I too have the same or very similar problem today. At startup Windows installed an update. The update took quite a while to install which was the first sign of concern. After the update did install I basically just get a black screen and a severely disabled iMac. I don't use the Windows VM daily, however I was working in Windows just fine earlier in the week. It must be something tied to the recent update for Windows this week.
Windows 10 fails to boot
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Hello Guys, please be informed that Parallels Desktop 12 Update 1 (12.1.0-41489) was released and the issue has been addressed. Please update Parallels Desktop to the latest build. Latest version always available here: www.parallels.com/directdownload/pd12 Please note that Parallels Tools also needs to be updated (Actions > Update Parallels Tools) and let us know how it works. Thanks!
Hello. Sorry, but where can I find "Actions > Update Parallels Tools"? I have the Parallels Control Center Open, and I don't see it in the various sub-menus. thanks.
Start your virtual machine and in the Mac menu click on Actions (Virtual Machine in older versions) > Install Parallels Tools (or Reinstall / Update Parallels Tools, if applicable) Please check out this article to know how to reinstall Parallels Tools and let us know how it works.
I found it ... but selecting Install Parallels Tools didn't work. seems like it crashes too soon after trying to automatically install parallel tools. below is a screen shot ... with the dialog box showing parallels is trying to update tools. it crashes right at about 10%. After the crash, it does send a problem report to parallels ... the most recent on has and ID number of 128919986.
should I uninstall parallels and windows and reinstall? if so, I assume that I will be able to reuse the software Keys, right?
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It seems to be working now.I opened Configure under Actions while Parallels was trying to update Tools (before it got to 10%) ... see screenshot below ... and just let it sit and the update got to 100%. I restarted Windows, and its been working since. see screen shots. Probably just coincidence, but I am happy to be up and running.
Great! Feel free to reach out anytime. We are here to help!