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    Parallels 15 and Doom 2016?

    Hello, in https://www.parallels.com/blogs/just-released-parallels-desktop-for-mac/ , Parallels Audience Marketing Manager Kayla Myrhow mentioned that lots of people have been able to run Doom 2016 in Parallels, but I can see no evidence of this in the forums. When I try to run it, I get...
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    Hitching and texture rendering problems in games (about every 5 sec.)

    Hi there! I have experienced this in a couple games (Black Desert, Planet Coaster, SWTOR): With the exception of Black Desert (runs poorly), I am able to run on at least at 30-60fps the other two games, but there are hitches about every 5 sec and all the textures appear to completely reload...
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    Be able to (properly) run games in Coherence mode; Fix spinning mouse issue

    Hi there! It is currently possible to launch games in Coherence mode, and they actually run well for me, but there are still issues like the spinning mouse bug in most games (the mouse is extremely difficult to control in games in coherence mode, see...
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    Installing and running Windows 10 on an external HDD

    My MBP doesn't have a very large internal HDD, and Parallels (13.whatever-the-latest-version-is) and Windows 10 are eating up a fair chunk, so my intention is to buy an external drive and run it from that (if only I could afford an external SSD!). Is it possible to move the installation from the...
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    Game will not launch in PD - does in VMware

    Been a parallels user for years. Got a new MacBook Pro 2015 with iris graphics. Downloaded the trial of PD 13 and did a fresh install of PD with a Windows 7 fresh install from disk. The VM seemed snappy, and generally runs well. Installed this game (Silent hunter 4 - a legacy game from 2007)...
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    Parallels Desktop 13 - MacBook Pro fans ran full speed and the computer shut down

    Hi all, I was trying to run a 3D game on Windows 10 using Parallels 13. My MacBook Pro fans ran at very high speed and the computer eventually shut down. It happened 2 times before I decided to uninstall Parallels 13. What is the problem here and did it do anything harmful to my computer? My...
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    Disable all modal dialogs in a virtual machines configured for games.

    In online gaming reaction times are critical and having a modal dialog pop-up saying that the virtual machine might be slower because of a time machine backup is rather frustrating since it takes all the input from the virtual machine.
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    Minecraft for Windows 10 does not work at all

    Hello, I am very happy with the paralells software, but I have one question. I so badly want to play Minecraft for Windows 10, on my Windows guest OS. I have tried other games with steam, and they work. And the regular JAVA version of Minecraft works fine, but the problem is when I try the...
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    Windows guest account for gaming

    Hello! I´m new to Paralles & MAC and I do have prolly some very dumb beginner question. As my company does not have MAC´s I cannot try it myself so I´m asking if some1 could give me a hand or at least provide answers! We are thinking on maybe developing MAC versions of our software products in...
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    Support OpenGL 3.2 ???

    When I go look up the article on OpenGL support, it says Parallels now supports OpenGL 3.2. Here is what is written as an answer in this article at http://kb.parallels.com/en/115487, "Answer You may get this error message if a program requires an OpenGL compatibility profile, which is not...
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    Running New Doom 2016 under parallels - MacBookPro 15" 2015 AMD Radeon R9 M370X

    Hi, I have some success running 3D Steam games in Parallels, and figured i'd try the latest Doom 2016 just released ... Anyone have luck running DOOM 2016 under parallels? Here's what I see: - Click Play in Steam under Library / DOOM - Little window pops up saying: "Performing first time setup...
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    Thermida: Sorry this application cannot run under a Virtual Machine

    Hi guys, So I'm running the trial version of parallels to see if I'll buy it - basically I'm receiving this error message: "Thermida: Sorry this application cannot run under a Virtual Machine" I'm trying to run a game - Legend of Mir 3, and wondered if there was anything I can do? Yours in...
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    Can't save/resume a game on Parallels 9

    Hello, I'm using the latest version of Parallels 9 with Windows 7 Ultimate installed (with all the latest updates) on the newest iMac 27". I bought the game Rayman Legends. It works and looks amazing, but I'm unable to autosave/resume my games. It's greyed out. I contacted Ubisoft, but they...
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    Star Wars: The Old Republic

    Hey there, Bioware's new MMO is now live and I'm running it in OSX 10.7 with Parallels Desktop 7. It runs really well actually and I can run it on max res with most visual treats turned on using my mid-2010 27" iMac. BUT, there is a problem, and not something that's unique for this...
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