windows 11

Hi, I've created a custom keyboard layout for Windows. After running the dedicated installer, the relevant .dll appears in the Windows/System32/ folder. However, I can't find a way to make Windows use it. From the system settings I can use the keyboard layouts supplied by Parallels, but not my...

Dear Team, I am able to open all websites in Apple Safari however the same in the Google chrome browser inside the Windows VM takes a considerable amount of time. I am running all this on a Macbook M4 Max 128 GB RAM. Please let me know on how to get similar speed inside the windows VM on Mac...

Howdy all, I am a support techinician at a remote help desk company and I have been struggling with an issue for the past month or so now. One of our clients has a Mac Studio on Sequoia 15.5 running a Windows 11 VM through Parallels 20. For some unknown reason., every few weeks, Edge will crash...

Windows 11 ARM x64 vm running on MacBook Pro m4 Pro, just updated from 20.2.2 to 20.3.0, now the Windows Start menu is broken. It fails to open for periods of time after multiple clicks, then sometimes decides to open. This is new with 20.3.0. I reinstalled Parallels tools a couple of times...

I'm still running Windows 11 insider preview because have no idea to update to the final version of Windows 11 Arm. In particular I want to find all my documents and applications there or it will be a disaster! Any suggestions?

Hi all, I am running a Windows 11 VM on my MacBook pro for some Visual C++ development work. The issue is that I have to switch between Shared and Bridged network frequently during the day to complete basic tasks. The C++ application I am developing needs to connect to a Docker instance which is...

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...

I have set up Parallels on my Macbook Air M3 with Windows 11 Pro VM. It runs just about everything that I throw at it, with the exception of LB Booster. This is a tool based on Liberty basic 4.5.1 which runs most Liberty Basic Programs. It works by converting the code from Liberty basic to BBC...

I am on Parallels 20.2.2, Windows 11 VM. Yesterday Shared Network setting was on, and I had non network access. I set it to Bridged Network (default adapter), and it worked. This morning I tried the tips I got before from Tech Support 8/11/2024: (Assume it is set to Bridged Network) Shut down...

after windows11 installs then reboots to complete installation ..it comes back to the boot manager..i cant proceed.. i do .. i have a screenshot

I'm using one WIN 11 instance on my M4 Pro and I noticed working on it in fullscreen and almost exclusively on a given day, that it's heavily draining the battery, basically cuts the charge in half. Is this a know issue or to be expected? Would love to get your comments.

I have a project that requires a lot of disk read/write operations within the guest OS (currently Windows 11). The VM is placed on a Thunderbolt-connected Optane DC RAID array. I noticed that PD's write-back disk cache policy tends to absorb write operations and flush when the cache is full...

Hi all, so I just installed Parallels 20 on my new M4 Pro MacBook Pro and noticed a weird bug with the trackpad which occasionally is popping up and bugging me. Basically, if I'm scrolling in an app, it seems like the scroll direction will randomly flip on me. I'll be scrolling down, the app...

Hi I an running Parallels Desktop Pro v20.2.2 on my M4 Macbook Pro with Sequoia 15.4 I have a ARM64 windows 11 version as my guest OS. Everytime I reboot/resume my VM or resize the window, it defaults to 150% display scaling. Even if I change it to 100% in Displayu Settings it reverts to 150%...

The Parallels Shared Folder (\\psf\Home directory) becomes inaccessible to the guest OS (Windows 11) when more than 4032 files have been opened. When the files are closed the directory becomes accessible again. This is an issue when running certain tools in that directory (i.e. running a Visual...

I'm at my wits end here, i need parallels for certain programs in school like autoCAD and now also LOGOsoft, problem is that although my Mac is connected to the wifi Windows 11 keeps telling me i have no internet access. I've tried updating drivers, reinstalling parallels tools and checking if...

M4, latest Win11 and Parallels. I have not found a way to make Control + Tab behave like CTRL + Tab in browsers on Win11 i.e. to swtich browser tabs. It works in Coherence Mode but not Full Screen or windowed. I changed between these three send shortcuts settings but none have an effect. Is...

Hi. On my M2 I can see Touchpad under Bluetooth & Devices. On my M4 I cannot. Both devices run the latest Parallels and Win 11. I canot find a difference in settings. Has this changed from M2 to M4?

Technical Report ID 486554514 I'm trying to set up a new Windows 11 VM. It downloads the Windows installer, then displays this: Computer: MacBook Pro, 16-inch, Nov 2023, Apple M3 Pro macOS version: 15.3.2 (24D81) Parallels version: Version 20.2.2 (55879)

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...