Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition updates summary

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Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.9.2 (23872)

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.9.2 (build 23872) 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;

· 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 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.

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.9.1 (23861)

Parallels Desktop 1.9.1 App Store Edition update addresses the overall stability and security issues and includes the following additions and improvements:  

Windows 11 

Linux 

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.9.0 (23860)

Parallels Desktop for Mac 1.9.0 App Store Edition update addresses the overall stability and security issues and includes the following additions and improvements: 

Ready for macOS Sonoma 14 

Parallels Desktop 1.9.0 fully supports macOS Sonoma 14 both as a primary OS on Mac as well as running in a virtual machine, so you can upgrade your Mac computers when the new operating system is available. You will see more details about specific improvements for macOS Sonoma below. 

Look and Feel 

Windows on Mac 

Linux 

What was removed from Parallels Desktop 1.9.0 

According to the statistics from the users who participate in the Parallels Customer Experience program, some product features are rarely used or not at all. We have decided to either stop supporting and remove them from Parallels Desktop or focus on frequently used features and further enhancements. 

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.8.2 (23832)

Parallels Desktop for Mac 1.8.2 App Store Edition update addresses the overall stability and security issues and includes the following additions and improvements:

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.8.1 (23812)

Parallels Desktop for Mac 1.8.1 App Store Edition includes the following fixes and improvements:

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.8.0 (23810)

Graphics

For Apple M series chip Mac computers:

Usability

For all supported Mac computers:

For Intel-based Mac computers:

Compatibility

For Apple M series chip Mac computers:

Devices

For all supported Mac computers:

For Apple M series chip Mac computers:

Design

For all supported Mac computers:

Other

For all supported Mac computers:

For Apple M series chip Mac computers:

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.7.3 (23546)

This update for Parallels Desktop for Mac 1.7.3 (23546) addresses overall stability and performance issues.

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.7.2 (23531)

Parallels Desktop for Mac 1.7.2 App Store Edition addresses overall stability and security issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

New

Issues reported by Parallels Desktop users

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.7.1 (23524)

Parallels Desktop for Mac 1.7.1 App Store Edition improves compatibility with Windows 11, addresses overall stability and security issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.7.0 (23447)

This major update for Parallels Desktop version 1.7.0 addresses overall stability and security issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements: 

Performance

- For all supported Mac computers:

- For Mac computers with the Apple M1 chip only:

Graphics

- For all supported Mac computers:

- For Mac computers with the Apple M1 chip only:

Usability

Integration

Devices

- For all supported Mac computers:

- For Mac computers with the Apple M1 chip only:

Other

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.6.1 (21141)

Parallels Desktop for Mac 1.6.1 App Store Edition addresses overall stability and security issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

Support for macOS 11 Big Sur
Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition has been optimized for macOS 11 Big Sur with a refreshed design, easier setup and other improvements. Below is the list of the most important fixes:

Big Sur as a host operating system

Big Sur in a virtual machine

Other improvements

Network

Graphics

Applications

Graphics

Miscellaneous

Windows

Linux

macOS

Printing

Devices

Other

 

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.6.0 (21086)

This is a major update for Parallels Desktop™. Though some features of Parallels Desktop™ for Mac are still unavailable in this App Store edition, the new version contains the following new features, fixes, and improvements.

Graphics

Performance

Hardware

Convenience

 

Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition 1.5.0 (20116)

This is a major update for Parallels Desktop™. We made it more stable, secure and comfortable to use—and it’s compatible with macOS® 10.15 Catalina.

The product has been renamed to Parallels Desktop.

Though some features of Parallels Desktop™ for Mac are still unavailable in this App Store edition, the new version contains the following new features, fixes and improvements.

macOS 10.15 Catalina

Graphics

Performance

Hardware

Convenience

 

Parallels Desktop Lite 1.4.0 (19800)

This update for Parallels Desktop Lite 1.4.0 addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:
 

Performance

Linux support

Graphics

Ready for macOS 10.14 Mojave

Integration with Mac

Security

Usability

Support for keyboard layouts

 

Parallels Desktop Lite 1.3.3 (19752)

General enhancements

Windows support

Linux support

macOS support

 

Parallels Desktop Lite 1.3.0 (19714)

This update for Parallels Desktop Lite 1.3.0 addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

 

Parallels Desktop Lite 1.2.0 (19658)

This update for Parallels Desktop Lite 1.2.0 addresses overall stability issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

 

Parallels Desktop Lite 1.1.0 (19626)

This is a maintenance update that improves stability, performance, and compatibility with modern operating systems.

 

Parallels Desktop Lite 1.0.2 (19602)

This update for Parallels Desktop Lite 1.0.2 (19602) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

 

Parallels Desktop Lite 1.0.1 (19564)

This update for Parallels Desktop Lite 1.0.1 (19564) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fix:

 

Parallels Desktop Lite 1.0.0 (19541)

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