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I need to use windows education in order to access some of the learning tools my university uses. I have Parallels 17 installed with regular windows 11 on a laptop with an apple M1 chip. However when I attempt to activate my windows education key it gives this error message (see picture...

When using a perpetual license, I need to be able to access hard drives with a static letter assignment. Doing basic activities in a program always generates errors in Windows without basic letter assignments. We pay for these licenses and should have the basic functions of Windows.

Hey there I want to use the Quantower trading platform through Parallels but am having a few issues with the UI. When running in Parallels the menu icons throughout the interface are displayed as square boxes, please see attached. Is there any way to resolve this as I 100% do not want to fire...

I have two Windows 7 VMs installed under MacOS Mojave and Parallels v16. I am unable to install the Parallels Tools in either VM. Generally the installation gets to about 60% on the progress bar and then an error message ("a problem occurred") appears and the only option is to reboot. This...

My iPod nano is recognized by Windows, but iTunes doesn't see it. How do I fix this?

When I try to start the VM it gets stuck on "Please wait". Yes, I let it on the entire night to check if it really gets stuck. It does. So, how can I fix this? Or do you need more information.

Hello - I am about to purchase Parallels so I can use a software that only runs on Microsoft. That software is compatible with Windows 10 upwards. Is there anything else that dictates/restricts which version of Windows I should purchase after purchasing Parallels?

Hello, I've been using Parallels Desktop to run a Windows virtual machine (VM) on my MacBook Pro. I've run into a recurring issue where pressing the 'Command' key within the Windows environment triggers the Windows Start menu. This happens even when I press the Command key alone, without any...

Can I use the latest Parallels Desktop 18.2 on my M1 Silicon Mac (Apple M1 Max), and install an older disk of Windows 10 x86 as a virtual OS? Or does the newer M1 Silicon Mac's not able to use original Windows 10 discs and installs? Am I only allowed to use a special version of Windows on M1...

Hello patrons thank you for having me on your forum I'm thinking of tearing the wrapper of this device and installing Windows or another supported os probably Linux without the dev section, but I want to know what the Windows compacity inside the virtual machine does it have full functionality...

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Hi, I am new to Parallels, I have downloaded it on a new Mac mini M2 to give it a try. Everything seems okay, I am face two problem: 1) Parallels downloaded Windows 11 Pro, which I don't want, as I need Home 2) I have downloaded Office 360, by default, it downloaded Publisher and Access which...

My question is as follows: does a 32-bit version, Creative Suite 6 for macOS run oan an new computer with macOS or windows with Parallels? Does anyone have experience with it, does it run smoothly on new M1 / M2 macs or new windows or is there a reduction in comfort? Does it work at all or not...

I updated my Mac yesterday to Ventura 13.2.1 and after that so did Windows not start up any longer. Then I try to update Parallels to Version 17.1.6 (51584) but it won't help ? It still says: Unable to connect to Hard Disk 1.... Please can some help me, I have so much important info on my...

Hello. macOS mount points show in Windows as Linux mount points.. How can I fix that?)

Hi, Does anyone know of a USB smartcard reader that is supported and functions properly on Win11 ARM? I have been using ACR1281U-C2 in the past but it is only supported on x86. Thank you.

Hello, I had a Windows 11 virtual machine running on an SSD and my MacBook powered off when the battery ran out. Upon restarting Parallels and trying to boot the Windows VM it got a boot error saying "BAD SYSTEM CONFIG INFO". Is there any way this can be resolved? Thanks

I am running a VPN on my Mac computer. Does the VPN still work when I run Parallels Desktop to Windows? If not, what steps do I take to run VPN in Parallels Desktop from my Mac? Thans for your help.

I have a 2TB USB HDD connected to my Mac. I can connect to it and view it via Finder in OSX. This shows the various files and confirms NTFS format. I cannot write to it from the Mac. When I swap the device to Parallels nothing shows in file explorer. I have used Windows 'device manager' to scan...

Hi guys, I have a MacBook Pro 16" M1 max from fall 2021. Parallels with Windows 11 ARM is installed. I am a musician and use an application called Karaoke Builder Studio to 'tap' synchronized lyrics for CDG karaoke for my company. After much tweaking of the Parallels settings over the year...