Issue with shared content settings in "Windows 11" Configuration

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by XuejunZ, Jun 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM.

  1. XuejunZ

    XuejunZ

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    Hello, I am a newcomer to apple MacBook and this Paralles Desktop forum. I have installed Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.10.3 (23904) on my new MacBook Air with M4 chip and macOS Sequoia 15.5. I have also finished installing Windows 11 and licensed it. Now I have several issues.
    1. With first time reboot I have a black window. Later I found a way to close that black window and it never shows again. I do not know if it is a symptom of Parallels Desktop.
    2. The settings of sharing is not as what most online guidelines say. After booting the computer, the Windows 11 is shown automatically. I could activate "Windows 11" Configuration window by two ways. One is with Parallels Desktop context menu and select "Control Center". Another is with Parallels Desktop top menu "Window"-"Control Center". I am not sure if these are just right manipulation for the newest version of Parallels Desktop.
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    3. Control Center window shows like below.
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    "Windows 11" Configuration window shows like below.
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    Inside "Windows 11" Configuration window, select Sharing and select tab "Share Mac". When I check "Mirror Mac and Windows user folder", below window will pop out.
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    Within this window, I cannot confirm with "Allow" button. I noticed there is a tip "You must allow access to your home folder for Parallels Desktop to save your choice. You only need to do this once." But I think "zhuzhu" is just my home folder.
    When I check "Share Mac volumes with Windows", below window will pop out.
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    Within this window, I cannot confirm with "Allow" button too. I noticed there is a tip "You must allow access to macOS volumes for Parallels Desktop to save your choice. You only need to do this once. " Within the window, the "Macintosh HD" is in gray and I cannot select it at all.
    My intention here is to use windows application from my USB disk. So I currently do not know how to proceed. I cannot access the windows application installation file on the USB disk from virtual machine. Please give me some hints on how I should proceed.
     

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