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Hi, I'm a Mac user for a long time and use Parallels whenever I need a transition to other O/S. Given the pace hardware has grown, the limitation in the Perpetual license tends to encourage me go with other virtualisation more now a days. When I get the upgrade invite, I refused a few times but...

I use Mac Studio monitor as my monitor and connect it to MacBook Pro. When I am in a Teams meeting, people complain that there is echo. Then I plug in EarPods and the problems get solved. My guess is that when I am not using EarPods, two microphones are active: one from MacBook and one from Mac...

Hi. I recently changed my Macbook and I deleted all files about Parallels without backup at Old MacBook. Now I installed Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac Standard Edition and succeeded activation Parallels with entering the key at New MacBook. However I couldn't activate Windows 11 Pro because...

Is there any way to run Adobe on my parallels windows VM without me having to log out on my main Macbook?

I have a MacBook Pro with Windows 11 installed and I'm having an issue with an external hard drive not being mounted in Windows. It shows up in File Explorer but says "on 'Mac" after the name of the drive, so I believe that means it's mounted in MacOS. The reason I want the drive to be mounted...

Hi everyone, I installed the Trial version of Paralells 19 because I wanted to test the behaviour of Windows 11 on my M1 Air. However, I didn't have enough time to test it properly and not my 14 days trial has expired. Is there a way to reinstall it again? I'd prefer a normal workaround but if...

I am using Parallels on my MacBook M2 to VM a Win11. I have a Repos folder that I want to access from my MacBook, but the repository folder (Repos) does not show when I go from InteliJ to open it. Can you run IntelliJ on the Win11 VM and point to a Git repository folder on the MacBook M2? Any...

My trackpad works correctly outside of Windows 11. My Bluetooth mouse works as it should I guess while in Windows but my trackpad does not select anything or allow me to click on anything. When I do click, it seems to bring up an alt right click kind of menu. The pointer is fine. I didn't...

Hello, I'm unable to use my Parallels software on my M1 Pro MacBook. Everything was working for about two weeks, but suddenly I'm getting a message that reads: "The product license was disabled." every time I try to use my activation key. I am only using Parallels on one computer. Any help...

I am currently using Windows 11, I have a late 2020 M1 MacBook Air. I have reinstalled Parallels tool already, but I am still having this problem. I am using a Dualsense controller (connected by usb c), and I am attempting to play a game on steam. However, this issue happens whether I'm using...

Anyone have a solution for the Macbook Pro 16" screen trying to go to sleep/dimming while playing a game on Windows 11 via Steam? the game hangs and I have to restart Windows I have already done the following steps: - Windows 11 re-installed on Pararells - Reinstalled Steam - reinstalled the...

I want to really add more CPU cores to my machine as I Have a lot of it to spare with my Mac-book Pro, but because I am using a purchased Version out right than subscribing a monthly cost, as lately I can't afford it, is there a way, to outright get a pro version or even a way to unlock more...

Hello, I have a new M1 Max MacBook (running MacOs 12.1) that will replace my older MacBook, however I can't activate Parallels on my new laptop. Please see ticket that I opened yesterday 3245439 Error message: "This license has reached its activation limit and can no longer be used to activate...

Hello, I'm running Parallels on a new MacBook Pro M1, and have a MacOS 12 Monterey VM running successfully. The Safari browser works great in the Mac VM, but when I try running the Apple Silicon version of Chrome or Edge, it's so slow as to be unusable. There is a 4-5 second delay even typing...

Take 2. The first post was deleted during review for some reason. Ok Apple Guys (or just smart guys in general) I need some help. I have purchased an automotive tuning interface from HP Tuners ( HPTUNERS.COM ) and am just hitting a brick wall getting it to work correctly on my setup. Several...

Hi, trying to run a very old Perfect World game through parallels. Learned everything I could, ended up installing parallels, Windows 11. The game launcher started and the game downloaded. When I run the game gives me this error: "this driver has been blocked from loading". As far as I...

I've been having some issues lately and the Parallels Twitter and Messenger people aren't responding, so I thought I'd try the forum. I just got a new MacBook and am attempting to follow the instructions at this link - https://kb.parallels.com/123461 - to do so, but signing out on my current Mac...

As Parallels does not allow 2 or more apps concurrently enabled I thought about using this procedure. Can someone tell me if I can move Parallels Desktop between my iMac and my MacBook and vice versa repeatedly? Maybe even several times a day when I switch from my desktop to the garden...

Am I able to move parallels, solidworks, and other related files from my macbook to a 64GB USB 3.0 flash drive and still be able to use them without problems occurring?

Using my Macbook Pro on OS Mojave, starting up Windows 10 on Parallels 12 gives me the prompt "Your PC did not start correctly. Press "Restart" to restart your PC, which can sometimes fix the problem. You can also press Advanced Options to try other options to repair your PC." I tried to system...