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I'm running a Windows 10 virtual machine under Parallels Desktop 17 (I use PD17 because I need to run Windows 7). When I'm inside the Windows 10 environment I have trouble emptying the WINDOWS recycle bin. I use Coherence mode - I don't see a Windows 10 Desktop - I just see my macOS Desktop...

I find it annoying that when I'm working in Excel if I drag the Excel window to the top of the screen it is converted to full-screen. I believe that feature is call "Snap Windows". How can I turn that feature off? I;m on an M1 mac.

My configuration: Mac mini M2 with masOs Sequoia 15.4.1, Parallels Desktop Version 20.1.0 (55732) with Windows 11 Professionnel 24H2. Mouse with USB bluetooth dongle. Problem: The vertical scrolling does not work on most applications (Excel, ...) Workaround: Select Windows 11...

I have seen the KB stating that this is not possible at the moment https://kb.parallels.com/en/129972 Are there any plans to support this?

I have made the following settings to restrict file transfers between the Windows OS and macOS within Parallels: Disabled Parallels file sharing settings Disabled file and folder permissions under macOS Privacy & Security While file transfers are blocked for other folders, I found that files...

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...

Hello dear Parallals-community, I have 2 questions about "Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20": Which is the oldest version of Microsoft Windows, the one on Parallels Desktop for Mac (hardware is iMAC_2019 with Intel i5 processor) is operable? Can you easily run a Parallels Desktop Windows...

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

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...

Hi, Since yesterday i cannot use Power BI Desktop app, After file is opened, all charts are showing errors. Can be related to Power BI Mar 2025 update, it was released on Mar 31. Tried to use prev versions of PBI, works better but still with same error. Tried to reinstall windows, install...

I've just bought a new MacBook Pro M4. Previously I had a MacBook Pro Intel with Parallels 18 and Windows 10 Family. Because of ARM on my new Macbook I had to switch to Parallels 20 with Windows automatically installed in 11 Pro version. I'd like to know if there is any possibility not to buy...

Hi, I'm encountering an issue with opening PDF files from a case management program running in Parallels Desktop on macOS. The program uses a network path like \\192.168.1.1\Ws... to access files. When I try to open a PDF from the program, Adobe launches on the macOS side but doesn't load the...

Will not offer to update to the latest version of Windows 11. Why not? The option in Settings of Windows 11 tells me there is a newer version of Windows 11, but there is no option up install it. On my real Windows machine, that option did show and install.

Dear friends, I have the following problem with Paralles 20 and Windows 11, on which I launch a simple industry application for managing a company, which was strictly created for Windows users. My computer is a Mac with an M processor. Namely, the application launched after installing SQL, BUT...

On my very old iMac I have just one VM and that one is for Windows XP. I was investigating my storage and I saw that Parallels VMs was using 60+ GB. I can't believe it needs all that so what can I do that will decrease the amount of storage space that it's using?

Description: I've encountered several network connectivity issues when creating a new MacOS 15 virtual machine in Parallels Desktop: Shared Network Problems The MacOS 15 VM is assigned an IP address in the 192.168.64.xx range and cannot use shared networking In contrast, Windows VMs (with IP...

Hi, I was required to recently update my Mac OS 15.2 for other applications. I was running previous Parallels 15. After installation upgrade there appears to be a loop in the Parallels software as it keeps asking to "restart" the computer to complete installation. Nothing happens and I have to...