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    H265 hardware accelerated video decoding on Windows

    The latest Chrome/Edge 136 now support H265 in WebRTC. However, this requires hardware decoder/encoder to make it work. M1/M4 MacBooks do have such encoder/decoder and it works fine on Mac OS. Unfortunately, it looks like the Windows 11 guest running in Parallels does not have access to the HW...
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    Is anyone noticing slowness on Outlook in the Parallels VM?

    I have a new laptop. It's a MacBook Air M4. I have parallels Version 20.3.0 (55895). The VM itself is the old one that i had with the M1 Air machine. Since the changeover, i've noticed that most of my actions in outlook take 5 seconds or so to commence, like it's talking to the Cloud or...
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    Changing number of cores and sockets

    Hello! I need for Parallels to be available to let Windows understand that I am using one socket with several cores. Seems strange, but I require for a program to be installed, that I have several cores in one socket. Not one core per socket. Is there a way to change this in Parallels last...
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    Ethnet connectivity (with external nic attached to windows) drops after a while

    Hi, I've connected an external usb-rj45 device to my Macpro m3 and use this to configure devices on a separate subnet using windows applications. The connection through this device drops after a while, reconnecting the usb brings up the connection. The connection even dropped yesterday when...
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    Can't get parallels VM to run when network is set to bridge

    Good afternoon, I am using the parallels desktop 20 for business Edition on a host macOS Sonoma version 14.5 unning in Mac Mini with an Apple M2 chip. I need to be able to create macOS virtual machine and access it from the local network with a separate unique IP from the same subnet as the...
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    Internet speed is very slow in Win11 VM

    Dear Team, I am able to open all websites in Apple Safari however the same in the Google chrome browser inside the Windows VM takes a considerable amount of time. I am running all this on a Macbook M4 Max 128 GB RAM. Please let me know on how to get similar speed inside the windows VM on Mac...
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    [resolved] Update 20.3.0 broke Win 11 ARM Start menu in Coherence

    Windows 11 ARM x64 vm running on MacBook Pro m4 Pro, just updated from 20.2.2 to 20.3.0, now the Windows Start menu is broken. It fails to open for periods of time after multiple clicks, then sometimes decides to open. This is new with 20.3.0. I reinstalled Parallels tools a couple of times...
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    Battery consumption

    I'm using one WIN 11 instance on my M4 Pro and I noticed working on it in fullscreen and almost exclusively on a given day, that it's heavily draining the battery, basically cuts the charge in half. Is this a know issue or to be expected? Would love to get your comments.
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    Cant run any Windows games with Easy Anticheat

    Is there a way to bypass this? I'm running on a 2023 M1 Macbook. I'm trying to run Blessed Unleashed. I get Launch Error: Unsupported host machine architecture. (ARM64).
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    Scroll Direction Bug with Trackpad

    Hi all, so I just installed Parallels 20 on my new M4 Pro MacBook Pro and noticed a weird bug with the trackpad which occasionally is popping up and bugging me. Basically, if I'm scrolling in an app, it seems like the scroll direction will randomly flip on me. I'll be scrolling down, the app...
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    Startup problems Mac Sequoia 15.3.2.

    Hi Userforum, I have the strange problem that Parallels does not start any more from my MacMini M4. When I want to start Parallels, theres the little Window opeining saying "Start" and 3 dots and then nothing happens. I use the latest parallels version. Any suggestions? Kind regards, Daniel
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    Files and folders on Mac Desktop disappeared after installation of Parallels

    This afternoon I bought a copy of Parallels from the company ($79/year subscription version) and installed it on my MacMini (M1, 16 GB ram, Sequoia 15.3.2). Installation went well and I toyed around with Windows for a few minutes and left the computer running. After an hour or so, I came back...
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    Using USB driver running on macOS M4

    Hello everybody, I have a usb driver running successful on my M4 macMini, but no driver for running the same devices on Win11 on parallels. So I can't use the possibility of passthrough that usb connection to the virtual machine. Is there any possibility to use the macOs driver directly from the...
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    Run macOS VM Intel based arch (version 14.x), on a Apple laptop M3 max chip

    I have a use case for which I need to build an app targeting an Intel-based MacOS arch. I have an Apple laptop with an M3 Max chip. Is it possible to run MacOS 14.x VM (Intel-based) on my laptop? I have a pro license.
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    Window 11 is broken when using Parallels v17

    I am unable to complete the installation of Windows 11 for use. After the download and installation process finishes, it always shows the blue screen of death. Previously, the installation went smoothly, but after upgrading macOS to Sonoma, the installation broke. I dont want to be rude but...
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    MAC M PROCESSOR AND WINDOWS 11 APPLICATION RUNS VERY SLOWLY AND HANGS

    Dear friends, I have the following problem with Paralles 20 and Windows 11, on which I launch a simple industry application for managing a company, which was strictly created for Windows users. My computer is a Mac with an M processor. Namely, the application launched after installing SQL, BUT...
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    Fedora 38 ARM64 Kernel Panic after VM update

    Hello, I'm running a Fedora 38 ARM64 VM on a MacBook Air M2 Sequoia through Parallels 20.1.3. A few days ago I did a system update in Fedora and now can't boot the virtual linux instance. Instead I get the the following error: error../../grub-core/fs/fshelp.c:257:file...
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    IPv6 does not work on v. 20.1.2, MacBook Pro M4 Max

    It fails - test site test-ipv6.com (and others) no IPv6 address (see image). Win 11 network set up as default. Parallels is using Shared Network. I have tested Bridged Network/default adapter, same issue. Please fix this.
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    Why are my 3D objects rotating slowly?

    My machine is a MacBook Pro M4 and I have allocated 10 cores and 36MB of Ram for Win 11 with parallel Mac Business Edition and despite this the 3D objects move slowly during the actions of my 3Dconnexion mouse. What to do to improve performance please?
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    Mouse pointer style does not reflect on windows 11 arm VM (24H2)

    Does anyone knows how to enable to reflect mouse pointer style on windows 11 arm VM (24H2) ? Environment: Parallels Desktop 20.1.2 on Mac Studio. (Localization : JP) Windows 11 24H2 Arm (Localization : JP) Symptom (Steps repro): 1. Open Settings -> Accessibility -> Mouse point and touch. 2...
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