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    Windows 11 ARM on MacOS (Parallels) stops functioning properly

    I'm running Windows 11 ARM Insider Preview on my macOS Big Sur. I'm using Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac on a Mac Big sur version 11.6 with M! processor and 16 GB RAM. Upon installation Windows Updatevstartaed installing Insider Preview Build 22478.rs-prerelease.211008-1414. AFTER this update...
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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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    Windows 10 ARM Preview is No More...

    So if I'm not wrong, there is no legitimate way to get the W10 ARM file anymore as of September 16, 2021? If I am, how do I find it?
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    Problem installing Windows 10 on Parallels on M1 iMac

    Hi there, I just purchased Parallels so I could specifically use Windows 10 on my new M1 iMac 2021, but the simple instructions of the brief OS installation video on the Parallels page are not working for me. First, I signed up as a Microsoft Insider so I could get the ARM Windows 10 build. I...
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    Can I run Parallels on Windows?

    I want to run parallels in windows 10. Help me is that possible or not? Is Windows 10 free with parallels?
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    Subscription won't work

    I just bought a lifetime subscription and it says - You have entered an upgrade key. Please confirm it with a key from the previous version. My email is [email protected]
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    First use of Parallels, Windows 10 won't allow log in

    Hello. I am using Parallels for the first time on a new system and windows will not allow me to log in. I am not sure what you need so I am going to give you as much information as I can. HARDWARE: Brand new Mac mini (2018) 3GHz intel Core i5 8GB memory SOFTWARE: I have a install of macOS...
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    Mojave under Parallels 16.5 has incorrect aliases behavior

    I have been running AccountEdge Pro in a Parallels Mojave virtual machine for a few years with no issues at all. I keep an alias in the virtual machine to the program data file that that is stored on my non-virtual machine...launching the alias to the data file will launch the AccountEdge Pro...
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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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    Solidworks

    Hello!!! Does anybody have working Solidworks standard 2021 (licensed) on M1? Could you share your experience and advices?
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    Swapped Ctrl+Cmd on mac to use a PC keyboard. How do I unswap them for the VM?

    As the title said. I'm using a PC keyboard so Ctrl + Winkey are switched. (Prefs -> Keyboard -> Keyboard -> Modifier keys) They read: Ctrl, Winkey, Alt They work: Apple, Ctrl, Alt (perfect) I don't want this for the VM They should read: Ctrl, Winkey, Alt They whould work: Ctrl, Winkey, Alt...
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    Ubuntu 20.04 Parallels login?

    I am having problems with the initial sign-in for my ubuntu 20.4 vm I loads up fine and then defaults to a login page for the user 'parallels' I have researched the forum and found historic mentions of this problem where it is suggested that the pw is also parallels. I have tried this and...
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    Cut internet from Windows XP VM?

    I am looking at getting a stripped down version of Windows XP to run inside the latest Parallels Desktop 16. I only need this intergrated small XP footprint to run 2 older programs so do not need many of the Windows features, and no internet (especially as XP can be vulnerable now as its not...
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    Windows XP or 98SE? work ok on Parallels Desktop 16?

    Hi, Im about to try Parallels Desktop again after a while away. Support have told me that PD16 will work ok on High Sierra 10.13.6, which my iMac is at (dont need to upgrade due to other programs) so this has made me look at v16 and not v15. I don't have much space left on my MacHD and its a...
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    Windows wont start - Windows screen just keeps circling

    I have had this issue a few times now and can't resolve so any tips would be appreciated. Windows will not startup/resume. I get the black startup screen with the windows blue logo (four squares) and the action circle showing it's doing something or loading which just keeps turning but never...
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    Does Parallels have plans to give better Linux support after the Apple Silicon death of Windows VMs?

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    How do you downgrade to Parallels 15 from 16?

    It looks like 16 screws up logins for MacOS in both existing and newly created macOS VMs. How do you downgrade to Parallels 15?
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    Import old bootcamp from external ssd to new imac with parallels

    My old Imac failed to startup, SSD is dead . I still have my second SSD (works perfect ) with bootcamp (windows) . Now i have a brand new Imac and i want to attach that ssd with bootcamp (windows) which is is external connected . Is it possible to add in Parallels ? Please advice, thank you
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    Using Excel on Windows side of Parallels

    All I'm interested in getting a new mac - pretty beefy 2TB SSD drive with 32Gb of ram, I7 with the 2.3ghz/4.1ghz boost, quad core. I basically want to split the machine using parallels on the SSD and on the ram size. I live in Windows for my job, so I need to ensure that Excel performs like I'm...
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    Parallels isn't good working

    I recently installed Windows 7 on my Mac Book Pro with Intel i9, 64GB RAM and Radeon Pro 5500M in Parallels 12. Now the problem is that it runs extremely slow and you can't do anything with it. I've also assigned as much hardware as possible to Windows 7, but it still runs really slow. What...
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