All posts by Andrew Golokha

How to upgrade Parallels Desktop 9 or earlier versions to Parallels Desktop 12

Guest support blog post by: Ivan Latyshev How to upgrade Parallels Desktop 9 to Parallels Desktop 12 It’s hard to keep up with technology nowadays. New software is released seemingly every day, making it difficult to keep up with upgrades on all your devices. And what if you skipped a version or two of the software […]

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How to Upgrade from Parallels Desktop 11 to Parallels Desktop 12

Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac is here. Lots of cool new features, enhanced stability – you can read about all these peculiarities on the product page. Since there is quite a few folks who want to upgrade NOW (I’m with you, believe me!), let me walk you through the upgrade. It’s easy! How to upgrade […]

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Restore Default Settings in Parallels Desktop for Mac

 Guest support blog by: Paul Christopher Nathaniel   Restore Default Settings in Parallels Desktop for Mac A few moments ago, I tried to change the configuration settings of my Windows 10 virtual machine and oops… something went wrong. The VM works, but it doesn’t seem to be functioning normally and I lost my preferred settings. […]

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Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts in Parallels Desktop

Guest blog post from support team member:  Dhanasekaran Vijayarajan Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts in Parallels Desktop We all know Parallels Desktop allows you to run Windows on your Mac. But have you ever wanted your favorite Mac keyboard shortcuts to work in the virtual machine as well? Or maybe change them and assign certain hot keys? We can […]

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Install Windows 10 on Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac

Guest blog from support team member: Gunasekaran Udayakumar Install Windows 10 on Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Have you just installed Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac and need to set up your first virtual machine? Odds are you’re looking for the latest version of Windows, right? Here are the instructions on how to install Windows 10 on […]

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How To Change Parallels Desktop VM Name

Guest post from support engineer Pradeep Raj   How-to change Parallels Desktop VM name We all use our virtual machines for different purposes like software development, testing, gaming, office use, etc… If you work with more than one virtual machines which have the same OS type installed, the VM names may look confusing. Or perhaps […]

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Upgrading Parallels Desktop 8 to Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac

Upgrading Parallels Desktop 8 (or older) to Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Time flies by fast and technology changes every day. It’s not surprising some of us are left behind with older software versions that aren’t up to date on our computers. In most cases, the most recent version of almost any app is more […]

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Running a Parallels Desktop VM from an external drive (yes, for real!)

Guest Parallels support staff author: Sasti Kumar Velupillai Muniappan   Running a Parallels Desktop virtual machine from an external drive (yes, for real!) With the rising trend of cloud storage, computer users are seeing a gradual increase in file size for…everything! Would you have imagined holding a 1 TB thumb drive 10 years ago? Not […]

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Parallels Support: Sound troubleshooting and management

Guest Parallels support staff author: Paul Christopher Nathaniel A few details about audio in Parallels Desktop for Mac. Sound good? Parallels Sound Troubleshooting Like any other modern computer, Mac computers have audio recording and playback devices (such as microphones and speakers); many of us use external headphones as well. As people install and start playing […]

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How To Tune Parallels Access For Faster Performance

Guest blog by Support staff: Paul Christopher Nathaniel Looking for a faster Parallels Access performance? Sometimes you need access to your Windows on the go—whether you need to send some file, or just want to edit something on the fly. But network connection drops again and again when you are right in the middle of […]

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