows with Parallels Tools installed.

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While working in Windows, you can mount a disk image to the virtual Windows DVD drive as if it were a DVD inside a real drive. To do so:

In Windows Explorer, open Computer or This PC, right-click the DVD drive icon and choose Select disk image.
Locate the disk image you want to use and click Open.

Note: This functionality is available only for Windows with Parallels Tools installed.

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