parallels 18 for mac

Hi, I've a MacBook Pro with M1 Pro chipset, macOS Tahoe 26.2, and a license of Parallels Desktop 18 standard. I'm hoping to install an earlier version of macOS on an external drive. The issue is that I'm not able to choose any free operating systems because the list that normally shows different...

I'm trying to play a game on the epic games launcher through Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac (standard edition) on a M2 Pro (macOS 15.2) but I'm getting the error "dx12 is not supported on your system. Try running without -dx12 or -d2d12 command line argument." In my googling, I found a thread...

Hi I noticed, there is 0 mb of VRAM available on my VM. How can I change that? I wanted to play some games (e.g. Sims 2 - should be possible to make it work on Win11, though), but I experience graphical issues. See DxDiag for info. Thanks!

Hello, I am running Parallel Desktop 18.3.2 (53621) on MacBook air (M1) 13.6.1 (22G313) and Windows 22H2. When I delete a file from a shared Mac folder under windows it is not visible under either of the Recycle bins. This is a Mac documents folder shared with Windows in the Parallel options...

Hello, I've seen that Parallels 19 has been released with support for Mac OS Sonoma as the primary/host OS. But I'm unclear about whether Parallels 18 also supports Mac OS Sonoma as the primary/host OS? I have a licence valid for 18 only and I'm wondering if I can upgrade my Mac to the newest...

Disclosure: I also posted this question to the Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop forum. Apologies if that's not allowed in these forums. I have Parallels 18 Pro for Mac and use it for a Windows 7 Ultimate virtual machine. I have not been able to access any files or folders...

I have Parallels 18 Pro for Mac and use it for a Windows 7 Ultimate virtual machine. I have not been able to access any files or folders on the virtual machine's host Mac computer (iMac i7 with Mojave 10.14.6) from within Windows 7 since upgrading to Parallels v18 almost six months ago. It...

Hi, I'm trying to create a new VM with macOS 10.13 High Sierra. I have the full 5GB "Install macOS High Sierra.app" from Apple's legacy OS page and PD18 recognises it and allows me to select it as an installation image. Straight off the bat, it reports that the installer is damaged but a bit of...

Hello, i have 2020 M1 MacBook Pro with 16gb Ram. Installed Parallels with 4Cores and 8gb Ram. For my institution I have to run Altair Hyperworks but I can't get it to work. I already installed the open cl/gl compatibility package for arm from Microsoft but everytime I create a material it...

I have Parallels 18.2.0 (53488) running on Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68). A virtual machine with Mojave 10.14.6 is stuck with a resolution of 1024x768: no other options are available. This is an old problem that has been reported with earlier versions of Parallels and, following previous suggestions...

Hello to all of you working with Parallels 18 on macOS Monterey or Ventura, Does anyone recognize this? When I log-out of Windows 11 and then log-in again my shared custom Mac folders have gone. In other words: the drives are not mapped anymore. However when I repeat this process I get these...

Hello, I have a problem with the Integrated SDCard Reader in my Parallels Windows 11 VM. First problem, when I try to install Cellebrite UFED, I get the following error message: "Failed installing MultiSIM x64 Drivers". The solution to the problem is to reinstall the SDCard Reader driver in...