Parallels desktop for macstudent edition

Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac 12.0.1 (41296) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with virtual machines booting into a black screen
• Resolves an issue with Windows applications missing from the Dock after upgrading to Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac. If you have already upgraded and apps are missing, relaunch the apps from Windows and pin them to the Dock again. Then delete any broken app icons from the Dock
• Resolves an issue with file associations not being remembered after installing Parallels Desktop for Mac updates (any missing associations must be created again)
• Resolves an issue with virtual machine crashing after connecting or disconnecting an external display
• Resolves an issue with printing from Windows using a shared printer from Mac
• Resolves an accidental issue with the mouse loosing focus in Windows and releasing to Mac
• Resolves issues with Windows 10 repeatedly asking to set a default browser and not preserving the setting to open URLs from Windows in Mac
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools not installing in Linux virtual machines with 4.7 kernel
• Resolves an issue with memory leaks in Linux Shared Folder driver

Parallels Toolbox 3.0.0 (2073) for Mac (November 6, 2018)

This version of Parallels Toolbox 3.0.0 (2073) for Mac addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following features and new tools:

New tools (available for users who have a subscription either to Parallels Toolbox or Parallels Desktop for Mac)

• “Uninstall Apps” – this tool helps to completely remove applications, i.e. doesn’t leave any leftover files on the Mac’s hard disk. It can be also used to delete leftovers of the previously removed apps.
• “World Time” – with just one click, you can check the local time and time offset information in thousands of locations around the globe.
• “Hidden Files” – shows and conceals files and folders normally hidden in macOS.

New features

• “Download Video” can now download playlists from video hosting websites.
• “Record Audio” can save audio files as MP3.
• “Resize Image” can convert images to and from the .HEIF format.
• When taking a screenshot, the active window remains in focus (i.e. its highlighted elements don’t turn gray).
• Choose where tools save resulting files (screenshots, audio files, videos, etc.) in the tools’ preferences.
• There are many tools in the Parallels Toolbox window — use the Search field to find the tool you need.
• If you don’t want the Parallels Toolbox window to look overcrowded, hide the tools you don’t use in the Parallels Toolbox preferences.

Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave

• New Dark Mode for macOS 10.14 Mojave.
• Annotate screenshots by adding captions, arrows, etc.
• New Safari extension for “Download Video” (compatible with Safari 12).
• Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave security restrictions.

Other improvements

When taking a screenshot, the active window remains in focus (i.e. its highlighted elements don’t turn gray).

Parallels Toolbox 3.9.0 (3037) for Mac (March 26, 2020)

This version of Parallels Toolbox for Mac (3.9.0) includes the following fixes and improvements: 

• Improvements in the tools for recording the screen, an app window or some area of the screen:
  • Record both the computer and microphone audio simultaneously.
  • Pause, resume and stop video recording by clicking the corresponding buttons on the new floating panel.
  • Easier access to frequently needed options (audio source and delay interval) after launching any of the screen recording tools. 
• Improvements in the Energy Saver tool:
  • Improved compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina.
  • Now you can select or deselect power-saving options in the tool’s preferences.
• Now the Find Duplicates tool allows you to restore the files that were accidentally moved to the Trash.
• Support for more video output formats in the Convert Video tool.
• Improved notifications about completed downloads in the Download Video and Download Audio tools.
• Improvements in the Clipboard History tool:
  • Improved behavior of single-click (to copy from the clipboard) and double-click (to paste into an active app).
  • Now you can use Clipboard History with the apps running in Parallels Desktop virtual machines.
• Other improvements:
  • Resolved an issue with the Energy Saver tool not reenabling Spotlight on quitting the power-saving mode.
  • Resolved
    an issue with the Clipboard History tool sometimes pasting the items
    other than the user selected in the tool’s history.
  • Several crashes have been fixed.

Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac release build 12.0.0 (41273) includes the following new features:

Performance

• Up to 90 percent faster snapshot creation
• Up to 60 percent faster suspending of virtual machines
• Up to 25 percent faster Shared Folders performance
• Up to 10 percent battery life improvement
• Improved virtual machine responsiveness when your Mac is low on free memory
• For better performance, when Windows is idle but you’re working in OS X, Windows will no longer perform resource-intensive maintenance tasks.

Windows 10

Schedule when Windows 10 does maintenance, like downloading and installing updates

Productivity

• New options to Windows apps settings in the Dock: Keep Mac Awake, Always Hide Others, Enable Do Not Disturb, Start in Full Screen
• Ability to open Microsoft Office online documents from your Mac browser in Windows office apps (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Quicker attachments: list of recent files in File Explorer and Outlook 2016 for Windows now shows files which were opened, edited, or downloaded recently on the Mac
• New mode that puts virtual machines in the background to make them ready in seconds when needed.

Other New Features

• Simplified backup: one year of Acronis True Image 500GB cloud backup storage, which can back up changes to a virtual machine instead of having to resave the entire virtual machine every time changes are made
• Ability to run a virtual machine in Coherence without the Parallels Desktop icon in the Dock
• Retina display: resizing a Windows 10 virtual machine window preserves proper size of text and icons
• Retina display: when using Windows 10 on a Mac laptop with external display(s) connected, you can set an independent screen resolution for each display
• An option to store Edge and Internet Explorer passwords in Mac Keychain
• Retina resolution support for OS X virtual machines

General Enhancements

• New design for virtual machine windows in shutdown, suspended, and paused states, including updated screens when starting or resuming a virtual machine in Coherence and a «Play” control on the virtual machine thumbnail in Control Center.
• Native look for .exe files on the Mac desktop and in the Finder
• Fully featured toolbar for virtual machines in full screen mode

Parallels Toolbox for Mac

The Parallels Toolbox feature in Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac and the Pro Edition makes it easy to perform 20 common tasks on the Mac with simple single-function tools that don’t require settings customization. With the Pro Edition or a subscription to the stand-alone Parallels Toolbox for Mac, additional tools will be made available every few months to make your life even easier. Initial tools include:

• Audio and video management: record audio, mute microphone, video downloader, and video convertor
• Screenshots made simple: capture area, window, or screen
• Screen recording: record area, window, or screen
• Time management: alarm, timer, date countdown, and stopwatch
• Peace, productivity and privacy: do not disturb, do not sleep, hide desktop icons, and lock screen
• Archiving: archive and un-archive

Resolution

To make sure that Windows applications are displayed properly with 1:1 scale factor you need to select Scaled view mode in the virtual machine graphics settings. Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac brings enhanced Retina display support for Windows applications in Scaled mode.

1. Adjust the Windows virtual machine’s configuration settings > Hardware > Graphics > and change the Retina setting from Best for Retina / Best for External Displays / More Space to Scaled (HiDPi disabled).

2. Check the Windows virtual machine’s scaling settings:

   For Windows 7/8.1: right click on Windows Desktop > Screen resolution > Make text or other items larger or smaller > set 100% scaling and hit Apply & Sign Off.

   For Windows 10: right click on Windows Desktop > Displays settings > set 100% scaling and hit Apply.

   For more information about Windows scaling options please visit this page.

3. macOS System Preferences > Displays > make sure Resolution option is set to Default for display.

4. Reboot the virtual machine to apply changes.

After applying the solution above all Windows-based programs will be displayed properly in 1:1 scale ratio — everything will be on its position. The only minor inconvenience you may notice is the quality of fonts in Windows — the result of running Windows on Apple Retina display. Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac brings enhanced Retina display support for Windows applications in Scaled mode.

Parallels Toolbox 3.6.0 (2591) for Mac (September 3, 2019)

This version of Parallels Toolbox for Mac (3.6.0) offers the following features and stability and performance improvements:

• Capture Area/Record Area tools improvements: 
  • Precise selection improvements with coordinates next a crosshair, and axis lines added to a crosshair
  • Magnifying glass that is shown when performing initial selection or when adjusting selection
  • Ability to move selected area (click and hold to move)
• Significantly improved download speed for Download Video and Download Audio tools
• Trial and license expiration behavior streamlined with a clearer message
• When trial expires, all screenshot tools (Capture Area/Window/Screen and Screenshot Webpage) are available to use
• Several bugs and crashes resolved

Parallels Toolbox 2.5.0 (1405) for Mac (February 20, 2018)

This update for Parallels Toolbox 2.5.0 (1405) for Mac contains the following improvements and fixes:

New tools (available to Parallels Toolbox and Parallels Desktop subscription users only):

1. Screenshot Page
   • Takes screenshots of really long web pages as a single image file
   • Contains Safari Extension to take screenshot by pressing Safari toolbar button
2. Resize Image
   • Resizes one or multiple images
   • Converts images between various formats
3. Free Memory

New features

• Drive monitoring and a periodic reminder to clean up drive using Clean Drive
• Take screenshots with a delay
• Record screen with a delay
• See the area size when taking area screenshot
• See mouse clicks in recorded videos
• Change size for video screen recordings
• Option to disable automatic Toolbox updates

Version for small and medium businesses

• allows automatic network deployment to computers
• allows limiting availability of some tools.
• allows defining update policy
• contains Admin’s Guide

Other fixes and stability improvements

Several crashes and bugs resolved

System Requirements

• Any Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, Intel Core M or Xeon processor.
• Mac’s operating system: macOS Mojave 10.14*, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or later, macOS Sierra 10.12.6 or later, OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 or later.
• 4 GB of memory (8 GB recommended).
• 600 MB of disk space on the boot volume (Macintosh HD) for Parallels Desktop installation.
• Additional disk space for virtual machines (SSD drives recommended for better performance). For example, for Windows 10 you need at least 16 GB of disk space.
• Internet connection (for product activation, some features, etc.).

Parallels Toolbox 2.0.0 (1192) for Mac (August 22, 2017)

This update for Parallels Toolbox for Mac 2.0.0 (1192) contains the following improvements:

1. Three new tools (available for users with subscription):
   • Find Duplicates (allows to find duplicated files on user’s computer)
   • Make GIF (allows to make animated GIFs from videos)
   • Clean Drive (allows to clean up user’s drive from junk no longer needed)
2. Preferences with ability to set up a keyboard shortcut for tools
3. Preferences for storing output files
4. Preferences to disable loading Toolbox on launch
5. Other minor improvements include:
   • Improved usability in Launch tool
   • Shutter sound for Take Photo tool
   • Resizable window for Take Photo/Take Video tools

Cause

Such programs could be:

• Quickbooks
• Quicken
• CAD software (Computer-aided design);
• Web sites or clients (banks, messengers, RTs);
• Photo/Video editors
• Other Windows-based programs which do not support high DPI resolution.

Some Windows-based programs are not adapted for such high pixel density (DPI) resolution of the Retina display: Windows virtual machine resolution becomes very high thus everything is too small; in-program fonts, UI buttons or images are not rendered properly.

Learn more about the Apple Retina display in this article: Frequently asked questions about using a Retina display.

Parallels Toolbox 1.0.1 (221) for Mac (August 23, 2016)

This update for Parallels Toolbox 1.0.1 (221) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with visual artifacts when selecting application windows in the Capture Window and Record Window tools
• Resolves an issue with the icon of the Date Countdown tool showing the incorrect number of days remaining
• Resolves an issue with hiding read-only items with the Hide Desktop tool
• Resolves an issue with opening a recoding via a notification from the Record Audio tool
• Resolves an issue with restoring proper volume levels after a restart if the Mute Microphone tool was used

Parallels Toolbox 1.1.0 (358) for Mac (September 30, 2016)

This update for Parallels Toolbox 1.1.0 (358) brings new features and improvements, addresses overall stability and performance issues.

New features and improvements

• Added a built-in automatic updater for Parallels Toolbox
• Parallels Toolbox is now localized in 13 languages: English, French, Japanese, Russian, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Korean, and Portuguese (Brazilian)
• Download Video can now download videos of up to 4K resolution
• Improved compatibility for tools with Mac OS X 10.10
• Added ability to suggest a feature for Parallels Toolbox
• Simplified and improved behavior for Tips and Tricks
• Added support for Force Touch in the Toolbox window
• Convert Videos now creates .mp4 files instead of .mov
• Convert Video now converts embedded subtitles in MKV videos

Resolved issues

• Resolves an issue with long names in the Toolbox window
• Resolves an issue with the mouse pointer not being visible in recorded videos
• Resolves an issue with the Toolbox window not showing properly when there are a large number of tools
• Resolves an issue with the Finder’s AppleShowAllFiles option in Hide Desktop
• Resolves an issue with secondary microphones not being muted with the Mute Microphone tool
• Resolves an issue with an empty Toolbox window after logging out and logging back in to the computer
• Resolves an issue with Logitech USB headset when recording audio with Record Audio tool
• Resolves an issue with Alarm not working after pressing the Snooze button
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Toolbox blocking automatic macOS updates
• Resolves an issue with Download Video crashing when downloading files from SoundCloud
• Resolves an issue with Stopwatch not showing proper status in the Dock icon

Version 14.0.1 (45154)

This update for Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac 14.0.1 (45154) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

General enhancements

• Resolves an issue with the camera connected to Mac, shared with a virtual machine and showing a black screen.
• Resolves an issue with sound (in Bluetooth headphones) playing in Windows 10 and becoming poor after Windows 10 is resumed.
• Resolves an issue with drag-n-drop not working between 2 windows opened in Coherence view mode.

Issues reported by Parallels Desktop customers

• Resolves an issue with graphics artifacts while showing an animated presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Resolves an issue with graphics artifacts in ParaView running in Ubuntu.
• Resolves an issue with graphics artifacts in Allplan 2018.
• Resolves an issue with the DesignBuilder app showing a black screen in Windows 10 after installing Windows updates.
• Resolves an issue with the SketchUP Viewer app not working in a Parallels virtual machine.
• Resolves an issue with some Windows virtual machines freezing when they are resumed or shut down.
• Resolves an issue with swipe gestures not working in Windows 10.
• Resolves an issue with the Mac’s scanner and other USB devices not connecting from the virtual machine’s Dock icon to a virtual machine running in Coherence.
• Resolves an issue with not being able to access the files in the shared Home folder from a virtual machine.

Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave

• Resolves an issue with enabling the Parallels extension for Safari that allows you to open the current web page in Internet Explorer.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Desktop Help opening in 2 separate windows.
• Resolves an issue with dragging and dropping files between macOS and a virtual machine.
• Resolves an issue with search not working in Parallels Desktop Help.

Linux

• Download and use a pre-configured virtual machine with Debian GNU/Linux 9.
• Download and use a pre-configured virtual machine with CentOS 7.

Parallels Toolbox 3.5.0 (2481) for Mac (July 23, 2019)

This version of Parallels Toolbox for Mac (3.5.0) offers the following features and stability and performance improvements:

New tools

• Clipboard History automatically collects copied items and allows you to quickly paste them 
• Hide Menu Icons helps to conceal unused menu bar icons
• Energy Saver enables settings that optimize power consumption
• Sleep Timer counts down to specified time and then puts the computer to sleep or shuts it down 

New features

• Clean Drive now shows files that will be deleted
• Added ability to automatically select multiple duplicates in the Find Duplicates tool

Other improvements

• Improvements in some tools for Dark Mode
• Several bugs and crashes resolved

Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac 12.2.0 (41591) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

• Resolves an issue with Windows 10 not booting after updating to Windows 10 Creators Update
• Resolves an issue with dragging and dropping files from Mac to Windows 10 Creators Update
• Resolves an issue with web pages opening in Windows 10 Creators Update instead of opening in Mac
• Resolves an issue with Windows 10 not installing from a USB thumb drive
• Resolves an issue with a virtual machine freezing when a 4 TB USB drive is connected to the virtual machine
• Resolves an issue with Ubuntu 16.04 not switching to the Coherence view mode
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools reinstalling every time a BootCamp virtual machine configuration is changed
• Resolves an issue with BootCamp virtual machine applications not shown in the Dock
• Uses the new Facebook API to sign in to Parallels accounts
• Uses the new Google+ API to sign in to Parallels accounts
• Improves the Korean localization

Parallels Toolbox 1.7.0 (1026) for Mac (May 23, 2017)

This update for Parallels Toolbox for Mac 1.7.0 (1026) contains the following improvements:

1. Four new tools (available for users with subscription):

   • Download Audio (similar to Download Video, but targeted towards downloading audio from internet, including multiple file downloads from a single page).
   • Airplane Mode (disables WiFi and Bluetooth)
   • Switch Resolution (allows to quickly switch display resolutions from Mac’s menu bar)
   • Presentation Mode (automatically detects connected external display or projector and enables several tools to minimize distractions — hides files on Desktop, disables notifications and blocks computer from going to sleep)
2. Added option to change screenshot image format
3. Added flexible configuration for Do Not Sleep limit
4. Added ability to automatically update Download Video tool when Facebook or YouTube break compatibility
5. Improved icons behavior in Mac’s menu bar for “state” tools like Mute Microphone or Do Not Sleep Other minor improvements include:
   • Added support for custom screenshot storing locations (if changed via Terminal)
   • Improved usability in Launch tool
   • Improvement to highlighting active tools in the Library section
   • Fixed multiple bugs and crashes

Version 14.1.0 (45387)

This update for Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac 14.1.0 (45387) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

• Resolves an issue with Vasco Da Gama 11.
• Resolves an issue with SketchUp LayOut 2018.
• Resolves an issue with SketchUp Style Builder 2018.
• Resolves an issue with graphics artifacts in SketchUp Pro 2018.
• Resolves an issue with not being able to activate FusionPro VDP Creator 9.
• Resolves an issue with not being able to activate MATLAB.
• Resolves an issue with the Apple DEP (Device Enrollment Program) not working in a macOS virtual machine.
• Resolves an issue with GUI problems in Ableton Live.
• Resolves an issue with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
• Resolves an issue with the Shadows: Awakening game showing a purple screen instead of the main menu.
• Resolves an issue with the blurry icon in Microsoft Teams.

General enhancements

• We have simplified the way of sharing the Mac’s camera with Windows. Now you can do this either on the Sound & Camera tab of the virtual machine configuration, in the title bar of the virtual machine window, or from the Devices menu in the macOS menu bar.
• Easier way to get help from Parallels — click Help > Support Center to access the webpage where you can find the most popular knowledgeable articles, links to the Parallels forums, social media and technical documentation, get personalized support and much more.

Integration

• Resolves an issue with not being able to start a Boot Camp virtual machine if the Mac’s hard disk is larger than 2 TB.
• Resolves an issue with links redirection after installing a Windows 10 update — links set to open in Mac started opening in Windows.
• Resolves a seldom issue with not being able to start Parallels Desktop restored from a Time Machine backup.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Desktop not appearing in the macOS 10.14 Mojave Privacy settings to get access to the camera and microphone.
• Resolves an issue with the mouse cursor remaining Windows-like after switching to macOS from Windows running in game mode.

Devices

• Resolves an issue with not being able to transfer data to the two-way radio USB dongle.
• Resolves an issue with the Lodestar X2 USB camera not detected by the PhD2 application.
• Resolves an issue with a virtual machine freezing on shutdown or resume if the virtual machine configuration contains 2 or more SATA disks.
• Resolves an issue with the HP LaserJet P2035 printer printing to a wrong tray.

Linux support

• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools not installing in openSUSE Leap 15.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools not working in Linux virtual machines with X Server 1.20.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools not installing in the Ubuntu Linux virtual appliance.
• Resolves an issue with Ubuntu 18.04 virtual machines not responding to mouse clicks after waking from sleep in Coherence view mode.
• Resolves an issue with Ubuntu 18.04 virtual machines periodically crashing or locking up.
• Resolves an issue with incorrect screen resolution of Ubuntu 18.04 virtual machines running in Coherence in a multi-monitor configuration.
• Resolves an issue with not being able to mount the same shared folder twice in a Linux virtual machine.

For Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition only

• Resolves an issue with the Parallels auto-deploy package not working to install or upgrade to Parallels Desktop 14 using Casper Suite v.9.101.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Desktop freezing on start if the Active Directory responses are slow.

Other improvements

• Resolves an issue with two identical Recovery Partitions available in the Free Systems section of the Installation Assistant.
• Resolves an issue when a Mac has two Recovery Partitions with different versions of macOS, a user chooses to install macOS from one partition but Parallels Desktop installs it from the other.
• Resolves an issue when two GUI messages are displayed at a time and the top message doesn’t respond to mouse clicks.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Desktop not starting after reinstallation if the previous copy was corrupted and didn’t work.
• Resolves a seldom issue with Parallels Desktop periodically asking a user to re- enter the user’s credentials.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Desktop trying to reinstall when the user’s home directory is located in any place other than /Users.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools for Mac not installing in a virtual machine using the command-line interface.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Transporter Agent crashing periodically on a remote computer because of conflicts with OpenGL.
• Resolves an issue with the Japanese characters hardly visible on the Download Windows screen.

Parallels Toolbox 1.5.0 (753) for Mac (January 31, 2017)

This update for Parallels Toolbox for Mac 1.5 (753) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

• Tools that record screen video are now capable to record system audio
• Added option to select camera/microphone sources for Audio/Video tools
• Added ability to drag tools in Toolbox — dragging tools to favorites, to the Dock, to Finder
• Added ability to pin tools to menu bar for faster access to tools
• The most recently used tools are now shown in the top area
• Capture Area/Window/Screen tools now respect a settings to store screenshots
• Fixed video download issues for Facebook, YouTube, Twitch
• Fixed several crashes in the app and tools

Version 14.1.1 (45476)

This update for Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac 14.1.1 (45476) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

Windows

• Resolves an issue with Windows not switching to Coherence on an external monitor.
• Resolves an issue with Windows OneDrive disks not mounting to the Finder.
• Resolves an issue with installing a wrong edition of Windows Server during Express Installation.
• Resolves an issue with Windows 10 encrypted by McAfee Drive Encryption and showing a fatal error on startup.
• Resolves an issue with a USB dongle not recognized by the Comarch ERP application after suspending and resuming Windows.
• Resolves an issue with the ClickOnce bootstrapper not starting from the macOS Desktop when Windows is running in Coherence.

Linux

• Resolves an issue with Desktop icons overlapping active Linux applications.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools not installing in Red Hat 5.8.
• Resolves an issue with the keyboard and mouse not working in a CentOS (x64) virtual machine configured to boot in EFI mode.
• Resolves an issue with Linux files becoming corrupted during compilation in the shared directory if mmap is used.
• Resolves an issue with 4 mouse cursors on Yandex maps in Linux.

macOS

• Resolves an issue with the mouse cursor sometimes getting stuck in macOS virtual machines.
• Resolves an issue with too sensitive scrolling using Trackpad in a macOS virtual machine.

Integration

• Install and use Windows Server 2019 side by side with macOS.
• Resolves an issue with the virtual machine window sometimes disappearing after exiting the Full Screen view mode.
• The “Open in Internet Explorer” plugin allowing users to open links from Safari in Internet Explorer is now available only for the latest versions of the Safari web browser.

Graphics

• Resolves an issue with AutoSPRINK 2018 not working in a Windows virtual machine.
• Resolves an issue with Rhino 6 crashing after switching between points of view.
• Resolves an issue with models becoming black after changing the point of view settings in Rhino 6.

Linux support

• Resolves an issue with Ubuntu 18.10 not working in Coherence.
• Resolves an issue with RHEL 7.6 crashing sometimes after Parallels Tools are installed.

For Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition only

• Ability to change the macOS virtual machine’s Boot ROM and MLB using system flags.
• Shared networking can now handle DNS queries over TCP.

The latest version

This update for Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac 12.2.1 (41615) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

• Resolves an issue with Windows and other shared applications crashing after starting from the Dock or Finder.
• Resolves an issue with the Windows and other virtual machine icons disappearing from the Dock after starting Windows from the Dock or Finder.
• Resolves an issue with Visual Studio freezing after the Mac wakes up.
• Resolves an issue with files appearing on the macOS Desktop and then, after a long delay, on the Windows desktop.

NOTE: Parallels strongly recommends to keep your copy of Parallels Desktop up-to-date. To download the latest update go to Parallels Desktop menu > Check for Updates, or download the installation image directly from here.

Parallels Toolbox 4.0.0 (3231) for Mac (July 28, 2020)

This version of Parallels Toolbox for Mac (4.0.0) includes the following improvements:

New tools

• Window Manager — use this tool to automatically size windows on your Mac to predefined dimensions and positions.
• Break Time — become more productive and healthy by using Break Time as a reminder to take regular breaks from your computer.
• Unit Converter — convert units and currencies without having to choose various categories, simply input what you want to convert and see the results.
• Show Desktop — clear your desktop from all open apps and folders with a single click.

New features

• New colorful tool icons to improve the overall look and feel, clarity and navigation.
• Improved search for tools by entering various keywords into the Search field.
• Support for conversion to MP3 in the Download Audio tool.

Other

• Improved discovery of purgeable files in the Clean Drive tool.
• Improvements in the sound recording tools.
• Improvements in the Resize Images tool.
• Redesign of some dialogs to make them more clear and user friendly.
• Other crash and bug fixes and stability enhancements.

Parallels Toolbox 2.6.0 (1613) for Mac (June 27, 2018)

This update for Parallels Toolbox 2.6.0 (1613) for Mac contains the following improvements and fixes:

New features

• New separate Packs (smaller focused sets of tools at lower price): 
  • Parallels Toolbox Screen and Video Pack
  • Parallels Toolbox Presentation Pack
  • Parallels Toolbox Disk and System Pack
• Added support for webM videos in Download Video
• Added an option to always copy screenshots to clipboard
• Preferences for the tools are displayed more prominently 

Other enhancements

• Optimized memory clean up in Free Memory tool
• Better space monitoring in Clean Drive tool
• Improved audio source selection in Record Audio tool
• Resolved several bugs and crashes