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    Ubuntu 26.04 VM

    Parallels 26.3.3, macOS 15.7.7, Ubuntu 26.04, MBP 11,2 After installation and settiing screen resolution to 1920x1200 (16:10) (native retina resolution is 2880x1800 16:10) I'm observing flickering effects within windows, e.g. in Firefox, also in the Terminal app. And also in system windows like...
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    Scroll problem in Windows

    Hi everyone, I am using Parallels 26 (trial), Windows 25H2 (trial) and MacOS Sequoia 15.4 (Macbook air M4) I really like Parallels but there is one thing really annoying and make it uselles that is glitch during scrolling Firstly, I read many other threads and I see there is a scrolling issue in...
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    Parallels Desktop 26.2.0 (57363) unable to update Parallels Tools in macOS 10.9.5 Mavericks

    I am using Parallels Desktop on an Intel Mac Pro 2019 (16-core, 96 GB RAM) to run a virtual reaaally old macOS 10.9.5 Mavericks - because I need to occasionally use software from this time and age. The host OS is Sequoia 15.7.3. After the recent update to Parallel Desktop 26.2.0, the update of...
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    "Home" not allowed to be lower case in "My Shared Files" paths

    When you enable Configure > Options > Sharing > Map Mac Volumes To Virtual Machine for a Mac OS guest, the virtual volume "My Shared Files" is declared to Mac OS as case-insensitive. But the "Home" directory must be capitalized in paths, even though all other path elements are case-insensitive...
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    Bad Parallels 26 Update Experience from latest 25.x

    I updated to Parallels Dektop 26 Pro (have Pro subscriptions) on my M4 Pro MacBook Pro, running Sequoia 15.6.1. The update went very fast, but it then "forgot" the Parallels configuration entirely and acted very weirdly: I had to re-activate my license (OK, easy but unnecessary and a bit...
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    Program issues using Parallels 26 in Mac M1 laptops

    I read that the Macs with M1 chip will have some issues with Windows programs in Parallels 26 versus staying with Parallels 20. Can anyone say what those issues are and if we should still upgrade to 26 from the current 20 if we have an M1 chip? I wouldn't want to lose the only reason I have...
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    Bitlocker-PIN wird nicht abgefragt

    Hallo, ich wollte heute unter Windows 11 Pro ARM Bitlocker aktivieren und zusätzlich eine Bitlocker-PIN Eingabe beim Hochfahren erzwingen. Das Einrichten von Bitlocker hat wunderbar funktioniert. Jedoch wird beim Starten von Windows 11 nach keiner PIN gefragt. Das System startet direkt durch...
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    Installing Windows 11 on MacBook Air M4 with parallells 18 fails

    Im trying to install Windows 11, but both when asking Parallels to do it for me, and if I download the ISO (ARM) manually, Parallels seems to fail. The same thing happens to my colleague. This is the message that pops up: "Make sure that the specified file is a valid Parallels virtual machine...
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    White border around windows and white background

    Hi, from some weeks I'm having a problema with Windows in coherence mode. A white border around the windows appears and in some windows all the background changes to white. I'm attached some screenshots. My system is a Mac Mini M4 Pro with 64GB RAM Sequoia 15.6 and the installed version of...
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    Very slow Win 11 VM with Creedence Cryptex dmg on desktop

    I have a 2019 iMac with Intel Core i5 that was running a Windows 11 VM with single application. The performance was fine and I was satisfied with this setup for years. I recently updated to the latest OS that my Mac supports, Sequoia 15.5. My VM got incredibly slow and suddenly there are...
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    No Wi-Fi Connection, only Ethernet - macOS 26 PB1

    I installed Public Beta 1 on Parallels Desktop. Unfortunately, the Wi-Fi connection remains disabled, and I can't find a way to use Wi-Fi in addition to Ethernet. Is this normal, or am I missing something? Logging in with Apple ID doesn't work either. Sorry for my bad english. Many greetings
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    macOS VM Image/prepare for transfer on m-chip

    Hi there, I am trying to share a macos 15 VM image across multiple machines for cicd nodes, but there is no way to create a VM image from a VM/.macvm file? The documentation refers to a button called "prepare for transfer", which does not appear when I right-click on the VM in parallels control...
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    macOS 26 Beta Intel guest on macOS 15.5 Intel host

    I started out creating a macOS 15.5 guest on my macOS 15.5 host (an Intel 16" 2019 MacBook Pro, MacBookPro16,1). This worked fine. Then I copied over the InstallAssistant.pkg file from a macOS 26 Beta 3 full installer, ran this to copy the full installer to /Applications, then ran "Install macOS...
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    Windows 11 after July 25 update - pegging performance cores, keeping fans running

    Hi - Macbook Pro M3, latest Sequoia 15.5, latest Parallels build, just loaded Windows 23H2 July update. Everything seemed to work fine - but I noticed that the machine was still pegged (fan running, temp high). I rebooted the mac, booted back into Parallels/Win11, and it ended up with the...
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    Microphone/sound/camera in macOS VM

    I am running Parallels Version 20.4.0 (55980) on macOS 15.5 (24F74) which in turn runs a macOS VM which is also 15.5. Host is running an M4 with 32GB RAM. I find that the microphone and sound sometimes works in the macOS VM, sometimes not. And I've never managed to get the camera working in the...
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    How to recover Ubuntu VM from `sudo chown -R user /`?

    Looking back, I can't believe what I was thought... I cannot remember anythings but one that I stopped it during that command. For now, the Ubuntu VM can't be boot!!! Bootloader has gone.. I am anxiously asking you.. How can I recover it? * Configuration * Parallels VM: Ubuntu 24.04 (with...
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    Installing Windows 11 on Macmini M4 with Parallels 18

    I'm getting the following error message when tried to install Windows 11 on MacMini M4 with Sequoia 15.5 (24F74)
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    windows vm crash at startup

    Hi Anyone having the same issue? When starting my win11 vm it crashes and throughs an error report. I've tried to install a new win11 via the wizard and it does the same thing. I'm running Parallels 20 on MacBook Pro M1 with Sequoia 15.5 Thanks
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    Issue with shared content settings in "Windows 11" Configuration

    Hello, I am a newcomer to apple MacBook and this Paralles Desktop forum. I have installed Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.10.3 (23904) on my new MacBook Air with M4 chip and macOS Sequoia 15.5. I have also finished installing Windows 11 and licensed it. Now I have several issues...
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    Installing Mojave within Parallels Desktop on Mac OS Sequoia

    Hi there, Can someone pls advise if I can install Mac OS Mojave within the Parallels Desktop 19 version on the host Mac OS Sequoia ? Thanks
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