Since installing version 14, I note the load time for Windows 10 (Home Premium) after rebooting the Mac is about 9 minutes to a log-in screen, another 3 minutes after that before a welcome sound and another 2 minutes before the taskbar has completely settled. I have no anti-virus on the Mac or in Windows. The Mac has 16GB memory (4.096 assigned to Windows), a quad core i5 3.1 GHz processor and fusion drive. CPU stays well within 100% and overall memory pressure is less than half. Hard drive is less than half full. Is there some way to speed up the process?
Slow Windows startup with Parallels 14
- Thread starter EdA4
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Arun@Parallels
Parallels Support
Clean boot completed. No big difference in time. So, what time is "normal"?
Hi @EdA4, could you please go to Help menu of Parallels Desktop application and send us the technical data report via Send Technical Data... menu item? Then, post the number here.
Tech data sent: 280132330
Arun@Parallels
Parallels Support
I reinstalled version 14 and it temporarily solves the issue. Until it reoccurs and the reinstall again. When will this issue be recognised and solved?
The same here since the update to Parallels 14 (14.0.1) - iMac, MacOS Sierra, 3.1 GHz, 16GB RAM, Fusion Drive.
Windows 10 takes between 6 and 9 minutes to start.
Parallels Support has tried everything - they said there seems to be a problem with the Fusion Drive, waiting for the next update.
My only "bad" solution: I have now a Samsung SSD 500 GB increased, Windows.pvm copied to it and see there Windows starts in 22 sec and the entire Windows system environment runs so much better. But that can not be the solution and I want to control everything from the internal hard drive. But the error is definitely not on the installed Windows system.
I've been waiting for months for a solution. Probably comes then V15 and it must be paid again without V14 ever worked properly.
Windows 10 takes between 6 and 9 minutes to start.
Parallels Support has tried everything - they said there seems to be a problem with the Fusion Drive, waiting for the next update.
My only "bad" solution: I have now a Samsung SSD 500 GB increased, Windows.pvm copied to it and see there Windows starts in 22 sec and the entire Windows system environment runs so much better. But that can not be the solution and I want to control everything from the internal hard drive. But the error is definitely not on the installed Windows system.
I've been waiting for months for a solution. Probably comes then V15 and it must be paid again without V14 ever worked properly.
Hello ArtistW, This issue is already escalated to Tier 2 team and our Development team is still investigating this issue internally.
Can I reinstall V13 safely?
Hi @BeeMb, we released a new update Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac Update 14.1.0 (45387) and this update addressed this issue. To check for updates, click on the Parallels Desktop menu on Mac menu bar and select Check for Updates: http://kb.parallels.com/124521
I am using the latest update, but the issue isn't solved in any way. My virtual machine freezes with phantom disk usage of 100%, also the Mac is becoming unresponsive. Please give us some technical details on the issue that was supposed to be solved.
Hi @BeeMb, sort the Task manager by disk usage by clicking on it and you will see what process is utilizing the disk. expand and check what exactly it is. Sometimes window might be the issue. Try doing a clean boot to check if that still shows 100%
Like described earlier, the disk usage shows 100%, but no process shows high disk usage. In Mac activity monitor, my windows 10 process shows GB reads. Unable to cleanboot, a forced machine stop is the only option, followed by Disk check in Mac, and delete and reinstall parallels V14. I once again ask if it is possible to downgrade to V13, that is delete V14 and install V13 instead. Please advice.