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    Running World of Warcraft Classic

    I have MacBook Pro with M1 chip and 16Gb of RAM. I just wanted to test if I can run Windows 11 in Parallels and play World of Warcraft. Battle.net & the game itself installs just fine. But when trying to run the game... initial intro video was fine, but as soon as this finished the whole screen...
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    Parallels 20 Configuration for Games vs CrossOver

    Hello! The situation is that most games I play via Steam doesn't work in Parallels (or work with major visual glitches) compared to running the same games via CrossOver (including DX11 games). I am on Apple Silicon M4 Max MacOS 15.5, running Windows 11 VM. Is it the limitation of Parallels? or...
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    Tiny Window when trying to play old games

    Hi, ive been trying to play some old windows games in steam recently and the resolution is off it just gives me a tiny window in the top left-hand corner and not of the full screen. Any ideas what I am doing wrong? TIA
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    Flickering while playing games on parallels

    "Good evening, I have a question. I own a MacBook Pro M3 Pro, and I noticed that when downloading Warframe, Fast Food Simulator, and Grocery Store Simulator, the graphics flicker. How can I fix this?"
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    Why some games run and some don't in Steam in Parallels desktop?

    I am new, trying out Parallels because I am SO tired of all the work required to try to get a few games to run, using Wine of various types, on my new Mac Air M3. I thought this was the magic, installed it, got the Windows desktop which is very cool, ran Steam within that, and (I moved to a Mac...
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    Why can I install some x64 games but not others from the Microsoft Store?

    Easy to replicate, check for game Solasta, it says not compatible because the CPU, then check for Gears of War 4, it says compatible, they both are the same only available for x64 CPU architecture, and in the case of Solasta it only checks the CPU architecture as incompatibility reason. Another...
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    Can I use an external drive for games, and how is the quality?

    Hello everyone, I just got my MacBook Pro (18GB, 1TB, M3 Pro, 16") today and I just installed Parallels in order to be able to play some games in the evening. However, I want to install some big games like GTA V, RDR2 and more so I'm wondering: Is it possible to use an external SSD with, say...
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    Dedicated VRAM or support for Age of Empires 2 DE

    Hello! Whenever I try to boot up the game using Parallels on my Mac, I get the following message: "Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition minimum specification recommends at least 1GB of dedicated VRAM. This computer does not meet that requirement". Does anyone know how to fix this issue? Thank you
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    Windows Application Treating Folder Like a Networked Drive

    Hi folks. So let me be honest and say this is new territory for me, and simple words. Simpler the better. I've been given feedback from a friend who is more expertised on Windows but knows little about Parallels. I have a game I would like to run but he says and I quote: "The issue really is...
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    Camera spinning in video games

    I tried to play multiple video games using Parallels on Mac, with an install of Windows 11. Rocket League works fine, but Portal, Portal 2, and Attack On Titan 2 all suffer from the same problem: the camera view is spinning as if I move my mouse 1 meter when I move it 1cm. See video: I have...
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    Running old games

    Hey, just installed and running the trial which is great! Have Running latest Mac OS and have m2 chip. I want to mainly use Parallels to run old windows games but having trouble with the resolution. No matter what I change it to it comes up with the same size problem and looks exactly the same...
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    EA App not working

    Since January ea app no longer opens and only reports a crash... browser and other features are still working ok... another example is the realmu.net launcher that can no longer connect
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    Having issue playing PUBG in Steam

    I have attached the screenshot of what I get According to me, I guess we need to disable secure boot then use this:- bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF But, I am not able to disable secure boot Please help
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    Mouse spinning issue in 3D games

    Hi, I am new user facing the issue of a spinning mouse when attemtping to play WoW on a windows 11 guest. Host is a new Mac Studio M1 processor. Mouse is KONE gaming mouse, connected directly via USB. The game loads and keystrokes work perfectly, but the moment I want to rotate the camera it...
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    Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition won't run because "not enough disk space available"

    I downloaded Microsoft FSX on my external SSD to run on Parallels. However, when I try to run the game, it comes up with an error saying: "Your computer does not have enough disk space available to run Flight Simulator. The program will now exit." I've been trying to find a solution all over...
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    Will I get banned for playing a game such as Valorant using parallels?

    I just wanna ask even if its a dumb question to clarify.
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    In games, mouse gets stuck on edges

    Hello. Whenever I am playing a game through Parallels that has a camera-lock feature (where the mouse is in the center of the screen and you drag to move) the mouse continues to move in the background, and ends up stopping all movement when it hits an edge. This severely limits how much the...
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    What are the capabilities of the Apple Silicon Windows 11 ARM graphics card?

    I know there is probably a lot that will not be supported, but I thought I would ask anyway. DXDiag shows that Windows 11 ARM64 in Parallels is DirectX 12. There are still many games that don't work. I also can't really see a "driver" other than sometihng pretty generic. My question is whether...
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    GOG Galaxy Crashes when launching game

    As per title iMac M1 24" 2021 16GB RAM Monterey 12.0.1 Parallels 17.0.1 Windows 11 ARM 22494 GOG Galaxy 2.0 Prey 2017 Pops up notice at loading that CRYENGINE sees unsupported CPU, wants SSE/SSE2 or SSE3
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    Game won't run in Parallels

    I have a MacBook Air (2020) M1 model with 16gb ram and 1TB storage. I've installed Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac with the intention of using it primarily for video games, specifically Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5. Installing Windows 10, the Epic Games Launcher as well as Kingdom Hearts was...
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