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Hi When I'm using Coherence mode I have faint gray border around the Windows Start menu How to fix it, thanks macOS 26.1, Parallels Pro Version 26.1.1 (57288)

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 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...

There is a website that I use on Parallels, the problem occurs when I access that website using Microsoft Edge browser and Click Play Now but turning on full screen mode doesn't work, I tested it on Windows and it works, is the problem because the Parallels 19.4.2 version is too old? Should I...

Hello Everyone. MacBook Pro M3 Max 36GB Ram Sonoma 14.6.1 Parallels, Desktop Pro Version 20.4.0 (55980) I run an application called Rhino on my Mac using a windows VM through parallels. It runs great. So does the Rhino Cam plug-in. However, recently I tried to install a trial plug-in...

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

I'm getting the following error message when tried to install Windows 11 on MacMini M4 with Sequoia 15.5 (24F74)

Hi Anyone having the same issue? When starting my win11 vm it crashes and throughs an error report. I've tried to install a new win11 via the wizard and it does the same thing. I'm running Parallels 20 on MacBook Pro M1 with Sequoia 15.5 Thanks

I have a Macbook Air M1 running Parallels Desktop 20 for Mac and Windows 11 Home ARM Build 22621.4317, un-activated. I've always been able to do updates and still right now it just updated all of my installed programs (Office, Word, Excell, etc) and also Security Intelligence Update for...

Hi everyone, I could really use some help. I'm trying to run the Steam game "PEAK" on Parallels with Windows on ARM. It requires DirectX 12 or Vulkan, but the screen its always black but the game runs in the background. I've already tried reinstalling Parallels Tools, installing a Vulkan pack...

Took me hours to find a figure out a fix for this so sharing in case it helps someone else! Summary: If you're using Windows 11 ARM (via Parallels) and get Error 193 when adding a 64-bit ODBC DSN, this guide walks you through creating a 32-bit DSN (Data Source Name), then converting it for...

Hello I cannot make my Sonnet Echo TSE1 TB3 chassis to run on Windows 11 (Parallels 20.3.2 omn macbook M3 max). Installed Blackmagic Decklink card is not visible, nor it is not visible in the Device Manager. Is there a chance to get this to work, now or in future version? have a nice day Krzysztof

After the virtual machine is started, it fails to load and gets stuck at the Windows system startup screen. Even after trying to restart and reset, it still remains stuck. Please help, experts!

I am trying to pass a USB Cadmouse to my Windows VM. It seems to connect to the VM but the cursor doesn't move. Though I can use the mouse and see things highlight, just no cursor movement at all. Is there a solution to this?

I updated Parallels this morning to 20.3.1, and now I can't get WordPerfect to open past the splash screen. Another Windows program works fine. This is mission critical since I use WordPerfect to write my legal briefs!! I have tried to "Force quit" and restart, restarted my Mac and I still...

I'm having trouble running the program because I don't have VRAM. This program is a very important part of my job.

My Windows 10 goes thru normal shutdown, then as soon as the shutdown is completed, the critical error white box pops up. I click "send report". This condition only started after Parallels 20 update from Parallels 19. It does not appear to adversely impact operations in W10, and appears...

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 (bnuild #26120.3964) CorelDRAW version: 26.0.0.101 - March 2025 Release...

Hi, Assuming i have a Mac with a M4 CPU, can i install windows on ARM on parallel Desktop and it will provide the Copilot+ features (AI) Thanks

The latest Chrome/Edge 136 now support H265 in WebRTC. However, this requires hardware decoder/encoder to make it work. M1/M4 MacBooks do have such encoder/decoder and it works fine on Mac OS. Unfortunately, it looks like the Windows 11 guest running in Parallels does not have access to the HW...