Start Menu misaligned and surrounded by gray ring in Coherence Mode on Windows 11 (build 26100.4349)

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by RyanW22, Oct 27, 2025.

  1. RyanW22

    RyanW22 Bit poster

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    Hi,



    I'm using macOS 26.0.1 (25A362) on a MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro.

    Parallels Desktop version: 26.1.1 (57288)

    Guest OS: Windows 11 build 26100.4349 (ARM64) -- installed directly through Parallels.



    After installation, I didn't modify any settings. When I enabled Coherence Mode, the Start Menu displayed abnormally, as shown in the attached screenshot:


    1. The Start Menu appears at the center of the entire Mac screen, instead of staying near the Windows taskbar icon.

    2. There's a gray ring or shadow around the Start Menu, which never appeared in previous Windows or Parallels versions.




    This issue did not occur before, so it might be related to the latest Windows build or a rendering issue in Parallels.

    Please help investigate and fix this.



    Thanks,

    Ryan
     

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    RyanW22, Oct 27, 2025
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  2. Avinash Bundhoo

    Avinash Bundhoo Staff Member

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    Hello,
    Thank you for your feedback.
    Please be informed the issue you have encountered is known to our Development team and we have passed along the provided data to them.
    In the meantime, to keep abreast of potential fixes and updates, you can subscribe to this article https://kb.parallels.com/en/129860 and click on the "get updates" button to be notified of future updates.
    Thanks

    Thanks
     
    Avinash Bundhoo, Oct 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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  3. AntonE1

    AntonE1

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    Hello,
    I'm experiencing the same issue as well. Thank you for confirming that it's a known problem -- I'll subscribe to the article to stay updated on the fix.
     
    AntonE1, Oct 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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