Start Menu misaligned and surrounded by gray ring in Coherence Mode on Windows 11 (build 26100.4349)

[RyanW22]

Hi,



I'm using macOS 26.0.1 (25A362) on a MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro.

Parallels Desktop version: 26.1.1 (57288)

Guest OS: Windows 11 build 26100.4349 (ARM64) -- installed directly through Parallels.



After installation, I didn't modify any settings. When I enabled Coherence Mode, the Start Menu displayed abnormally, as shown in the attached screenshot:

1. The Start Menu appears at the center of the entire Mac screen, instead of staying near the Windows taskbar icon.
   
   
2. There's a gray ring or shadow around the Start Menu, which never appeared in previous Windows or Parallels versions.
   

This issue did not occur before, so it might be related to the latest Windows build or a rendering issue in Parallels.

Please help investigate and fix this.



Thanks,

Ryan

 

[Avinash Bundhoo]

Hi,



I'm using macOS 26.0.1 (25A362) on a MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro.

Parallels Desktop version: 26.1.1 (57288)

Guest OS: Windows 11 build 26100.4349 (ARM64) -- installed directly through Parallels.



After installation, I didn't modify any settings. When I enabled Coherence Mode, the Start Menu displayed abnormally, as shown in the attached screenshot:

1. The Start Menu appears at the center of the entire Mac screen, instead of staying near the Windows taskbar icon.
   
   
2. There's a gray ring or shadow around the Start Menu, which never appeared in previous Windows or Parallels versions.

This issue did not occur before, so it might be related to the latest Windows build or a rendering issue in Parallels.

Please help investigate and fix this.



Thanks,

Ryan

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback.
Please be informed the issue you have encountered is known to our Development team and we have passed along the provided data to them.
In the meantime, to keep abreast of potential fixes and updates, you can subscribe to this article https://kb.parallels.com/en/129860 and click on the "get updates" button to be notified of future updates.
Thanks

Thanks

 

[AntonE1]

Hello,
I'm experiencing the same issue as well. Thank you for confirming that it's a known problem -- I'll subscribe to the article to stay updated on the fix.

 

[DomB]

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback.
Please be informed the issue you have encountered is known to our Development team and we have passed along the provided data to them.
In the meantime, to keep abreast of potential fixes and updates, you can subscribe to this article https://kb.parallels.com/en/129860 and click on the "get updates" button to be notified of future updates.
Thanks

Thanks

For info the link above is for Desktop 19. For the latest version (Desktop 26) you should subscribe to this article: https://kb.parallels.com/en/131014

 

[DomB]

Just to confirm this is still an issue with the latest version (57363)

 

[KennethF]

FYI, I wasn't getting a start menu at all, but I just (with held breath) updated to Version 26.2.2 (57373) and that problem seems to be fixed. Fingers crossed.