Prompt to open .lnk with com.parallels.SharedAppLink.Agent

not for me

 

macOS 26.4 on Apple M2 Max hardware. Update to 26.4 caused the pop-up to start appearing. ".lnk" was not associated with any application. Double-clicking the "Parallels Link.app" associated ".lnk" with "Parallels Link.app" and I have had no further issues with pop-ups, no matter how the pvms are launched, as reported by AndreasS49.

 

I spent a long time wondering which options to choose. Neither of them meant anything to me.
As the message indicated that 'CrossOver' had been opened in the past, I opted for that option, with the result (though it's not proven that there's a causal link) that the screen initially remained black when I tried to start Windows 11.
I ignored this at first because I didn't know what to do. Every time the Mac restarted, Parallels was reloaded (because I'd enabled the option to reload all programmes at startup), the Windows screen was still black, and I continued to ignore Windows until, suddenly, it started up normally without any action on my part. Strange, but it suited me just fine, of course.

 

This is still a problem, been 3 months. This and the Steam launch problem has been not a good experience lately.

 

Last version, Parallels 26.3.0, and MacOS 26.4 solved this problem for me

 

Parallels version 26.3.0 (57392) on an M5Max MBP with MacOS version 26.5 Beta (25F5042g), and it's still happening to me as of this morning.

 

I have this issue on MacOS 26.4.1. I'm on 26.2.2 and I'm not seeing any new Parallels versions when I check for updates.

 

I manually downloaded the automated installed which installed 26.3 and the prompt is no longer appearing.

 

I have installed MacOS 26.4.1 and the problem is still gone.

 

I had a shared with Mac "Shut Down Windows.lnk" file on my Mac desktop > went into Get Info > changed the open with to Parallels Desktop.app > Change All > went back in and then updated it again to Parallels Link.app (default) > change all > restarted my Windows VM and it seemed to have fixed it. Ultimate test is shutting down the whole system and going from scratch, but looks promising.

 

I don't know if this additional step had anything to do with it, but I also reset all dialog warnings in Parallels preferences > advanced.

So far so good. The pop up does not appear anymore even after a full shut down of my system.

 

I had to manually download 26.3.0 but it did fix it for me. (doing Check for Updates in the app told me I had the latest version even though I didn't).

 

I got the same since the last update of Parallels Desktop Version 26.3.0 (57392) on macOs Tahoe 26.4.1 (25E253).
The pop-up appears when I start Parallels Desktop before starting any virtual machines. Whatever I respond with, the pop-up still appears at startup.

 

Version 26.3.1 (57396) update 'seems' to have fixed it for me. Only tried on one computer so far, need to try others to confirm but encouraging results with the latest update today.

 

I have applied yesterday the update Version 26.3.1 (57396) and it has fixed the issue on my side.

 

Reporting to confirm that manually reinstalling with ParallelsDesktop-26.3.1-57396.dmg has resolved my issue as well.

 

Interesting twist. I had to erase and rebuild my laptop the other day following a dumb error on my part. When I reinstalled everything, including the same version of Parallels Desktop and the same VM image, the problem returned.

 

I'm noticing the same issue on Tahoe 26.4 beta. It seems the .lnk association is being triggered when I launch the VM directly from the .pvm file instead of opening it through Parallels Desktop.

For now, I selected "No" and started the VM using Parallels Desktop itself. That avoids the popup. This is likely a beta bug related to how shortcuts are managed.

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This has solved the issue. Thank you! However, after solving that issue, with this method, now when I launch Windows 11, the resolution looks zoomed in. In Display Settings it is set to 1900 x 1200 and shows 200%.

Any help would greatly be appreciated.

 

Nevermind. I solved the issue by going to Windows 11 Home configuration, gear icon on the top corner of Parallels app and under Graphics > Resolution select Scaled. After that in Windows 11, change the scale 100% and select the resolution you want.