UEFI boot mode for Windows 10 failing install

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by KevinL1, Jan 18, 2017.

  1. KevinL1

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    I started an install of Windows 10 on Parallels 12.1.2 (41525) and, originally, it was erroring out because UEFI was not enabled. I enabled the EFI boot mode in the Windows 10 guest settings to "Use EFI Boot" and even tried adding "vm.bios.efi=1" into the "Boot Flags". Now I'm continuously getting Memory errors when getting to the same part of the install where it was requesting UEFI boot.
    I cannot find any way around this and no article seems to answer this question. How can I get this to work?
     

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    KevinL1, Jan 18, 2017
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  2. PaulChristopher@Parallels

    PaulChristopher@Parallels Product Expert Staff Member

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    Hi KevinL1, you can download Windows 10.iso from Microsoft website or create a bootable USB disk drive as suggested in this article to install it on Parallels Desktop.
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Jan 18, 2017
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  3. Maria@Parallels

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    Hi, and how about this boot flag
    vm.bios.efi=0
    Did you try it?
     
    Maria@Parallels, Jan 18, 2017
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  4. KevinL1

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    Yes I did. It just disables EFI. Kinda of ironic, isn't it?
     
    KevinL1, Jan 20, 2017
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  5. KevinL1

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    I tried that, but unfortunately, I don't have the product key on hand. The IT department won't give it to me, even though I can strip it out of a Windows 10 machine here. I guess that is something I'm going to have to do.
     
    KevinL1, Jan 20, 2017
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  6. Raj@Parallels

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    Please give a try with the product key, it should work or please feel free to reach us for support.
     
    Raj@Parallels, Jan 29, 2017
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