Symptoms

I would like to configure MacBook Pro Touch Bar options for a particular Windows program. How do I do that?

Resolution

Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac brings an out-of-the-box support for many popular Windows programs, such as:

• Windows Desktop
• File Explorer
• Web browsers: Edge, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi
• Microsoft Office*

To configure Touch Bar for other Windows programs, do the following:

1. In Windows virtual machine bring a program that you need to focus.

2. Go to View setting > Customize Touch Bar...

   

   NOTE: if you don't see the option, please make sure that Parallels Desktop.app is not listed in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Function Keys.

3. Drag your favorite items to the bottom of the screen into the Touch Bar:

   

4. Click 'Done' when finished.

Supported Windows versions

Touch Bar integration support comes for the following Windows operating systems:

• Windows 7 SP1
• Windows 8.1
• Windows 10

* - programs supported in Windows 10 only.