Hi, Since I sent this mail, I added a more full Parallels Manager app as well. The script is still available but you can also get a basic app that will show you your running VMs and has functions for stopping, starting, cloning, deleting and such. It is a very basic app created with AI and also has the functionality from the script for creating a new Windows VM. You can get this from:
https://theideaplace.net/projects/ParallelsManager1.0.dmg Kelly > On Mar 1, 2026, at 8:56 AM, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Kelly, this sounds really good. I had explored setting up windows via > parallels but backed away from it for various reasons. Maybe Maybe I’ll give > it another look. Of course this assumes that one has parallels purchased and > installed on their machine. > Thanks for this. > Sent from my IPhone > > >> On Feb 28, 2026, at 5:39 PM, Kelly Ford <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> If you use Parallels to create virtual machines on a silicon-based Mac, (M1 >> or newer) I wanted to share a basic script I created using AI that will >> download Windows, create a VM and install Windows leaving you on the Windows >> desktop. You can get a zip file from >> http://www.theideaplace.net/projects/win11arm-install.zip. >> >> The machine will be named Windows 11 ARM (Full and subsequent runs will add >> a number to that name. >> >> To use, open the zip archive and then the folder created which will be named >> win11arm-install. >> >> You’ll find a script inside the folder you can launch from Finder named >> Install Windows (Full).command. Open that and a Terminal window will open >> and handle everything from that point forward. >> >> The first time you run this it will take a bit longer because of the Windows >> download. Subsequent runs will use the saved downloaded files and ISO that >> the script creates. >> >> I know there are other ways to create VMs but this has already saved me time >> and seems to work well. It is getting the same build Parallels gets if you >> use the option they offer to Get Windows from Microsoft. It is just that >> requires you use a tool like VOCR to read the Parallels new machine creation >> process. >> >> I don’t intend to spend much more time on this unless someone tells me of >> something fundamentally not working here. >> >> Kelly >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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