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    Configuration of Parallels to allow Networking

    Hello, I have Parallels running Windows 11 on an iMac running 13.7.5 Ventura, but I cannot see the Win 11 VM on the LAN. The other Macs see the iMac, but for some reason do not see the Win 11 VM. I have tried different configurations of Parallels network settings, such as Shared Network and...
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    Windows 11 works on "unsupported" hardware?

    Hey folks, I'm curious about something: I'm running a 2017 iMac with an Intel i5 processor, Parallels Desktop 19, and a Windows 10 VM. Thinking about Windows 11, in the Windows 10 settings, it says "This PC doesn't currently meet the system requirements to run Windows 11," and therefore...
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    Issues with Windows

    I tried to start up Windows Parallels on my iMac M3 and it came up with the error code 0x0000001 with a blue screen. Any solutions?
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    Keyboard gone haywire with Sonoma 14.4 (guest/host) and PD 19.3.0

    I updated my host OS, guest OS and Parallels Desktop: Guest OS: Sonoma 14.4 Host OS: Sonoma 14.4 (Intel-based iMac) Parallels Dekstop: 19.3.0 and found that the keyboard started repeating space characters or newlines like crazy even though I just pressed the key a few times. Caps lock also...
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    iMac 2021 M1 16 MB RAM Graphics Issues

    Hi, I'm new to using parallels. I have an iMac 2021 M1 with 16MB of RAM and I've installed Windows 11 Pro. I don't seem to be getting good graphics performance at all compared with what I have seen in people's reviews (YouTube videos etc). Any general advice on optimising performance. I've...
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    Modern Warfare 2 "All Graphics Adapters Failed to Initialize"

    I've installed Modern Warfare through BattleNet and through Steam. Both give me the same error Message. Any ideas on a solution? Error Message: Here are my settings: iMac: Processor: 3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5 Graphics: Radeon Pro 570X 4 GB Memory: 40 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 MacOS: 13.0.1...
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    W10/W11 slow on iMac i9-9900K

    Hi, Windows 10 on an iMac i9-9900K with 32GB RAM is behaving slow, especially when clicking on URL links - it can take up to a minute that the VM is responding to the click. It used to work normally in the beginning. What I tried so far: upgrade to macOS Big Sur, upgrade to macOS Monterey...
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    Age of Empires 2 DE via Steam on M1 iMac?

    Hey there, Got my new M1 iMac, rushed to buy Parallels yesterday, even managed to install the Windows 10 Arm Insider Edition, downloaded Steam, and fired up Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition, my favorite game of all time. I saw the opening sequence, I couldn't be happier. But then things...
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    (De-)activating Parallels Desktop license on two computers

    As Parallels does not allow 2 or more apps concurrently enabled I thought about using this procedure. Can someone tell me if I can move Parallels Desktop between my iMac and my MacBook and vice versa repeatedly? Maybe even several times a day when I switch from my desktop to the garden...
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    Installed on iPad but not waking iMac...

    I installed Parallels on my iPad and have it on my iMac. The setting are configured as instructed however the iPad is not able to wake the iMac. What can I do?
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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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    Parallels Desktop 14 on 2017 iMac with Fusion Drive

    Just sharing with the community... I have been happily using Parallels Desktop for Mac for several years (starting with PD6) to run Windows 95/98/7/10 virtual machines on my Mac. Most recently I was using PD14 on my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) to run a W10 VM and the...
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    HELP: Parallels VM over 300GB and Growing!!!!

    I'm running Parallels Desktop 12, with 1 Windows 7 Pro VM, and only 1 (the last successful) snapshot. Every time I try to start the VM it shows me the windows screen saying "Failure configuring Windows Updates Reverting changes Do not turn off your computer," and then the VM just gets bigger and...
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    Why does parallels want to limit video memory to 1024MB?

    See attached screen-shot. If I increase the video (graphics card) memory (in hope to get better performance in Windows 10), Parallels says I should limit it to 1GB... Is there a reason why? I mean I have 8GB's worth of Video-RAM in my iMac. Please comment Team Parallels. Also, please confirm...
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    Increase RDP Screen Resolution on 27" iMac 2017 (5K)

    Hi! I use last iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) for connect to Windows Server 2012 R2 and I want to increase default screen resolution up to ~5K with same elements sizes as in MacOS. But in my connection I have 2560 x 1440 pixels screen resolution in Windows (on iMac I have 5120 x 2880 pixels). I...
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    Snapshot keeps opening and closing

    Hi All. I have Parallels Desktop 13 Pro for Mac Desktop. Until recently, Snaphot under SmartGuard has been working fine. Now, I am suddenly getting it opening several times a day, but then vanishing again. A full, normal Snapshot seems to still happen, but not every day - it just keeps popping...
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    Mouse Clicks / Keyboard Commands Periodically Freeze

    For as long as I've had Parellels installed on my iMac, I've had issues with the mouse clicks and keyboard commands freezing at least once every 30 minutes. This usually clears in about 15 seconds, but it's very annoying to be interrupted several times day while doing CAD work with an...
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