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Parallels 12 - Hypervisor: Parallels or Apple?
The new version 12 of Parallels Desktop For Mac has a new configuration option. In the configuration panel > Hardware > CPU & Memory > Advanced Settings > Hypervisor is a popup menu for:
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iMac with 8GB RAM -- memory always almost full
I have a 27'' iMac (Late 2012, OS X 10.9.2) with 8GB RAM. The usage of memory is always above 7GB, even though I don't think I am running that much stuff. This leads to the occasional hanging of a ...
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macOS Sierra lost focus Finder when using mission controls
I never experienced something like this before I upgrade to macOS sierra a few days ago. At first, I didn't notice it, but after a while, it becomes annoying as hell.
After selected a window from ...
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How can I really disable the Cmd to Win key mapping in Parallels Desktop 5?
Removed it from System Preferences > Keyboard. No go.
Remapped ⌘ Cmd to be Ctrl. No go.
Ripping out the ⌘ Cmd key shouldn't be the solution. Anyone?...
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Install Sierra as guest OS in VM with Parallels 12
Trying to install the official version of macOS Sierra, released today 2016-09-20.
When I use the Parallels Wizard to create a new VM, I selected the Install macOS Sierra.app application as listed. ...
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how to expand bootcamp boot partition to previously existed NTFS data partition
Some time ago I've partitioned my disk using this scheme: shrinked OS X partition, created NTFS data partition for Windows, then installed Windows on Bootcamp partition.
Recently I installed ...
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How can I remove the Parallels icons from Launchpad in Lion?
I have Parallels Desktop 6 installed and after an upgrade to Lion I got a whole bunch of Windows app icons on Launchpad:
They look ugly and don't have a remove button.
They also don't exist in my ...
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What are some reasons to run Windows on a Mac? [closed]
I'm interested in knowing why one would run Windows on a Mac. I may be required by my school to do so, and I'm curious about potential reasons.
So, what are some of the reasons to run Windows on your ...
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Is there a way to run a macOS guest virtual machine on an M1 / Apple Silicon host?
On an Intel Mac it was possible and legal to run a "Mac-on-Mac" VM, i.e. to run macOS within a virtual machine hypervisor running on macOS. Does any product or demonstration exist for the ...
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What does "sudo nvram boot-args="debug=0x10"" do to my Mac?
Because Parallels Desktop 10 and Fusion 7 both run slow on Yosemite, there are KB articles which make the users execute
sudo nvram boot-args="debug=0x10"
For instance here: http://kb.parallels.com/...
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OS X El Capitan port forwarding to Parallels VM using pfctl
I have Parallels Desktop 11, which does not have support port forwarding to VMs (just the Pro version supports it). So I am trying to use pfctl to forward ports to my Parallels VM.
I have followed ...
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How to install macOS Big Sur update on a Parallels VM?
I have a macOS 10.15.5 VM I created using Parallels on macOS. I don't want to upgrade my main OS to the Big Sur beta just yet, so I was hoping to run in in a VM to see how things are before trusting ...
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How to execute a Parallels Windows application with command line parameters from Mac?
I am trying to call Beyond Compare Windows app to perform a file compre directly from Mac but I am block with command line argument passing.
You can call Windows applications from the OS X command ...
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How can I get the Parallels Desktop Application Icons in Launchpad?
I have the opposite problem of this one; I have Parallels Desktop 6 installed and while I do have the Applications folder in the dock, I don't have links to any of these applications in Launchpad.
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Installing a Lion Vm within Mountain Lion
I have a few issues with Mountain Lion that mean I need to have occasional access to a Lion installation. I have bootable clones of my old Lion install before I upgraded, but sometimes I only need to ...
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How to restore Parallel's Applications folder?
Normally when you install Parallels, it adds a folder to the dock which acts exactly like the default Applications folder on the Mac, except for all the Windows apps.
It even organizes them in ...
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"Unable to load the Parallels driver" after upgrade to Lion
I have Parallels Desktop 6 (6.0.11994) installed and after an upgrade to Lion, whenever I start Parallels, I get these two messages:
Then Parallels Virtual Machines window appears but neither of them ...
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Graphics Card on Windows 7 on MBP
I was just wondering was it possible to use the "AMD Radeon HD 6490M " card of MBP on Windows 7 by installing Win7 either on
a) Boot Camp
b) Parallels
c) VmWare
as I like to play games on Win7 for ...
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How do I remove everything Parallels?
Background: Mac Pro 4.1 circa 2009, specs:
OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.3 (just updated last weekend)
SN - H09440CK20H
2 - 2.93 GHz Quad-core Intel Xenon processors
32 GB RAM
2 - 1 TB HD
1 - ...
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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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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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Snow Leopard Server as a Parallels VM
Basic question. I have a licensed copy of Snow Leopard Server, and I want to run it in Parallels 8 as a guest OS. Can this be done?
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Parallels doesn't recognize Windows 8 Bootcamp
I just upgraded my OSX to 10.8.3 and installed Windows 8 via Bootcamp.
For some reasons Parallels (8.0.18354) doesn't recognize this Bootcamp partition. It doesn't show up in the Parallels Wizard used ...
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Will Windows 7 want two license keys if I go Bootcamp + Parallels?
I read that Parallels 6+ can use Bootcamp installations of Windows, and I'd like to go this route. But I've read reports that Windows will detect a major hardware change significant enough to ask for ...
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