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    Unable to view subscription in order to cancel it

    Hello, I subscribed to paralells a year ago and its auto renew is coming up soon. I've tried to view it on my account page but the button is greyed out which i presume means there are no subscriptions found on my account? would a staff member be able to assist me in cancelling my auto renewal...
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    Is the Mac Studio m1 Ultra powerful enough to run SteamVR for PCVR in parallels?

    I have a souped up M1 Mac Studio Ultra with 128 Gb Vram . Is the mac studio m1 Ultra powerful enough to run SteamVR games for PCVR in parallels with virtual desktop for meta quest 3 gaming?
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    Problem Uninstalling Desktop

    I need to uninstall Desktop and so I stopped the virtual machine and tried to drag the app icon to Trash and it didn't go. So I thought maybe I needed to delete the virtual machine so I found these steps: To remove the Windows 11 virtual machine, please follow the steps below: 1. Launch...
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    Desktop MAC not working

    I have a serious problem with the MAC desktop which is empty and locked, in the sense that it does not accept copy / paste of files or folders. Desktop files are visible in the Finder. Also in Windows the same files of the Finder are visible on the desktop. Is this a Parallels problem? How can I...
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    QuickBooks Desktop 2021 - on Mac

    Good day All, I am running Quickbooks 2021 Desktop for Mac (using Parallel 17). My office is set up as a PC/Windows workgroup, with the company file on a specific computer on the network. All of the PC's share the file as multi user. When I try to open the company file in quickbooks, through the...
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    MySQL 2019 doesn't work correctly on Parallels Desktop 17.1.1

    I'm trying to install sql 2019 or any other versions (2014 etc), appearing same error message on all of SQL versions: MacBook Pro M1 Chip - 16 gb ram, 2020 macOS Version: Monterey 12.1 (21C52) Parallels Desktop Version: Parallels Desktop 17.1.1 Windows Version: Windows 11 Arm, Build...
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    Windows 98SE Install with Parallels Desktop 15?

    I am using Parallels Desktop 15, with Windows XP fine. I don't need to upgrade my PD15 as it works great. Running MacOS 10.13.6 High Sierra. I'm now looking at installing Windows 98SE as a 2nd guest OS as I need some older programs from that time that worked very stable at that time. PD15...
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    PD 15 & Windows XP - small freezes?

    I'm running a 2011 iMac with SSD, and 16Gb memory on High Sierra 10.13.6 I am using Parallels Desktop Version 15.1.2 (47123) as this was the last version to support Windows XP. PD 16 dropped all support for XP, and I am very happy with version 15.1 and XP. I use XP as using older legacy...
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    need parallels to have its own desktop

    I installed Parraells with Windows yesterday and it was working perfectly. I have a 27" iMac and an external 34" LG. When I installed it Windows was running on its own desktop. I could access the window/desktop by swiping up four fingers and clicking on the desktop. Perfect. I could control...
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    Mac desktop icons mirrored on Windows

    How do I stop my Mac desktop folders from showing up in Windows on Parallels? I want to download Zoom but I want Windows completely isolated. How do I remove them and prevent Windows them from showing up in the future? I've tried googling with no luck.
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    Support for Deepin Linux

    Deepin Linux is one of the most beautiful Linux distribution you can find and it is getting quite popular. Recently, even some of Huawei's computers have Deepin Linux pre-installed. It has recently become one of the most popular Linux distribution out out there (Ranked #5 on Distrowatch). It...
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    Software Metering

    I'm having an issue with software metering reporting into current branch of sccm for my Macs. Software metering is enable and is working on the windows end, so I know its something specific to the Mac setup. When launching the software metering rule wizard, the administrators guide to use the...
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    Recently purchased Parallels 15 Desktop life-time, was wondering if I could switch to Pro instead?

    Hi there, I had contacted support about this before, but there was a bug in the chat box and I ended up creating duplicate tickets accidentally. Since I very recently purchased Parallels Desktop 15 for $99.99 (same cost as yearly subscription to Pro) I was wondering if I could switch to Pro...
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    Icon In Control Center Has Changed

    When I first installed Parallels for my MacBook the icon on the control center was the desktop picture in my MacBook. Today it's changed to a windows icon. How do I restore it to what is was before? Thanks for reading.
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    Parallels license after hardware replacement

    Hi everyone, I got replaced the motherboard of my iMac. Thus I could not disconnect from my "old" Mac so now I'm having trouble when trying to access again my Parallels Desktop. It says that the license key has been already used. What can I do? Thank you and sorry for my bad English.
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    Product landscape is more confusing now

    I've been evaluating several different virtualization packages for the past few minutes in order to determine which product best suits my needs. With the recent update of Lite v1.4 now requiring a perpetual license for even Linux guests, I'm left wondering what would be the reason to pay for...
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    Disabling Windows desktop icons appear on macOS desktop and vice versa

    How can I make disappear the mutual appearance of eithers' desktop icons, Windows' on macOS desktop and vice versa without disabling file sharing. I find it disturbing to have all desktop icons of either system on eithers' desktops.
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    Parallels desktop 9

    I had an old version of Parallels Desktop 9 that I original purchase on 2014 and was installed on my prevision, Mac. However, I do not have the Parallels Desktop 9 installed on my Mac now, can I installed a Parallels Desktop 9 on my Mac and then upgrade to a new version of Parallels. Or is...
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    Mac OS Sierra - Windows 10, Parallels 13 not able to use keyboard or start menu at bottom?

    I have had the issue all week, I figured it was time that I asked. My Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 running the Windows 10, Parallels 13 (each time I run parallels I use the desktop shortcut made on my Mac), it opens & logs me in perfectly fine. When I try to use the start menu at the bottom anything...
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    Unable to Resume because it was suspended in a newer version

    I have the latest Parallels Desktop, but it is complaining that it cannot resume a Windows session because it was suspended on a new version. How can that be? Should I reset it? What's the best way forward?
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