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    Can't use Mac Safari as default .html in Windows VM

    After the latest Parallels update, I can still set Safari as the default app for .html in Windows VM, but when I click on a link in Windows, I get the following error: "Your organization's policies are preventing us from completing this action for you. For more info, please contact your help...
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    Disable Parallels apps

    Is it possible to disable automatic open of paralells installed apps from macOS? Files like webm, or txt files auto open in paralells (when opened from mail or finder), which is extrmly anoying. Even resetting the default App on macOS and having a paralells update reassigns the paralell app.
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    Stop Parallels from automatically starting when opening a MS Office file (e.g., xlsx, docx, pptx)

    Hi, I'm running Parallels on MacOS and I recently opened some MS Word and MS Excel documents from the "Mac Side" and Parallels was nice enough to ask me if I wanted to automatically (always) open these files from the "Windows Side" by default. I clicked "Yes." but now I want to switch back and...
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    Safari as default browser in Windows 11 {broken}

    I had selected Safari as default browser when first asked after initial Windows 11 ARM installation. For testing I selected Edge as default and would now like to change back. The procedure as described in the Knowledge Base (https://kb.parallels.com/de/125092) does not work. Windows > Settings >...
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    Prevent MP4 from opening in VM

    My default app setting in macOS for MP4 files is QuickTime, yet when I double-click an MP4 file, Photos in Win10 opens. How do I prevent Photos from hijacking the default setting even when QuickTime is set as default?
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    Make OSX default web browser (Linux) Firefox

    I have updated to the latest Parallels 13, hoping that I can make the Lubuntu Linux Firefox (VM) the default browser on my Mac. However, the Mac's System Preferences would not let me chose Lubuntu's Firefox as the default browser. (I could pick MS Edge, which also runs in a Parallels VM.) Is...
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