No Boot Device when trying to install Win7 with ISO

[MikeM6]

When trying to install Windows 7 I get an error saying "no boot device" and installation will not even start.

any help appreciated. windows 10 install fine, its just windows 7.

 

[Dhruba@Parallels]

Hi Mike, try to download the Windows 7 .iso image file from this link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/home
Then follow the steps suggested here.

 

[PaulChristopher@Parallels]

Hello Mike, It seems that you're on outdated build of Parallels Desktop 11, please update Parallels Desktop to the latest build 11.1.1 (32312). You can update to the latest build as suggested in this article. Latest version always available here: http://www.parallels.com/directdownload/pd11/ Please note that Parallels Tools also needs to be updated (Actions > Update Parallels Tools). Please see this article to know more about Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac updates summary.