I bought Parallels 12 last week for my touchbar macbook pro but it was too slow so I downgraded to Parallels 11 and it has been fantastic. I want to buy an activation key for Parallels 11 but Parallels only sells 12 now. How can I get an activation key for Parallels 11. I thought my Parallels 12 activation key would work but it specifically asks for an 11 activation key. Please help before my free trial runs out in 10 days.
Can't buy Activation Key for Parallels 11
- Thread starter HaimingK
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Hi @HaimingK, Parallels strongly recommend keeping your copy of Parallels Desktop up-to-date. Please upgrade to Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac and go to Actions > Configure > Options > Optimization > disable Free Space: Real-time Virtual Disk Optimization.
If the "Real-time Virtual Disk Optimization" option is enabled, it may slow disk performance up to 30% (at the moment of compaction, not constantly). If the host has an SSD disk, the feature will be enabled by default for all virtual machines but will work only if it is compatible with the guest OS.
Open virtual machine configuration > switch to Options tab > Optimization tab > Set performance to Faster virtual machine; check Enable adaptive hypervisor and Tune Windows for speed. If you're not running on battery power, you can also turn on the Better performance option.