windows 11 pro

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    Parallels 26 VM freezes Windows 11

    I have been having a problem with my VM running windows 11 freezing. Sometimes a black screen other times, it shows the windows desktop, but the VM does not respond to input. It has been a problem for almost a year. I set-up snapshots, so that if I have an issue I can revert to a previous...
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    Coherence fail after suspend/resume

    I have MacOS 26.2 and Parallels Desktop Version 26.2.0 (57363). I have a Windows 11 virtual machine, specifically Windows 11 Pro 25H2 with all Windows Updates applied. My issue is that after I suspend this virtual machine and resume, Parallels posts a message "Unable to switch to Coherence". My...
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    Won't activate

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    RADMIN VPN on Windows 11 Pro

    Hello everyone, I can't get Radmin VPN to work on my Windows 11 Pro virtual machine. Does anyone have a solution? Thank you all. J-Luc
  5. Bertrand

    CorelDRAW insanely slow on Windows11 VM

    Hello, I tried to run the CorelDRAW graphic suite 2025 on my Mac Mini M2 Pro. in a Windows11 Pro VM handled by Parallels Desktop Pro macOS version: 15.4.1 Parallels Desktop version: 20.3.0 (55895) Windows11 version: 24H2 (build #26120.3964) CorelDRAW version: 26.0.0.101 - March 2025 Release...
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    Ethnet connectivity (with external nic attached to windows) drops after a while

    Hi, I've connected an external usb-rj45 device to my Macpro m3 and use this to configure devices on a separate subnet using windows applications. The connection through this device drops after a while, reconnecting the usb brings up the connection. The connection even dropped yesterday when...
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    Benchmark on paralells 20 on m4

    Hello, Cinebench won't benchmark gpu when running in windows 11 pro, on paralells 20, on macbook m4 max. GPU is not possible to test, it seems the paralells doesn't get direct access to the gpu as it doesn't ahow up in device manager. Has anyone found a workaround, or a gpu benchmark that...
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    Parallels 20.2.2 (55879) running Windows 11 Pro has become impossibly slow (M4 Pro)

    Literally since yesterday, Windows 11 has started running impossibly slow. Unusable. Software is either hanging or crashing. Is there a known issue with the latest Parallels? Have any other users had this happen? Windows has 16GB RAM and 8 CPUs, so I don't see why performance should be a problem.
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    Parallels 20 - Solidworks unusable due to graphics performance

    Parallels Desktop 20.2.0 VM Windows 11 Pro (multiple versions tested) Apple M1 Max, OS Sonoma. After upgrading to Parallels Desktop 20, Solidworks graphics performance in "Shaded with Edges" mode takes a massive hit, becoming essentially unusable. Models/assemblies rotate and zoom fine in...
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    Updated MacBook Pro M3 to Sequoia 15.0 - Windows 11 Pro VM Network virtually none existent

    Hi All, I updated my MacBook Pro M3 Last week and now my Windows 11 Pro VM has an extremely slow network. this is the same if on my home network, or office network. at home home I have wired 2.5gb connection to my router and a 1GBPS internet connection, at work there is full commercial setup...
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    Unable to activate Windows 11 Pro

    Hi. I recently changed my Macbook and I deleted all files about Parallels without backup at Old MacBook. Now I installed Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac Standard Edition and succeeded activation Parallels with entering the key at New MacBook. However I couldn't activate Windows 11 Pro because...
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    Lines not visible in Rhino 8 & workaround

    We run the latest version of Parallels Desktop and Windows 11 Pro if we use Rhino 7 everything works fine but if we use Rhino 8 we run into the issue that all lines we draw disappear as soon as we make them. So we can see the while making them but as soon as we click a second time they are not...
  13. BingoWinner

    Error Code: 0x0000001 after updating Parallels & installing a Windows 11 Pro update

    My Windows 11 Pro VM boots, reboots a few times then I get a 0x0000001 error. Nothing I press seems to work (Safe Mode etc). The exact message is: Recovery Your PC couldn't start properly After multiple tries, the operating system on your PC failed to start, so it needs to be repaired. Error...
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    Parallels 19.4.0 Update Windows 11 VM on macOS Sonoma: where did all setting go?

    After upgrading to 19.4.0, I have lost the settings and license registrations of my Windows applications. Where can the old settings before the C:\Mac transition be found? Thank you in advance. Other details: Parallels 19.4.0 macOS Sonoma 14.5 Windows 11 Pro for ARM 23H2 Apple Silicon
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    activation of windows 11 pro with product key doesn't work

    Hello, I am using Parallels Desktop Pro Edition on a MacBook Pro with M1 Pro. When activating Windows with a new product key for Windows 11 pro on Parallels desktop, I get the following error message: "The product key you entered didn't work. Check the product key and try again, or enter a...
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    Vectric Aspire V12.005; Mouse Cursor causes program crash...

    I am posting this to assist others that are experiencing the same/similar issues with the new versions of Vectric software and hoping someone will find a solution. Not everyone that upgraded to V12 has the problem so there must be some minor issue that needs to be resolved and so far it has...
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    ODBC Not allowing to add or configure existing sources

    I have a new MAC M3 max Running Windows 11 pro When I search for ODBC the only one that comes up is the 32-bit. I right click and view location and open the 64 bit version. But I cannot add or configure existing connections see screenshot. I am currently trying to add a Cloudera Impala...
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    Opening Xcode Causes Networking To Stop After Some Time (Possible after Sleep)

    I have noticed this happening after some time, potentially just after the macbook enters sleep mode, but parallels desktop windows machine loses connectivity and I have to restart my mac before it can access the internet again. How can I go about troubleshooting this? MB Pro M3 Windows 11 Pro...
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    Persona 4 Golden Missing Textures

    I am on a Macbook Pro with an M2 Pro and 16 GB of RAM, running Windows 11 Pro. I'm playing P4G using steam. When I boot up the game, cutscenes and menus load fine and are clearly visible, but it seems that no 3D objects/textures are loaded, making the game unplayable as nothing is visible. I've...
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    Microsoft SQL Server in Windows on Arm

    Hello! I keep encountering an error with this install, and can't seem to find a way around it. It just keeps giving me an "Oops... Unable to install SQL Server (setup.exe)." I've seen a number of posts, but nothing with a clear answer. Is this just not compatible with the M2 framework? If so...
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