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Hi, when I start up the Windows machine, it gives me the option to set up Touch ID functions, but once I enter my passcode nothing happens -- everytime I boot up or lock I am met with the "enter password to set up fingerprint." I know this forum has not been active for aeons but I might get...

Hello everyone, I am using Parallels Desktop on Mac and I would like to improve the performance of Windows inside the virtual machine. Everything works, but sometimes I notice slower speed when opening apps or switching between tasks. I would like to ask: What are the best CPU and RAM...

I just bought Parallels for my Mac but I need to install Windows 7 (because our Windows PC hard drive crashed and there is one specific Windows application that I need to install and the data recovery guy says that I should try a new installation on the same OS that it was running under). The...

Hi there, I am trying to share a macos 15 VM image across multiple machines for cicd nodes, but there is no way to create a VM image from a VM/.macvm file? The documentation refers to a button called "prepare for transfer", which does not appear when I right-click on the VM in parallels control...

Took me hours to find a figure out a fix for this so sharing in case it helps someone else! Summary: If you're using Windows 11 ARM (via Parallels) and get Error 193 when adding a 64-bit ODBC DSN, this guide walks you through creating a 32-bit DSN (Data Source Name), then converting it for...

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...

I've had this problem for a while now. Control panel in windows says the virtual ethernet adapter is working properly. My macbook is connected to internet and i still have no connection on my virtual machine. The config in my mac for parrallels is set to Shared Network (recommended)

My receipts for the yearly subscription don't show an activation key. My old laptop doesn't have the activation key either (i'm about to wipe it anyway). I created a ticket in FB Chat and have heard nothing. I even created a thread here yesterday but it disappeared. I'm going crazy trying to...

Hi, I've created a Windows 11 VM in my Mac mini M4. I'm configuring the various parameters, to recreate the environment I had in the Windows 10 VM. One of the things I've not yet been able to do is having the VM use the same custom keyboard layout I use on teh Mac. Each time I switch to the...

How or where do I see whether the Energy Saver is active or not? If I klick on it in the Toolbox menu, visibly nothing happens. Depending on the setting, windows are hiding and are coming back (once I click again), so I it seems to work. However, there does not seem to be any UI element showing...

Hello, I purchased a Parallels 19 license back then and used it on my MacBook Air M1. Now, however, I own a Mac Mini M4 and would like to use the license on it. But I keep having issues where the format or medium cannot be created as soon as I download and install an OS. I think it might be...

Hi, I'm still using Parallels 18 on an Intel-based Mac running with Monterey. The virtual machines are Windows 10 and Mac Sierra. I expect to upgrade my system to a Mac mini M4 Pro with Sequoia soon, and have to plan an upgrade of Parallels and the virtual machines. - If I install Parallels 20...

Hello, I am new to Parallels as I have a new Apple Silicon Mac (MacBook M3 Pro) and I need to run some Applications on Windows. Wanting to free up some space on my internal drive, I moved my Windows11 installation from my internal drive to an external SSD drive following this instruction. This...

I'm reaching out because both of my Windows systems seem to be corrupted. One was primarily for my university work, and the other for gaming. I'm really concerned about my files--are they permanently lost? Is there anything I can do to recover them or fix the issue?

Is there any way to run Adobe on my parallels windows VM without me having to log out on my main Macbook?

Hello - I'm trying to activate my Parallels Toolbox subscription on a new MacBook Pro. I'm getting the following error message: This license has reached its activation limit. The license has been used to activate Parallels Toolbox on 3 different Macs. To activate Parallels Toolbox on this Mac...

Hi Im trying to setup a new HP printer on my Windows VM (Host is a MAC) and when trying to install the driver I get an error message saying the Plug and Play service is not running. When I check the services in Windows, PnP service is not even there. I've read a few other posts and recommednde...

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?

Hello, I use a Win11 virtual machine with Parallels Desktop 17 on my Macbook Air M1. Whenever I use programs in Coherence mode, pop-ups/prompts (e.g. save as.. or other settings) appear behind the main window of the program. Is there a way to circumvent this? Cheers Philipp

Hello there, I am currently using Parallels Desktop for Mac to run Windows applications on my Mac, and I have encountered an issue that I'm hoping to get some assistance with. I recently updated to the latest version of Parallels Desktop for Mac, and since then, I have noticed a significant...