Odd Issues w/ Start Menu, Settings & Others With Parallels 17 w/ Windows 11 ARM Preview

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  1. JohnC82

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    Hi All,

    Hoping for some advice here. I got my new Mac mini yesterday and I'm trying to get Parallels working to run a handful of Windows only apps.

    After installing Windows 11 ARM Preview from the Insider program, I notice the following:

    - The start menu seems to disappear at times, requiring a reboot of the virtual machine.
    - Only the 3rd party software I installed seems to launch well.
    - I can't launch notepad, or windows settings to opt into the flighting program. Most windows applications tend to be a coin toss as to whether or not they will launch.

    From surfing around the forums, it seems folks are having better luck than I. Hoping someone can make a few suggestions to where I may have went wrong.
     
  2. SergV

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    Best Answer
    Exactly the same issues. MacBook Pro 16" M1 Max.
    Latest Parallels: 17.1.0 (51516)
    Latest Win 11 ARM VHDX: 22483

    Cannot run Settings and most Win 11 native apps.
    Win menu is freezing or unresponsive sometimes
    From events log I see that SearhIndexer.exe crashing, so no search in Win menu

    Tried to install "Configure for Games", "Configure for Development", totally custom install, etc
     
  3. ColinM12

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    I installed ARM preview as well, and the start menu seemed to ignore all attempts to interact with it. I think Windows also updated and rebooted.
    Did you install the Parallels Tools? Ctl/Alt and under the "Actions" menu, choose "Reinstall Parallels Tools" and that seemed to fix it for me.
     
  4. ColinM12

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    Or not. I'm going to try a fresh install.
     
  5. SergV

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    Thank you !!! installed 22000 from UUP Dump, installed all updates.
    So far works without any issues ... and like 10x faster and smoother than my old i7 Intel MacBookPro + Parallels + Windows 10 Pro
     
  6. JohnC82

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    I'm with SergV, things working much better now! I had tried a few UUP Dump this morning, but thanks for pointing me to the correct one.
     
  7. DebasmitaM

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    Hello, we are happy to hear that your issue has been resolved. Please reach us back for any further queries. Thanks, Parallels Team.
     

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