My OS X host desktop is reflected on all my Windows Guest Desktops

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by Nomenclature, Aug 24, 2015.

  1. Nomenclature

    Nomenclature Junior Member

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    Hi all,

    Each of my Windows Guest Operating systems under my OS X host are reflecting my OS X host desktop icons.

    Is there a way to fix this or is this part of the way Parallels Desktop works?

    This has been happening for quite some time and long before my most recent upgrade to PD11 and Windows 10.

    tia
     
    Nomenclature, Aug 24, 2015
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  2. Nomenclature

    Nomenclature Junior Member

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    Not that big of a deal.
    But this is really distracting me.
     
    Nomenclature, Aug 25, 2015
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  3. Nomenclature

    Nomenclature Junior Member

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    Hi all,
    Not trying to be pushy or anything.

    Could anyone please reply whether this is happening to them or not?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Nomenclature, Aug 26, 2015
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  4. AlekseyM

    AlekseyM Product Expert

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    Open up the VM. Go to Actions => Configure, Select the options tab, Click Sharing, Uncheck "Shared Profile"
     
    AlekseyM, Aug 28, 2015
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  5. bobbyt

    bobbyt Hunter

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    If you just want to disable shared desktop the options button under sharing lets you enable & disable specific folder sharing (i.e. Desktop)...
     
    bobbyt, Aug 29, 2015
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  6. Nomenclature

    Nomenclature Junior Member

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    ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
    Thanks gents.
    So much appreciated!
     
    Nomenclature, Aug 30, 2015
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  7. Nomenclature

    Nomenclature Junior Member

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    Just wondering.
    Now what I've removed the sharing from all my Guest OSs,
    there are still heaps and heaps of Guest related icons on my OS X desktop.

    Is it safe to remove the extra Guest icons from my OS X desktop?
     
    Nomenclature, Aug 30, 2015
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