macos guest on apple silicon

Host: M4 Mac host running macOS 26.4 Tahoe (new install). Parallels Desktop: v26.3.0 Guest: macOS Tahoe 26.4 (created via Parallels macOS download) I have a newly installed Mac M4 Host, new install of Parallels 26.3, and created a new Guest VM of macOS 26.4 via the Parallels menu. The resulting...

* I have Mac Mini M4 with Sequoia 15.2 installed. * I have license from Parallels and installed Parallels Desktop 20. * I need to have the MacOS running as VM, because I need to do development on MacOS and do Not want to mess my main OS. * I can see that Parallels Desktop 20 does support MacOS...

Hello,I have many servers running Parallels. But one of my servers is a Mac Studio with an Apple M2 Ultra CPU. I run Parallels on this Mac to host some macOS VMs. I can create a macOS VM, but I cannot extend the disk inside that macOS VM. I have tried adjusting the "Hard Disk" in the...

I installed Public Beta 1 on Parallels Desktop. Unfortunately, the Wi-Fi connection remains disabled, and I can't find a way to use Wi-Fi in addition to Ethernet. Is this normal, or am I missing something? Logging in with Apple ID doesn't work either. Sorry for my bad english. Many greetings

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...

I am running Parallels Version 20.4.0 (55980) on macOS 15.5 (24F74) which in turn runs a macOS VM which is also 15.5. Host is running an M4 with 32GB RAM. I find that the microphone and sound sometimes works in the macOS VM, sometimes not. And I've never managed to get the camera working in the...

Is it possible to enable FileVault in a MacOS guest on a MacOS host (FileVault on) running Sequoia on Apple Silicon? Thanks.

Hello, I use Parallels Pro 20 and went to create a Mac OS 15.4 VM. When it tries to start, the VM crashes. My Mac is an M4 Max, running Mac OS 15.4. I saw that beta versions of 15.4 had similar issues, but I am able to use my Windows 11 VMs just fine. It's Mac OS VM that crashes. Any advice?

I needed to create a new macOS vm manual because of the default disk size of 62 GB is to small and the inability to resize the hard drive for macOS vm (Stupid APPLE) I followed the guide here: https://kb.parallels.com/en/125561 1. prlctl create 'macOS2025' -o macos --no-hdd --restore-image...

I want to set up linked clones for MacOS guests for software testing, but it seems the option is only displayed for Windows guests? This limitation is not documented on https://kb.parallels.com/128867 or https://kb.parallels.com/122669

I'm aware of the Apple limitations and I know I cannot connect the FaceTime HD camera of the macbook directly to the VM or use any usb devices as webcam, but is it possible to use the camera inside the VM using the Continuity feature in the iPhone? I tried logging in icloud in the VM but it...

How to enable hypervisor on MacOS 15 VM (Parallels 20) on Apple Silicon ? For Windows (11) there is a tickbox, but for MacOS (15).... Thnx in advance.

Hello, I am trying to add a mac OS guest using the default option to download the image. I have also tried downloading the image (ipsw) and starting installation that way. Both options have the same result. I turned on advanced logging, but it does not seem to change the log output. It is very...

Why is er difference between Windows 11 and MacOS 15 PVMs in terms of settings and window/menubar options. See resp. pictures below... Anyone? Settings dialogue. Windows/menubar

I have a MacBook Pro M3 as my host. I am running a MacOS VM and wondering if it is possible to enable GPU? Both host and VM running Sequoia 15.1.1, I am also running Parallels Business Edition - 20

Hardware: MBP 16" 2023 Chip: Apple M3 Pro Ram: 18 GB macOS (host): 15.1.1 Parallel Desktop Version: 20.1.1 (55740) (FULLY UPDATED) Virtual: macOS 15.1 Problem: The virtual mac can't access the internet. I have tried changing IP's manually and setting the default gateway to the host OS, I have...

about a week ago my macOS 15 VM running in Parallels Desktop 20 on my M3 Max MacBook Pro started crashing. I figured it was due to me upgrading the VM from macOS 14 --> 15 so created a new macOS 14 VM, it started crashing almost immediately as well. In the /Users/<user>/Parallels/<macOS 15...

Hello, whenever I start a macOS guest, I get two warning mails from Apple about a sign-in on iCloud from a "Windows PC". This is apparently related to the new possibility to sign in to iCloud in the guest. However: Why "Windows PC"? Parallel Desktop runs on a Mac (M2 Mac mini), and the gest is...

I upgraded my macOS Sonoma VM to Sequoia 15.0 (release version), and still experience the issue: "Verification Failed. An Unknown error occurred" when trying to sign in to Apple Account in System Settings. I can sign into iCloud on the Safari browser though. On a separate note, Parallels is...

I tried to install a Mac OS 15.0 guest (release, not beta) on a Mac OS 14.6.1 host (Apple M2 Max, Parallels Desktop Pro 20.0.1), following these instructions, but they don't work: Install macOS virtual machine on a Mac with Apple silicon I downloaded "UniversalMac_15.0_24A335_Restore.ipsw" from...