When I right-click on a file, windows apps don't appear in "open with"

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by Parsaua, Dec 30, 2015.

  1. Parsaua

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    Hi.
    When I right-click on a file, windows apps don't appear in "open with" menu.
    Also I want to open windows apps in mac, as if they're native mac apps and I cant do that either, how do i do these things ? are these features removed from parallels 11 ?! :|
     
    Parsaua, Dec 30, 2015
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  2. PaulChristopher@Parallels

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    Hi Parsaua, please follow the steps mentioned below:
    1. In order to change file associations with SmartSelect on the Mac side, please locate any file with appropriate extension and choose Get Info option:
    2.Under Open With section click on drop down menu:
    3.Choose Windows application if it is listed. If it is not listed - click "Other":
    4.On the opened window, in the dropdown menu choose Macintosh HD -> then Users -> your user name -> Applications (Parallels) folder, and open the appropriate virtual machine folder
    5.Check Always Open With checkbox
    6.Choose the appropiate Windows program to open this file type from the list (Microsoft Word)
    7.At the end click Change All... option in Get Info window and close the dialog.
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, Dec 30, 2015
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  3. Parsaua

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    Here's the problem :
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    Parsaua, Dec 30, 2015
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  4. Parsaua

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    Parsaua, Dec 30, 2015
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  5. Dhruba@Parallels

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    Hi Parsaua, please change the view mode to Coherence and check how it goes. Refer to this article.
     
    Dhruba@Parallels, Jan 2, 2016
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  6. Stephen_Patton

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    Did you ever get a solution. Mine stopped working a while ago as well.
     
    Stephen_Patton, May 11, 2016
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  7. PaulChristopher@Parallels

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    Hello Stephen_Patton, could you please share a screenshot of the error message, so that we could check and help!
     
    PaulChristopher@Parallels, May 13, 2016
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