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    Windows doesn't boot (stuck on spinning wheel), "Deleting snapshot"

    Hello, I have Parallels Desktop Version 14.1.3 (45485) for Mac (macOS Mojave 10.14.6) and run Windows 10 on it. Whenever I launch Parallels and Windows, it gets stuck with the screen attached (spinning wheel), saying that it is deleting the snapshot - but it does that for eternity and Windows...
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    Unable to connect to Hard Disk 1

    My Parallels 16.1 isn't connecting to boot and I get the following error: UEFI interactive shell v2.2 EDK II UEFI v2.70 (Parallels EFI x64 16.1.1 - 49141, 0X0010bff5) Mapping table BLK0: Alias (s): PciRoot (ox)0/Pci (0x1F,0x2) / Sata (0x1,0x0,0x0) BLK1: Alias(s) PctRoot (0X0) / Pci (0x1F, 0x2)...
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    FreeBSD 12.1 panics during boot from ISO

    Hi, I have some issues with installing FreeBSD 12.1 (amd64) from the official ISO images into a Parallels VM. I tried all kinds of ISO images (dvd, cd for both x86 and amd64), but no matter which image I choose, it always stops with an error message from the boot loader. panic...
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    Debian 10.1/amd64 install failure (self-resolution/FYI)

    While attempting to build updated vagrant boxes with Packer (and then testing manually via the Parallels GUI), I found Debian 10.1/amd64 would consistently freeze on a black screen right after the boot command was run. The i386 installer worked OK, and amd64 worked fine on vmware/virtualbox...
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    Can't boot and even read mounted drive after reclaim space

    Backgroud While updating windows 10 to 1903 version I was asked to add some more space. After that I resized partition back inside windows so I had 14Gb of unused space. Then I've been trying to resize windows drive from 50Gb down to 36Gb to get those 14Gb in my mac. Instead parallels starts to...
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    Windows10_InsiderPreview_Client_x64_en-us_18343 / Boot hangs

    I just updated to Windows10_InsiderPreview_Client_x64_en-us_18343 via the normal windows update function. Installation etc. all went well, no problems. But the reboot hangs. After a couple of seconds, the rotating dots stop, and everything hangs. I already used the "devices.x2apic.enable=0"...
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    Changing the Windows 10 Boot Account

    I had an established Windows 10 machine using one of the accounts on my Mac. Long story short, the host Mac account became corrupt, so I started a new Mac account. (Note: The original account still exists on my machine.) I was able to bring over my Parallels machine to the new Mac account and...
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    Windows during installation assistant hangs on logo screen without spinning animation.

    Hi! I've been trying to install windows on parallels without succes, when the installation assistant pops up just the windows logo shows up: I left it like this for more than 2 hours and nothing happens. Thanks
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    Changing the font size in CentOS command line shell?

    I've installed CentOS 7 via the standard New... action in Parallels Desktop. I've gotten logged in, and have, for various reasons, turned off the GNOME / graphical boot system, such that the image boots up in a good ol' character command line window. This is working fine, except that the...
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    Windows continues to suspend/sleep with a moon icon

    Windows continues to suspend/sleep with a moon icon
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    My virtual machine does not boot

    Hi, I have some issues when I try to boot a Windows 7 virtual machine that I have transferred from a previous MacBook Pro with Parallels 10.4. The problem is that when I try to boot it, the following message appears on a black screen: "Trying to boot from SATA drive 1..." I've checked this...
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    Win10 won't enter safe mode

    Went to Settings->Update & Security->Recovery->Advanced->Restart Now->(switches to "Choose and Option" screen)->Troubleshoot->Advanced Options->Startup Settings->Restart (held down F8) -but it just boots normally! No prompt for safe mode. Nothing. I tried Actions->Reset. I tried Shift-F8...
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    VM does not boot Windows 10 Parallels 13

    Ny VM Windows does not boot anymore. It keeps looping with the message in Dutch "De installatie herstellen", which means to repair or restore the installation. I have copied the VM back from my Time Machine, but I cannot make it start again. What can I do ?
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    Can not add a second internal physical ssd to parallels 13 as Boot Camp HDD

    I have a Mac with two 2TB SSD. The first SSD is for macOS Hight Sierra and virtual Windows 10 system with Parallels 13. The Windows 10 OS works perfekt. Now I am trying to add the second ssd as Boot Camp HDD to the virtual system. The problem is, that the second SSD is not seen as Boot Camp HDD...
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    "There is no operating system installed in this virtual machine" error.

    "There is no operating system installed in this virtual machine" error. I just upgraded parallels 10 ( on osx 10.10.5 on a macbook air ) to parallels 13. I previously had a running full licensed version of windows 8.1 in a Virtual Machine which booted and ran with apps inside ( microsoft...
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    Windows 10 Creators: can boot, but with problems

    After installing Windows 10 Creators update on two different machines, similar Windows boot problems occur. I have read the KB article (http://kb.parallels.com/ca/124151 but both of my machines are using versions newer than the fix suggested there. Machine 1: Macbook Air, MacOS Sierra 10.12.5...
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    stuck on "Trying to boot from usb drive.."

    Parallels is stuck when trying to boot into Ubuntu on external device (usb). This usb has ubuntu installed in it, not the installation media, but actual Ubuntu which I boot with grub on startup. I selected "External device" in hardware > boot order, and selected my usb as external boot drive...
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