Parallels Desktop for Mac

v19.3.0 is out. "Parallels Desktop for Mac 19.3.0 (54924) update addresses the overall stability and security issues and includes the following additions and improvements: --General • Fixes the issue with Parallels Desktop failing to launch on Apple Silicon Macs with a Virtual Machine Monitor error. • Enables Parallels Desktop Pro users and Parallels Desktop for Business administrators to control the direction of copy/paste clipboard sharing between macOS and virtual machines, allowing clipboard data to be shared not only in both directions, but also only from the Mac to the virtual machine, or only in reverse. • Fixes the issue of Parallels Desktop for Business mass deploy package returning an error when installing with specific authentication options. • Fixes the issue where users could not initiate the Parallels Toolbox installation process from the Settings panel. --Windows 11 • Fixes the issue where Windows would get stuck at booting after a Parallels Tools update. • Fixes a graphic rendering issue in Dark Souls 2. • Fixes a graphic rendering issue in Rise of Kingdoms. • Fixes various graphic rendering issues in Genshin Impact. • Fixes various graphic rendering issues in Edificus 3D modelling software. --Linux • Adds support for express installation of Arm versions of Ubuntu Desktop 21 & 22. • Fixes the issue of Parallels Tools failing to install on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS for amd64 architecture. • Fixes the vector type 28 error occurring when creating a Kali Linux 2023.3 machine and enabling Rosetta. • Improves the trackpad scrolling sensitivity and enables manual scrolling speed adjustments. To adjust sensitivity, execute the following command in macOS Terminal: $ defaults write "com.parallels.Parallels Desktop" "HID Host Hook.Scroll Sensitivity" X Where X < 120 (20 = the default value, 120 = the lowest sensivity) --macOS (virtual machines on Macs with Apple silicon) • Enables macOS virtual machine parameters (e.g., CPU cores, RAM size, disk size, etc.) to be configured graphically, just like with Windows and Linux virtual machines. • The default virtual disk size is now set to 128GB. • Enables Cmd+Tab, Cmd+Space system shortcuts and Fn button to be sent to a macOS virtual machine. • Fixes the issue where an active OpenVPN connection on your Mac would prevent a macOS virtual machine from maintaining an internet connection while in Shared network mode. • Fixes the issue where a macOS virtual machine could not access the Internet when zScaler VPN software was being run on the Mac. • Fixes the issue where a virtual machine with a public beta version of macOS Sonoma 14.4 (23E5191e) installed from a recovery partition or .app would not respond to the keyboard. --What Will Be Deprecated or Removed from Parallels Desktop Soon - According to the statistics from the users who participate in the Parallels Customer Experience program, some product features are used very seldom or not at all. We have decided to either stop supporting them or completely remove them from Parallels Desktop and focus on frequently used features and further enhancements. - Below is the list of features that are no longer supported and will be removed – not in version 19.3.0, but in the next major version of Parallels Desktop for Mac. None of the features mentioned below are business-critical, so these changes will have little to no effect on your workflow. -- On all Mac computers, the following things are no longer supported: • Travel Mode • The option to launch a virtual machine when your Mac starts • Parallels Virtualization SDK (see details here) • The 32-bit version of Parallels Tools for Windows and Linux • The resource usage slider in the virtual machine’s Optimization settings tab • The option to download Parallels Access from the Parallels Desktop preferences panel --On Mac computers with Intel processors, the following things are no longer supported: • The "Extended memory limit” option in the virtual machine’s CPU & Memory > Advanced settings tab • Resource Monitor • Support for macOS 10.5 to 10.8 virtual machines • Support for the Visual Studio plugin for remote debugging • Network boot for macOS virtual machines"

v19.2.1 is out. "This update for Parallels Desktop 19 for Mac 19.2.1 (54832) addresses overall stability and performance issues."

v19.2.0-54827 is out. Release Notes: "Parallels Desktop for Mac 19.2.0 (54827) update addresses the overall stability and security issues and includes the following additions and improvements: - General • Introduces a new approach to VM cloning using native APFS mechanisms that drastically improves cloning operation speed; • Introduces a new approach to the “Sign in with Apple” option for signing into a Parallels account that supports Apple IDs with hardware security keys added as a second authentication factor; • Fixes an issue where a VM window becomes half transparent while running on a Mac with multiple displays; • Fixes an issue where Parallels Desktop loses network communication in an IPv6-only network. - Windows 11 • Fixes an issue where the Windows context menu appears behind the application window in Coherence mode; • Fixes an issue where Windows VM fails with BSOD while running on an external drive with macOS Sonoma as a primary OS; • Fixes an issue where a video timeline was not displayed correctly in the VIRBE video editor; • Sets A4 as a default paper size for new shared printers added to Windows machines. - macOS (virtual machines on Macs with Apple silicon) • Closing the virtual machine window automatically suspends the VM (requires macOS Sonoma 14.1 or newer); • Adds the ability to disable automatic updates for Parallels Tools by executing the Terminal command ($ prlctl set --tools-autoupdate no); • Adds the “Clone…” option to the VM context menu."

I was looking at Parallels Desktop to try as an alternative to Fusion. Nothing wrong with fusion, aned now tht VMware has released 13.5 as a free upgrade for 13 owners, I'm happy. But I wanted to try Parallels to see how it compares, but after looking at their pricing, I probably won't because according to their site they only offer standard with a one time purchase option. Pro is subscription only, and I would probably want pro, because the pro version usually has "at least one, if not more" features I use. Is there a way to get Parallels Pro as a one payment solution?

Grumpy complaint: I renewed my subscription to Parallels 18. Then I turned OFF the auto-renewal. This set off a syntactical comprehension error on their end, thinking I'd killed the renewal I'd just made. WRONG. They never charged me and never reactivated v18 again. After attempting to get them to understand the problem, I gave up and renewed AGAIN. Then I waited. At last I was charged and v18 was reactivated. NOW I will shut off auto-renewal. Sheesh. (o_0)