Unable to connect a USB device to a virtual machine. Parallels Desktop Business Edition: Autoactivation from the invitation email is not working.Īdding Windows applications to Launchpad doesn’t work. "Unable to start Parallels Services" error message appears upon Parallels Desktop start.Ĭannot access Documents/Desktop shared folders in a VM if they are synchronized with iCloud Drive.Ĭannot move applications windows around the Desktop in the macOS Catalina virtual machine.Īfter upgrading to Beta 7 go to virtual machine configuration Hardware > Mouse & Keyboard, then switch Mouse option to Auto-detect for games/Don't optimize for games. Note: See all macOS Catalina features overview. New Security and Privacy Features - better user experience with new macOS Catalina restrictions.Sign in with Apple - an ability to sign in to Parallels Desktop with Apple ID account.Sidecar - support for the on-screen keyboard, Apple Pencil tilt, and double tap support.The following macOS Catalina features are supported in Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac: Parallels Tools try to reinstall every time after suspending/resuming the virtual machine prompting to enter the password. Error: “Unable to create a disk image from recovery.”
Unable to install macOS from Mac Recovery partition. Reset virtual machine using Actions > Reset menu.
The upgrade process to macOS Catalina in a virtual machine hangs. Parallels Mounter does not mount VM and crashes
Workaround: Either relocate VM to ~/Parallels/ folder or enable Full Disk Access for Parallels Desktop in System Preferences > Security and Privacy Unable to use VM located in Desktop, Documents or Downloads. Parallels Desktop user interface can be half-light and half-dark when macOS Appearance is set to Auto Previews of Windows applications windows in Coherence are not shown in Control Center. Parallels Desktop preferences show the 'Install' button for Parallels Access and Parallels Toolbox even though they are installed. MacOS Trash is not merged with Windows Recycle Bin.Įnable Full Disk Access for Parallels Desktop.app in System Preferences > Security and Privacy Parallels Desktop does not display alert type notifications. Note: Full Disk Access for Parallels Desktop.app in System Preferences > Security and Privacy should be enabledĬannot open VM if it's set to 'Always ready in the background'. Mac crashes if VM is set to start when the Mac starts.
with Preview, TextEdit, Photos, Music, etc.). “Share” with Mac services in Windows doesn’t work.Ĭannot open files from Windows with Mac system applications (e.g. Parallels Desktop UI performance and font issues. Open VM configuration > Hardware > Sound & Camera > disable Camera sharing and change Microphone option to Disabled. Virtual machine crashes if it's set to 'Always ready in the background' with enabled Camera and Microphone. Low-resolution icons on a virtual machine's status bar. Sidecar onscreen keyboard only prints 'aaaaaa' in virtual machines
Windows Applications folder in the Dock is broken.Ĭannot open Windows applications' menus with Apple Pencil tap (Sidecar). MacOS Catalina as a host operating system Note: Subscribe to this article by clicking "Get Updates" above to receive updates on the issues. Older Parallels Desktop versions only partially support working on macOS Catalina due to technical reasons may experience the issues below depending on the configuration. Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac is fully compatible with macOS 10.15 Catalina and supports new macOS features.