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    I have given up flip-flopping to VMWare and back

    Given the amazing lack of transparency from Parallels in regard to remediation of Spectre or Meltdown compared to VMWare, I took a long hard look at VMWare Fusion Pro. VMWare has been putting out notifications and code in response to both exploits. Parallels - not so much. From my standpoint I...
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    Repair processor problems with VM software patch?

    I realize that many of us don't get to choose which updates we apply to our base OS and the VMs Parallels supports. But given a choice, why would patches designed to prevent the new chipset viruses now getting so much attention need to be applied to a VM? Wouldn't the patches applied to the base...
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    Windows Spectre and Meltdown on Guest VMS

    When will Parallels release a update to patch the Spectre and Meltdown on Windows VM. The host is already patched but the hardware test of Spectre still fails. This is the link to the powershell that does this check and fails due to the OEM firmware which would be Parallels...
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    Security updates for Spectre and Meltdown

    Hi, Is the Mac OS security update is enough to cover the Intel Chip Meltdown and Spectre security problems on a virtual PC with Parallels Desktop? Apparently there is an update for virtual PC under VMware. Is there an update required for Parallels Desktop too? Thanks.
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