Cmd-Q not working after v5->6 upgrade

[Dennis Wahlgren]

I upgraded from v5 to 6 recently and have discovered that using the standard cmd-Q key combo to quit the Parallels app no longer works. The Parallels menu item blinks briefly, but nothing else.

Using the actual "Quit Parallels" item in the Parallels menu *does* work, so at least I don't have to force-quit the app. I checked and the menu item still says cmd-Q next to it, so I don't believe that has been changed in this version.

I've seen a few posts about mapping keys, and I don't think this is the same issue. I don't want cmd-q to quit a windows app while leaving Parallels running. I want it to quit the Parallels app like it should do and used to do in v5.

I saw an identical complaint--that cmd-q only served to make the menu heading blink--about Parallels v4 here. See comment #7:

http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=92969

The suggested solution to change views, quit, restart, then change views back did not help me. I was reluctant to try uninstalling and reinstalling Parallels since this was two versions ago. I don't want to try something that drastic if it no longer applies to this version.

Suggestions? Thanks.

 

[hacker_112]

I have the same problem, it is really annoying :/

 

[jcwacky]

This can be fixed:
1. Open Parallels
2. Go to Parallels -> Preferences
3. Go to the Keyboard tab
4. Tick Enable Mac OSX system shortcuts
5. I also removed the Cmd+Q mapping from the Windows profile.

Cmd+Q now closes Parallels again.