Win 11 Crashing - Probably Excel Related

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by shacho, May 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM.

  1. shacho

    shacho Junior Member

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    In the last week I have had multiple crashes.
    Here are the facts:
    - Running latest MacOS Tahoe on M4 Macbook Air
    - Running Win 11 ARM under latest Parallels with latest Parallels Tools
    - System crash usually preceded by scrolling in Excel, but not always
    - Twice, Parallels application memory use exploded from 8GB to 123GB

    The last point is mysterious as in both cases it happened during idle time, even with only one light Excel file open.
    For reference, I have animations and "glass" features off in Windows, and have Excel UI "optimized for compatibility".
    The problem happens regardless of whether Parallels display settings are on "best for Retina" to "best for External".
     

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