windows 10

Hello dear community members, I just jumped into this forum because I'm desperately seeking any hint/help I can get. First things first: I don't own Parallels but I have a Mac Mini (Intel, Late 2014) from a client standing next to me that's running macOS 10.12.6 (Sierra) - yes I know this is...

I am running Windows 10 on Parallels Desktop 19.4.0 (54962) on a MacBook Pro 16-inch from 2019. Since having upgraded my Mac to macOS Sonoma I have massive problems on Mac and on the Windows VM: 1. High CPU usage in Windows making it slow and practically unusable. 2. High CPU usage on Mac when...

Unable to connect "Virtual Video Camera" to "Windows 10" at this time, unable to open the windows

I am running Windows 10 on Parallels Desktop 19.4.0 (54962) on a MacBook Pro 16-inch from 2019 on macOS Sonoma 14.5. I have a 2-monitor system (2 external monitors). When starting the VM, the TaskBar on the second monitor is often hidden (randomly)! This is VERY ANNOYING as I urgently need the...

Hi there, my stettings are MacBook Pro 15" 2018 Editition, 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4, 2,6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, Radeon Pro 560X 4 GB, MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1 ( I had read rumors that 14,5 is even slower so I avoid updating it ). Parallels Pro 19.4.0. - Hypervisor: Apple - Adaptive Hypervizor: Enabled...

I am having issues with a Windows 10 installation on a Mac. I tried to boot up the virtual machine yesterday afternoon and got the following error message: Recovery Your PC/Device needs to be repaired The operating system couldn't be loaded because a critical system driver is missing or...

Hello I am using Parallels Desktop 19 for Mac Pro Edition and Windows 10 to use Dragon Medical to create text for a doctor's office software on the Mac side using speech recognition. I use an external microphone: Olympus RM-4110S. It happens more and more often that the microphone "hangs up"...

I want to install Windows 10 on my M1 Mac Book Pro. It is no longer available from Microsoft. Can I obtan an installer from somewhere else?

I have to use Parallels version 17, because that's the latest version that supports the Mac OS my computer can upgrade to, but this has happened in previous versions also. After a few years, when Windows 10 starts installing updates, I'll start getting a blue screen telling me that there's been...

On Parallels Desktop for Mac, I initially installed Windows 11 but then realized I needed Windows 10. I deleted Win11, and tried installing Win10. Something when wrong and even if I delete Win10 and start over, I get in an error loop. Any help is appreciated.

I'm using ver.19.3.0, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1. ( MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019) Win10 is very slow. ( assined 4 cpu 20 GB Memory) Mouse cursol moving is almost freeze. It's unusable. At ver.18 it was not so slow. Why ?

Hello, I use Parallels 16.5.1 on my MacBook with Sonoma and Intel i7 CPU. The running VM is the actual version of Windows 10. I have the problem, that the VM crashes after some minutes running. Sometimes it is crashing directly after booting, sometimes it works about 10-15 minutes. I could start...

Running Windows 10 VM on Mac (desktop 19). Performance of Windows 10 apps became extremely slow. Disk on Task manager showed 100% utilization after startup and not running any windows apps. Applied lots of windows updates with no improvement. Decided to try switching configuration on SSD to...

Parallels Desktop - Control Center displays spinning wheel and any attempt to close the VM displays a dialog that states that Windows 10 VM cannot be closed as it is currently creating a VM snapshot. Advises waiting for it to complete but never does. How can I break this cycle and...

I've graded up from desktop16 to desktop19. Windows10 was on desktop16. Now, I am trying install widonws10.pvm to desktop19, but can't make vm of arm base version for windows10. Any suggestions please. Thank you.

Over the past few days I've been unable to close any application I open in parallels. When I open a browser, I can't open new or close old tabs, it just hangs. I've reset parallels times and reinstalled and updated the tools twice but it's still not working. I'm on parallels for Intel Macs, and...

In Parallels Desktop Pro for Mac, with a Windows 10 VM. The VM Config > General offers a (Configure for) Software Testing mode. When that mode is selected, there is nevertheless a further "isolate" option under VM Config > Security, namely Isolate Windows from Mac. Why is the meaning/purpose of...

Hello everyone I have - iMac 2012, i7 - MacOS Catalina (10.15.7) - Parallels Desktop 18 Mac (version 18.3.2 (53621) - Windows 10 My problem is: I have hardware with FireWire on the Windows 10 side. Now the Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter from Apple (original) is still not visible. And this...

The Windows 10 cannot be started and keep showing the blue screen with error code: 0x000000f. The tech report was sent with the number 441723923, thanks.

Hi, I've installed the Windows 10 on my Macbook. When I open it, it doesn't show the full screen icon . My screen looks like below with the "Installation Assistant" still on the title. Does that mean the installation isn't complete? What should I do now? Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!