Parallels Desktop and Windows 8.1 Start Button

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by Michael E., Oct 19, 2013.

  1. Michael E.

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    Hi,

    I see strange issue with Windows 8.1 Start Button - cannot repro it on my physical Windows 8.1 machine,
    so assume it is Parallels issue.

    When I click Start Button in Windows 8.1 desktop - sometimes it works immediately, sometimes it does
    nothing at all, until you move the mouse pointer a little bit - then it opens the Win 8.1 Start Screen.
    This is small, but rather annoying slowdown - breaks the flow of switching and makes you think maybe
    OS is slow, or something.

    Parallels: Build 8.0.18608 (Revision 898384; July 17, 2013)
    Running on MacBook Pro, OS X - 10.8.5.

    Any workarounds, fixes?

    Thanks,
    Michael.
     
  2. Michael E.

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    Same thing happens with some applications's Close button - click, and there is no action unless you also move the mouse soon.
    Happens with Internet Explorer and Chrome, but not Windows Explorer.
    Rather annoying. No workarounds?
     

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