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How to run Windows apps on Apple Silicon in 2024?
I have a M2 chip and would need to run at the minimum PowerBI. Ideally would prefer a VM (or container).
It seems that installing Windows 11 ARM over Parallels Desktop or UTM, and then using Window's ...
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Sharing audio between UTM and MacOS like coherence mode in Parallels
I am on a Macbook air and I have Skullcandy PLYR PRO headsets which require SkullCandy HQ(EQ software) which is only available for windows 10 and above therefore I can't run that on Mac.I have a UTM ...
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Parallels with Windows 11 VM - map a network drive to a folder on a different Mac connected over Ethernet
I have Parallels 18 with a Windows 11 VM with the host on Apple Silicon. The VM runs normally. I am able to map network locations to drive letter for locations on the host machine.
What I would like ...
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Where does the Windows for Arm build downloaded by Parallels desktop on Macs with Apple silicon come from?
When you install Windows 11 through Parallels 18 on a Mac with Apple silicon, it downloads a Windows 11 image that contains a build of Windows for Arm CPUs. Last time I did this, it downloaded and ...
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Parallels 18 already supports Windows x64 on M1?
I downloaded parallels 18 today on my MBP M1 PRO, to my surprise I found that I can run X64/X86 programs directly on the Windows 11 ARM VM, which I don't understand how they do it.
I can run Intellij ...
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How do I create a LAN between Windows 11 ARM VM inside Parallels 18 with an external Windows 7/10 machine?
I have a Paralells 18 running Windows 11 ARM on an Apple M1 Mac mini that runs a game (Splinter Cell Conviction) perfectly. I want to be able to play this game over LAN with my friend from a different ...
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Performance of Parallels VM from Bootcamp partition vs. VM on macOS partition
Parallels allows us to run a Windows VM on macOS.
On older Macs, we were able to run Windows on Boot Camp, which was an alternative to a VM.
Interestingly, if we install Windows on Boot Camp we can, ...
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Qt on Windows on Series M MacBooks
I'm current using Parallels to run Windows Pro on MacBook 16" with intel CPU. On it I do my Qt/C++ stuff that target x86/64.
How is that going to work on new series M MacBooks?
I heard we can ...
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Installing BootCamp on a Late 2014 iMac
I'm trying to install Windows via BootCamp on a Late 2014 iMac, so far to no avail.
First attempts, to external drive
First I attempted to install it to an external drive.
I already have a working ...
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Parallels on macOS - Performance & Other technical questions [closed]
I have a few questions about Parallels that I would like answered before I buy a Mac. This info is critical for me to know, since Macs are the only computers that have the least flaws, at least for me....
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Coherence mode in a remote desktop app
Parallels Desktop had a great feature "Coherence mode" that displays windows, of the VM, in the macOS UI as if they're part of macOS making the experience much better.
I have a powerful ...
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Bootcamp Windows running on Parallels VS normal Parallels vm
Since I have to use Windows for some Qt/C++. Last week I installed Windows on MBP 16" i9 16GB Bootcamp. I was using Windows on Parallels vm before and on Bootcamp it definitely runs faster. It ...
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Performance on Parallels shared folders
I using windows 10 x64 virtual machine on Parallels on macos on macbook pro 16" 16G of memory (last year model). I configured the vm to use all CPU 16 cores and 6G of memory.
On windows I do Qt/C+...
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How to connect Oculus Link on Win10 Parallels VM
How to connect Oculus Link on Win10 Parallels VM?
Tried to connect Oculus Quest to the MacBook Pro 16" with Parallels Desktop - Win 10 VM on it. Connected official OculusLink-cable USB-C to ...
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Is a Boot Camp partition in Parallels Desktop still natively bootable?
I am wondering if its possible to use Parallels Desktop with a Boot Camp partition while still being able to boot into Boot Camp natively if I need that last bit of performance?
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can't boot into windows 10 bootcamp but partition is still good
I have a Macbook Pro 15" 2018 running High Sierra and I installed Windows 10 using bootcamp. I had duet display installed on both HS and Win10, and I installed Parallels Desktop 14 on the MacOS side ...
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Boot Win from another computer on mac using external disk and Parallels?
I have Win 7 laptop and mbp. I removed disk from Win laptop and plugged on mbp as external disk. Windows 7 is on NTFS partition. Since I have NTFS for Mac by Paragon I can read/write to that partition....
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disable the windows key in parallels 14
If I press CMD then the start menu repeatedly flies open.
It is really annoying, so I need to stop this.
How do I disable the windows key in Parallels 14??
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Internet dies on MBP 15 2017 the moment I start Windows on Parallels
This is the weirdest problem that I have ever faced. I have a MacBook Pro 15 2017 (MPTR2LL/A ?, running on MacOS 10.14.1), and I recently installed Windows using Bootcamp (dual boot) and then ...
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Parallels with Windows 10 VM automatically shuts down after 30-40 min
I have Parallels on my Macbook Pro. I'm have Windows 10 VM inside it and few month ago I noticed that it's shutting down by itself when I'm working in it. It's very annoying so I searched logs and ...
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Running the memz virus on a parallels vm: safe?
I have a copy of the memz virus, and have parallels windows vm. What I'm wondering, is if I run memz.exe/bin (not memz-clean.exe/bin), will I screw up the mac that I'm running the vm on?
Thanks
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Importing Linux and Windows Dual Boot from Parallels
I am looking at triple booting my Mac soon with macOS, Linux and Windows. I also want Linux and Windows available as a virtual machine. At the moment, I have Windows dual booted and have imported it ...
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Windows 10 VM Freezes in Parallels 13 - Windows 7 VMs are OK
For years I have run Windows 7 VMs using Parallels on the Mac without any problems
I have recently virtualised a Windows 10 laptop to a virtual machine using the Parallels tools - this VM freezes ...
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Make Hard Drive appear as Bootcamp for Parallels
Parallels Dekstop 13.0.1 BE won't let me add a Physical Internal HDD to the VM system.
There is a SATA HardDrive in my system with a GPT partition table and a big (2TB) NTFS partition. I use it when ...
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"The bless tool was unable to set the current boot disk" error in bootcamp macOS Sierra
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I can no longer boot Boot Camp partition (BCP) running Windows 10 Pro 1703. I am also unable to start Parallels 12.2.0 Virtual Machine based on the same BCP macOS side. Problem occurred ...
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Docker & OSX's guest Windows 10 Pro "doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory"
I have macOS 10.12.3 and Windows 10 Pro running under Parallels. I try to install Docker to Windows 10. I could not install Docker for Windows rather Docker Toolbox (no idea why) but in installing the ...
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Is it possible to use a Mac Pro as four different PC's simultaneously using the multiple display output
Wondering if it would be possible to take the following Mac Pro...
Mac Pro 3.5GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5
Originally released December 2013
3.5GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5
16GB memory
1 TB PCIe-based ...
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OS X Parallels: what are ways to speed up Windows 10 Pro virtualization?
We have two OS X laptops running Windows 10 Pro in Parallels where the other laptop is terribly slow, despite allocating 4 "cores" and 8 GB to the virtual machine. Each laptop has 8 "cores" (with ...
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Parallels Desktop: Run windows application with command line arguments
I'm running on MacOS with Sierra and I have a Windows VM running on Parallels 12.
I want to run an application that is installed on the Windows VM and I want to run it with arguments, in the same way ...
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Access Mac localhost from Windows parallels [duplicate]
So there is a web appliance running on my Mac localhost. I want to check how it looks in Internet Explorer. I have Parallels Desktop 12 running Windows 10 with installed Parallels tools.
However, if ...
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Retina performance much worse than non-retina in Windows on Parallels and VMWare
I have been using Windows (8 then 10) in Parallels on a Mac for years. It has always been very fast.
Over 3 MacBook Air 11" with (2 then 4Gb RAM). Over many versions of MacOS and 2 versions of ...
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Windows 10 runs extremely slowly in Parallels 10
I'm running Parallels 10 on a 2014 MacBook Pro with OS X El Capitan (10.11.6). I have five virtual machines set up for various versions of Windows (7, 8, and 10).
For some reason, my Windows 10 VM ...
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Best mouse for a Windows Developer who uses OS X+Parallels [duplicate]
I love using Macbook Pros for my professional work and general life use. However, by trade I'm a software engineer for all-things Windows/Microsoft based.
As such, I run my Windows VMs in Parallels ...
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Performance hit to gaming using Parallels Desktop for Mac
I have a Mid 2014 MacBook Pro Retina 15" (16 GB, Iris pro, 750M Nvidia, 512 GB SSD). I don't like to use Boot Camp, it's not productive and I don't like to use Windows unless its super necessary.
I ...
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Sync Mac & Windows user profiles to OneDrive
I'm running Parallels 11 with Mac El Capitan and Win 10, and Office 365 plus OneDrive installed on the Win side. Am natively sharing my Desktop, Documents and Downloads folders between Mac/Win thru ...
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Bootcamp/VM Windows 10 licensing
In the past if I wanted to install Windows on Bootcamp, and then also use Parallels/VMware to open up the Bootcamp installation as a VM I would need two separate Windows licenses. Is this still the ...
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Optimise use of hardware under Mac + Windows in virtual machine
I use a macbook pro with OS X El Capitan 10.11.4, 2,5 GHz Intel Core i7 and 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3.
I need to code in Visual Studio and use Microsoft Excel for Windows, thus I installed Parallels ...
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Accessing a local IIS server in a VM on a Mac from an iOS device for testing
I have a Windows 10 install running in a Parallels VM on 2009 Mac Pro running OS X 10.11 and I want to access the IIS server in the VM for testing on iOS. I can reach website running in the VM from OS ...
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Running a Windows VM from external flash drive
I'm using a MacBook Pro Retina 15" with only 256 GB SSD storage, however, for my new job I need to be able to run Windows on it. I'll need to install Visual Studio and some other tools on the Windows ...
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Showing Windows apps in Parallels Coherence with mac-style title bar with red/yellow/green dots on left?
On my Mac, I need to use some Windows-only apps in a Windows 10 Parallels 11 VM. One thing I find annoying is remembering to click in the upper-right to close Windows windows but clicking in the upper-...
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Virtual Machine support for DirectX 11 (Windows 10) hosted on OS X
does anyone know if there is currently any virtualisation software that supports creating a Windows 10 virtual machine with support to DirectX 11?
From what I have found online, bootcamp supports ...
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Having windows virtual machine (Windows 7, run in Parallels) run from installed SSD
I am upgrading my 2011 iMac with an SSD. I have sized this ssd to store everything but the data in my User folder, and will be following the setup (not installation) instructions found here. My ...
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How can I remove Windows 7 from my Mac mini
I recently bought a Mac mini with the latest version Yosemite op system. I installed Parallels and then installed Windows 7 pro using the Windows install disc. I now want to remove Windows 7 all ...
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Parrallels 10 and Windows 10 keyboard typing incorrect characters
When I type a double quotes on Parallels 10 with Windows 10 I see the following character.
Does anybody have any idea how to fix this?
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Paralells Reports Missing Operating System with Windows 10 bootcamp Partition
I've installed Windows 10 Release Candidate on a brand new SSD drive. My Windows Bootcamp partition boots and runs correctly, but tends to crash ocassionaly. I believe this is due to bootcamp drivers ...
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Development environment in Visual Studio using Macbook Pro
Platform: Yosemite 10.10.4; MacbookPro 15" Retina (mid-2015).
Questions regarding development on MacOS:
Does Visual Studio for MacOS have all development and debugging capabilities (especially in C, ...
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How can I get my Macbook Pro with Yosemite OS and Parallels Desktop 10 to run a Windows only application?
My goal is to run a Windows application on my Macbook Pro. I installed Parallels 10 on top of Yosemite and loaded a Windows 7 Ultimate image from an ISO. This appeared to be successful, but upon ...
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Cannot see my network on Windows 7 running under Parallels 10
I have 4 Sony laptops, a Seagate Central, 2 Wi-Fi printers and an iMac on my home network. The iMac running under OS X 10.10.3 can see all of the network devices using Finder. The laptops can see the ...
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How to remove shortcuts from Launchpad installed by Windows through Parallels 10?
I installed Java in Windows 8.1 through Parallels Desktop 10 and got ugly Java shortcuts in my Launchpad.
I tried to launch "Java configuration tool" right click then remove from Launchpad, but it's ...
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What is the difference between Home and Host drives on my windows Virtual Machine (Parallels)?
I am running Parallels 9 with Windows 7 on a 2011 27" iMac with 20gb of ram, i5 3.1 processor, etc. On the windows side, I have both a Home (//psf, though sometimes loads as Y:/ after a while) and ...
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