windows 11

After upgrading to P26, my Windows 11 virtual machine will reboot when I swipe over to my Mac side and work in the Mac environment for a few minutes. Killing my productivity! Any ideas?

parallels toolbox opens at start of game and covers part of the game screen and since I can't leave the game without closing it is very frustrating

After updating to Parallels Desktop version 26.0.0, Parallels Tools created a file named "Mac disk" on the D drive of my Windows 11 virtual machine. I can't delete the file because Parallels Tools is blocking access. If I uninstall Parallels Tools, the folder disappears. What's going on? Why is...

Hi. I've tried searching for threads on my issue, but I haven't been able to find any, so forgive me if this is a repeat. Since upgrading to a silicon MacBook, when I force quit a macro running in Word in the Parallels ARM virtual machine, I am no longer able to rerun the macro or, indeed, any...

The last successful update was "2025-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for arm64-based Systems (KB5063060)" Since then, Windows Update either crashes during download or during install. When I click on "Retry" same thing. I'm running Parallels 26.0.0 on a M1 iMac. Any help would...

Installed SQL Server Management Studio v21 on Parallels Windows 11 with no issues/failures. SSMS v21 will not run - click start and fails with no errors. Installed SQL Server Management Studio v19 on same Parallels Windows 11 with no issues/failures and it runs correctly and connects to MS SQL...

I have a Windows 11 ARM VM running on Parallels Desktop (20.4.1) on my MacBook M4. The VM is set up to use Bridged Networking When I access the VM from Parallels on the M4 I can see the shared Mac folders and I have a "Mac Files" shortcut on the desktop. But.. If I use Remote Desktop to access...

I need help configuring my parallels to allow blue beam (Revu) to download. I get the message Revu requires Windows 11 (24H2 or later) for ARM64 installation. Blue beam was working perfect before but then I could not sign in or out. It's believed to be a parallels issue preventing bluebeam from...

Hallo, ich wollte heute unter Windows 11 Pro ARM Bitlocker aktivieren und zusätzlich eine Bitlocker-PIN Eingabe beim Hochfahren erzwingen. Das Einrichten von Bitlocker hat wunderbar funktioniert. Jedoch wird beim Starten von Windows 11 nach keiner PIN gefragt. Das System startet direkt durch...

After upgrading to the latest version, I am having the following problem on my ARM Mac. I use Cisco VPN within my Windows 11 ARM. At some point, networking in MacOS will be blocked and my ExpressVPN will disconnect, and I will not be able to connect to the Internet at all. This usually seems...

Hi, from some weeks I'm having a problema with Windows in coherence mode. A white border around the windows appears and in some windows all the background changes to white. I'm attached some screenshots. My system is a Mac Mini M4 Pro with 64GB RAM Sequoia 15.6 and the installed version of...

I have a 2019 iMac with Intel Core i5 that was running a Windows 11 VM with single application. The performance was fine and I was satisfied with this setup for years. I recently updated to the latest OS that my Mac supports, Sequoia 15.5. My VM got incredibly slow and suddenly there are...

Hello! I've installed Windows 11 Pro on Parallels 20 and wanted to access my iPhone 16 from Windows 11 with the Phone Link app. For this purpose I've enabled bluetooth in the VM configuration. (Configuration / Hardware / USB & Bluetooth: [X] Share Bluetooth devices with Windows) Then I enable...

Hi, Running parallels 20.4 on MacBook Air M2 with apple studio display. How and where to set so windows 11 is displayed full screen. The resolution of the Apple studio display is not showing in windows 11 (5120x2880 of any divisions of these res.), and getting black bars left and right. I will...

Hello I have: MB AIR M1 MacOS 15.2 Parallels 19.4.2 WIN 11 Pro I want to update a FT232R USB UART adapter that is not recognized. Somehow it does not work..... Does anyone have any advice? Daniel

Setup: Apple Silicon Parallels Pro 20.4.0 Windows 11 for ARM VM, updated to latest Windows updates/release 8 vCPUs, 24GB RAM for the VM (my machine has 14 cores and 48GB RAM) I have been having this pesky problem. I leave my Mac running all the time and most of the time I leave the VM running...

This has been an intermittent problem for me since switching to Parallels for Apple Silicon. Sometimes after a Windows 11 update, the display for some apps is corrupt or black. It usually affects Microsoft Edge and the Terminal App: Removing Parallels tools fixes the display for these apps...

I'm trying to activate Windows 11 using my Microsoft account (IT managed), and when I enter in my password after using the "I changed hardware on this device recently" method, I get an error saying that my account has had too many log in attempts and my account has been frozen. When I try to use...

Operating system: Mac OS Hardware: MacBook M3 64GB ram VM: Windows 11 Version 10.0.22631 Build 22631 Since the last update to Parallels Version 20.4.0 (55980) windows virtual machine shows Task Manager running continuaously at 60%.

Hi - Macbook Pro M3, latest Sequoia 15.5, latest Parallels build, just loaded Windows 23H2 July update. Everything seemed to work fine - but I noticed that the machine was still pegged (fan running, temp high). I rebooted the mac, booted back into Parallels/Win11, and it ended up with the...