Parallels Remote Application Server v20 Release Notes

Parallels RAS Core

Parallels RAS Core v20.2-25889 (4 March 2025)

• New: Support for Windows Server 2025 infrastructure components (excluding Hyper-V).
• New: Ability to choose the datastore for VMware VM deployments.
• New: Scanner redirection for 64-bit applications.
• New: Administrators can now define up to two separate maintenance windows in AVD host pools for critical components, including the AVD agent, the side-by-side stack, and the Geneva Monitoring.
• New: Added a repair option to redeploy AVD agents when the AVD host status is “Host unavailable” or “SxS stack unknown”.
• New: Added support for the Web+Credentials authentication mode for User Portal.
• New: Ability to change the account group for group users.
• New: Added support for dynamic display resizing for User Portal.
• New: Z-order support for published applications is added as an experimental feature.

• Improved: Increased the character limit of the “Public domain addresses” field of the Tenant properties.
• Improved: The triggering of the printer cache frequency is reduced to once every thirty days.
• Improved: Ability to suppress the warning message about the name pattern limiting the number of available host names in an RDSH host pool.
• Improved: Tenant name validation in the Tenant console.
• Improved: Warning in a Secure Gateway when no certificates are available.
• Improved: The performance of the “Sessions” tab.
• Improved: When the static assignment is enabled, the user can launch two persistent desktops from one template in two host pools.
• Improved: Removed the option to enable verbose logging without a time limit.
• Improved: Introduced a preferred Enrollment Server for each SAML connection based on the username and the number of Enrollment Servers configured.
• Improved: Removed deprecated AVD Microsoft Rest APIs.

• Fixed: Incorrect description was shown when the creation of hosts in an AVD host pool failed or when a host was deleted.
• Fixed: An administrator could not change the sign-in control on a templated RDSH host even though no GPO was applied.
• Fixed: The application name was not updating on the “Alternate URL” page if an administrator returned to the previous wizard page and changed the application name.
• Fixed: Printer change notifications occurred every 30 seconds after collecting data.
• Fixed: The Connection Broker could crash in specific scenarios when syncing session information with the reporting engine.
• Fixed: The Tenant name was missing in email notifications.
• Fixed: After restarting a Secure Gateway, User Portal was inaccessible when using a custom background image.
• Fixed: When users started connecting to a RAS Farm, unexpected additional hosts were created in the AVD host pool.
• Fixed: The administrators were not allowed to add hosts using the same template for different host pools even though the host pool host limit was not reached.
• Fixed: An error message was shown when a user tried to change his domain password, and it did not comply with the password policy rules.
• Fixed: A Connection Broker could become unresponsive when opening the Management Portal.
• Fixed: The versioning page in the wizard to create a template with Hyper-V multi-provider distribution was removed.
• Fixed: In some cases, the RAS Agent could not correctly detect Windows on Windows 64 (WoW64).
• Fixed: Scheduled tasks for agents and host pools were not completed in specific scenarios.
• Fixed: Orphaned hosts from a host pool could not be removed or recreated.
• Fixed: When resizing the “Template Hosts List” dialog in the RAS Console, the buttons were incorrectly positioned and overlapping with the list.
• Fixed: Users could not start a remote desktop session when the VDI hosts were powered off.
• Fixed: Creating hosts from a template using Sysprep failed when the username included the domain.
• Fixed: When the profile settings were set to “Do not manage by RAS,” FSLogix was switched off.
• Fixed: AutoUpgrade was attempted on the template VM.
• Fixed: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) restrictions were not enforced when users were selected from a different Active Directory forest than where the Parallels RAS Farm was installed.
• Fixed: The RDSH agent service could disappear after updating the RDSH template and redeploying the hosts.
• Fixed: When the “Clear cached authentication tokens” button in the connection settings was clicked, no warning was shown.
• Fixed: Incorrect generic error message was shown in case of misconfiguration of SAML settings.
• Fixed: When changing the Secure Gateway IP, no warning was shown if the IP was already used by the HALB configuration and the Secure Gateway was enabled.
• Fixed: The warning “There is no valid certificate available” was shown in “Site Default Settings” even though the certificate was specified through the inherited default settings.
• Fixed: Columns kept resizing when the “Automatic adjust columns“ option was enabled.
• Fixed: Creating a linked clone on ESXi could fail when using a datastore version below VMFS 6.
• Fixed: RAS Console could crash when changing the selected connection multiple times on the “Edit connection” screen.
• Fixed: Universal Printing could not be disabled on an RDSH host created from a template.
• Fixed: When creating a VDI template from a VM on the vCenter provider and choosing full-clone host creation, linked clones were created.
• Fixed: The email notification about RDSH session utilization contained the wrong percentage.
• Fixed: Filtering audit records by date in RAS Console was not working.
• Fixed: Using optimization with the “Advanced Windows options” option could cause some Windows updates to fail.
• Fixed: The “Reboot Pending” state was not shown when the agent was pending a reboot due to enabling FSLogix.
• Fixed: Error message shown when a guest agent was installed on an unsupported OS contained duplicate text.
• Fixed: In specific scenarios, an RDSH template could not exit maintenance mode.
• Fixed: If a template was created in an existing host pool, the hosts were not replaced.
• Fixed: No clones were created to keep the available buffer of VDI host pools.
• Fixed: When RDSH full clones were distributed to a second provider, they could remain stuck in the “Not Verified” state.
• Fixed: The VDI template creation wizard allowed administrators to continue even when the guest agent could not be detected.
• Fixed: After editing the Site defaults in RAS Console, the VDI host pool agent settings were not updated.
• Fixed: The administrator could not promote the secondary Connection Broker in a Tenant Broker to primary when the primary Connections Broker was down.

Parallels RAS Core v20.1.0.1-25634 (20 December 2024)

• Fixed: A black screen appeared when users opened an RDP session to a host with Windows Enterprise Edition and RAS Guest Agent installed.

Parallels RAS Core v20.1-25630 (12 December 2024)

• New: Support for Nutanix AOS 6.10.

• Improved: Improved the Enrollment Server logs that appear when a user certificate enrollment fails.
• Improved: Updated the presentation of the information in the “Check for Updates” window.
• Improved: Added support for more than five MFA automations when using Radius.

• Removed: Support for Nutanix AOS 5.15 and 5.20.

• Fixed: Scanner dialog was unresponsive when used in specific applications.
• Fixed: In some situations, VDI hosts in host pools were considered unavailable, which caused users to see the “There are no available resources in the host pool” error when connecting to VDI hosts.
• Fixed: FSLogix on templated RDSH hosts might have used settings from templated VDI hosts default site settings.
• Fixed: Controller crashed when a user launched a published application that had been removed.
• Fixed: Hyper-V template distribution did not create hosts from template replicas.
• Fixed: Administrators were unable to delete RDSH hosts created from a Hyper-V template replica.
• Fixed: The AWS EC2 provider was disconnecting on checking credentials.

Parallels RAS Core v20.0.0.1-25392 (25 November 2024)

• Fixed: VM templates sometimes failing to exit maintenance mode after changes were applied.
• Fixed: Synchronizing issue causing VM cloning errors when using VMware vCenter.

 

Parallels RAS Core v20.0-25389 (30 October 2024)

• New: Ability to publish resources from a local device.
• New: Support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Availability Zones.
• New: Ability to view the IP addresses of RAS Farms in Parallels My Account.
• New: The column “Secure Gateway” was added to the session overview to show to which RAS Secure Gateway the user was connected last.
• New: Added support for SC//HyperCore 9.4.
• New: Dropped support for SC//HyperCore 9.1.
• New: Added support for the Swiss and Belgian keyboard layouts in the policies.
• New: Updated the minimum supported operating systems. See KB Parallels: Parallels Remote Application Server v20 System Requirements for more details.
• New: Added a context menu to copy the selected session information values.

• Improved: RAS Console was slow on startup when a large number of published applications were configured.
• Improved: Command line arguments of RAS Console to connect or create a new Farm.
• Improved: Added narrator support to the logon hours control for better accessibility.
• Improved: Automatically include all HALB virtual server names and IPs in the list of HTTP hosts that should be allowed by default when HTTP host protection is enabled.
• Improved: Log whenever users are added or removed from groups.
• Improved: Added optional Windows events logging.
• Improved: Show the description of a host and host pool when selecting it.
• Improved: Number of sessions on Secure Gateways visualization is now consistent with other metrics.
• Improved: Enhanced the session startup log entry for easier performance troubleshooting.
• Improved: Always log the session ID cache status when authenticating users.
• Improved: Enhanced HTML output.
• Improved: The synchronizing state of Tenants on the Tenant Broker console.
• Improved: Inform the administrator when the mailbox is not configured in the email OTP properties.
• Improved: Better validation for the source (the host and host pool) when creating or updating publishing objects.
• Improved: Additional Agent state “Host pool joining” added during clone preparation.

• Fixed: The username retrieved during a domain lookup was incorrect.
• Fixed: RAS Console crashed when previewing images within themes if Microsoft Edge is not present.
• Fixed: The “Handler” column on the notifications page was not updated based on the settings in the notification object.
• Fixed: AVD hosts were deleted from Azure but remained in the “Deleting” state.
• Fixed: After changing the credentials to push Agent installation (VDI template), the change was not considered when adding a new template.
• Fixed: The address field in the dialog to add a provider was getting overwritten after applying the advanced settings.
• Fixed: When adding an Email OTP provider with an AD custom attribute as the email address storage, the mandatory “AD Customer Attribute” field was not enabled.
• Fixed: When starting a published application or desktop, Parallels Client didn’t wait for a clone to be created and showed an error that it could not find the remote machine.
• Fixed: Switching Farms by using the “Location” dropdown did not change the Farm.
• Fixed: The context menu option to show packages on the hosts was not displayed when MSIX App Attach was enabled.
• Fixed: Provider Agent disconnected from the hypervisor when checking credentials, causing issues when querying the hypervisor.
• Fixed: Deploying FSLogix with VDI host pools caused hosts to reboot every 30 seconds.
• Fixed: VDI hosts were not recreated after logoff, even though the “Host Pool Actions” were set to “Recreate Immediately."
• Fixed: 2XProxyGateway crashed during SAML stress tests.
• Fixed: Users marked as locked in the Active Directory did not get a proper error message when signing in.
• Fixed: Installing RAS to a non-default path caused the secondary Connection Broker to work incorrectly. RDSH hosts were stuck in the “Needs Update” state, and applying changes threw a connection error.
• Fixed: Redundancy crashed when reverting provider update or deleting audit.
• Fixed: Multiple translations for traditional Chinese (CN) were incorrect.
• Fixed: Cloning of hosts failed on Hyper-V after removing the pool.
• Fixed: Changing object names was not always audited.
• Fixed: Changing published objects was not audited.
• Fixed: Unable to simultaneously create multiple hosts from a template when changes were applied manually.
• Fixed: When a license was deactivated, a custom or power administrator could still sign in to RAS Console.
• Fixed: Standalone AWS hosts showed the error "no available resources" after changing its host pool.
• Fixed: Settings audit for the account page did not show all expected actions related to a custom administrator.
• Fixed: A wrong certificate was assigned to the Enrollment Server after every upgrade.
• Fixed: RAS User Portal could be launched for a disabled theme.
• Fixed: The PowerShell API and RAS Console generated different support request archive and system reports.
• Fixed: A wrong link to a KB article about installing RAS on an outdated Windows Server 2012 R2.
• Fixed: When adding a VDI template, after selecting a host and pressing back to choose a different host, the flow and the fields were not updated for the Azure and Hyper-V providers.
• Fixed: When a secondary Connection Broker was down, there was no information about the provider status.
• Fixed: A dialog with the suggestion to update the Agent was shown without the current Agent version.
• Fixed: No helpful errors were logged when the Sysprep clone failed to join the domain.
• Fixed: The Agent was still rebooted when no optimizations were checked.
• Fixed: RAS User Portal did not load after the background image was changed in a Tenant Broker Farm with multiple Tenants.
• Fixed: When a powered-off host was set to be recreated after a version change, it would not be recreated.
• Fixed: Approval was not required when changing the provider resource pool to another with the same name on a VMware provider.
• Fixed: The label to control RemoteFX USB redirection using a policy was cut off.
• Fixed: When navigating RAS Console, duplicate applications appeared and prevented switching between published applications.
• Fixed: The AVD host was marked as unverified after an upgrade.
• Fixed: Default peer heartbeat timeout was too short.
• Fixed: Error messages for listing applications and getting the load balancer info were not localized.
• Fixed: The Agent upgrade audit entry was under the “VDI host” type.
• Fixed: Removing a template from the host pool while cloning could cause issues.
• Fixed: “Check Agent” reported the wrong OS edition on hosts with the Azure edition installed.
• Fixed: Unable to set template in maintenance after deleting a version when the maximum number of versions was reached.
• Fixed: Deleting a host from an autoscaling-enabled RDSH host pool sometimes failed.
• Fixed: Making changes to the connection properties when using web authentication and successfully logging into the client resulted in the user being asked for credentials.

• Security Fix: Grafana updated to v11.2
• Security Fix: Telegraf updated to v1.32.0
• Security Fix: Only open the Let’s Encrypt verification port during the verification.
• Security Fix: Additional signing of binaries.

For all known issues and resolutions, please see Parallels KB article https://kb.parallels.com/en/130241 or contact support directly at Support | Parallels RAS.

 

RAS REST API

RAS REST API v20.2-25889 (4 March 2025)

• New: Added a repair option to redeploy AVD agents when the AVD host status is “Host unavailable” or “SxS stack unknown”.
• New: Z-order support for published applications is added as an experimental feature.
• New: Ability to enable or disable universal printing and scanning.
• New: Added support for configuring the Tunneling Policies.
• New: Support for TemplateTagIds in RDS, VDI, and AVD host pools.

• Improved: Removed the option to enable verbose logging without a time limit.

• Fixed: The “PendingSchedule” status was shown incorrectly.

RAS REST API v20.1-25630 (12 December 2024)

• Fixed: Setting a Load Balancer SSL gateways on the HALB of secondary Sites failed.

RAS REST API v20.0-25389 (30 October 2024)

• Fixed: License types did not match with RAS Console.
• Fixed: Properties hidden in PowerShell were shown in the REST API.
• Fixed: Updating the Tenant public address using PUT api/Tenant/{id} with an address that is already in use did not throw an error.
• Fixed: Some of the descriptions and errors of the api/Tenant endpoint were incorrectly referencing the Tenant Broker.
• Fixed: The ClientPolicies Controller endpoint had an incorrect output type.

 

RAS PowerShell

RAS PowerShell v20.2-25889 (4 March 2025)

• New: Ability to choose the datastore for VMware VM deployments.
• New: Added a repair option to redeploy AVD agents when the AVD host status is “Host unavailable” or “SxS stack unknown.”
• New: Z-order support for published applications is added as an experimental feature.
• New: Ability to enable or disable universal printing and scanning.
• New: Support for TemplateTagIds in RDS, VDI, and AVD host pools.
• New: Added support for configuring the Tunneling Policies.
• New: Administrators can now define up to two maintenance windows in AVD host pools for critical components, including the AVD agent, the side-by-side stack, and the Geneva Monitoring.

• Improved: Removed the option to enable verbose logging without a time limit.
• Improved: The PowerShell documentation was improved.

• Fixed: The default value of a filter added via the API did not match the default value of the console.
• Fixed: Loading an older version of PowerShell resulted in an error.
• Fixed: Running the “New-RASSAMLIDP” command from a script could sometimes fail.
• Fixed: The PowerShell command “New-RASRDSHostPool” returned an invalid VM name format when a number was used as the first character.
• Fixed: When using the “Get-RASLicenseDetails” command to activate a trial version, the license key information was not listed.
• Fixed: Importing a client policy with “Invoke-RASClientPolicy -Import” and IPv4 caused an exception.
• Fixed: The “PendingSchedule” status was shown incorrectly.
• Fixed: Converting “MacAddress” in “MacAddressManagement of “HyperVClusterProvider” returned undecipherable output.
• Fixed: Creating a RAS RDS host pool with the New-RASRDSHostPool command failed when the name contained dots.
• Fixed: Get-Agent with ServerType AVDHost/VDIHost was failing.
• Fixed: The examples of the Invoke-RASRetrieveAgentLogs command were incorrect.

RAS PowerShell v20.0-25389 (30 October 2024)

• New: API support was added for configuring local applications.
• New: API support was added to set the default printer.
• New: API support was added for MaxHosts, KeepAvailableBuffer, and HostsToCreate for AVD.
• New: API support was added for Access Addresses within the Site object.

• Improved: Description of LimitClipboardToTextOnlyMode enum.
• Improved: Improved the Get-RASProvider outputs documentation.

• Fixed: Documentation of FSLogix was incorrect.
• Fixed: When updating a tenant using its name, the updated tenant was not shown when using the Get-RASTenant method, while the RAS Console showed the error “Failed due to insufficient permissions.”
• Fixed: API documentation for the parameter “Completein” of the RAS Scheduler was incorrect.
• Fixed: New-RASSchedule asked for -HostAzureID for a standalone VDI vCentre host.
• Fixed: Missing option to configure the Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Client URLs for Client version management.
• Fixed: Descriptions containing incorrect experimental annotation.
• Fixed: Typos in AgentState Enum descriptions.
• Fixed: Properties are not formatted correctly in the documentation.
• Fixed: Fix PowerShell samples with the latest changes.
• Fixed: ‘-Type SaveToZip’ and ‘-SaveZipToPathSend’ of the ‘Send-RASSupportRequest’ were inconsistent with the RAS Console.
• Fixed: New-RASTheme and Set-RASTheme did not accept SiteId as input.
• Fixed: Some error messages were not localized.
• Fixed: The base class was returned instead of the specific object for some commands.
• Fixed: Default Action and Optimization settings could be applied even when no such setting exists in a host pool.
• Fixed: Updating the Tenant's public address using Set-RASTenant with an already used address did not throw an error.
• Fixed: Some of the descriptions and errors of the New-RASTenant command were incorrectly referencing the Tenant Broker.
• Fixed: The PowerShell command: ”Invoke-RASRetrieveAgentLogs” did not allow the logs to be sent in the .zip format or specify a folder path.
• Fixed: The command “Invoke-RASExportCertificate” was not working correctly.
• Fixed: The -BrokerAddress parameter of Set-RASTenantBrokerSettings accepted a string value.
• Fixed: The New-RASTemplate command did not set a default value for VmSize.

 

Management Portal

Management Portal (4 March 2025)

• Improved: Validations on custom links for the "Change domain password" option.

• Fixed: Inability to change the published resource icon.
• Fixed: Wrong error message was shown when an MFA automation name was too long.
• Fixed: Custom administrators with permission to manage sessions for RDSH were presented with UI to update agents, even though updates would not be carried out if they were attempted.
• Fixed: Information was missing from the “Provider Agent Information” section.
• Fixed: Policy metric in the “Sessions” list showed “None” instead of the empty value when the policy was not applied.
• Fixed: Agent state was shown incorrectly.

Management Portal (30 October 2024)

• Improved: Navigation menu and functionality updated for the User Profile in the RD Session Host wizard.

• Fixed: SPLA licenses were not shown on the Management Portal during activation.
• Fixed: Connection Broker status message in troubleshooting showed the % symbol.
• Fixed: Colon that separates the policy ID and version with the policy name was still shown when the policy name was not allowed to be seen.
• Fixed: “Maximum allowed number of concurrent users” was not displayed in the SPLA limited license information for Power Administrators.
• Fixed: Wrong label name for “Expires in” when generating a self-signed certificate.
• Fixed: Unable to change the hostname of an existing RDSH host.
• Fixed: Exporting a certificate was not working.
• Fixed: The “Session host” property of some user sessions were not filled in.

 

User Portal (Web client)

User Portal (Web client) (4 March 2025)

• New: Support for dynamic display resizing.
• New: Support for Lightweight SSO.

• Improved: After a network error causes an application session to be disconnected, a connection error dialog allowing users to reconnect is now shown.
• Improved: Added support for more than five MFA automations when using RADIUS.

• Fixed: Multiple SMS messages with passcodes were requested when signing in with DUO Multifactor Authentication.
• Fixed: Applications could not be started automatically from User Portal after client detection.
• Fixed: Browser tab names did not follow Theme settings in multi-monitor mode.
• Fixed: User Portal failed to load when specific colors were used for buttons and links in Theme settings.
• Fixed: Published desktops in full screen did not show a notification about entering full-screen mode.
• Fixed: Sign-in prompt text was not updating on language change.
• Fixed: Upload button was available when file transfer was disabled.
• Fixed: Choosing "Use Web Browser" during native client detection did not cancel the detection process.
• Fixed: The on-screen keyboard did not appear within published applications on ChromeOS.
• Fixed: An option to request an OTP was incorrectly shown when using MobileID.
• Fixed: The “Do not ask again for the duration of the session” checkbox in the “Change Resolution” dialog did not work.
• Fixed: Incorrect handling of Secure Gateway restarts.
• Fixed: Connection was not re-established upon RAS session cache expiry or clearance.
• Fixed: Remote session froze when additional mouse buttons were used.
• Fixed: Some UI strings were not translated into specific languages.
• Fixed: Published resources could become unresponsive when using sound redirection.
• Fixed: The HTML 5 gateway could crash when accessing a Theme that did not exist.

• Security Fix: Improved protection against reflected XSS attacks.
• Security Fix: Removed all sensitive data from LocalStorage.
• Security Fix: Various improvements in security headers.
• Security Fix: Improved handling of client-side desynchronization in POST requests.
• Security Fix: Updated the Vue version to v3.5.11.
• Security Fix: User Portal was not redirected to HTTPS when accessed over HTTP.
• Security Fix: Updated Node.js to the latest security release.

User Portal (Web client) (12 December 2024)

• New: Added an option to use the available area for an application on a single monitor.

• Fixed: When a Load Balancer was misconfigured or a timeout occurred, all User Portal applications connected to the Secure Gateway were disconnected when a native client was launched.

User Portal (Web client) (30 October 2024)

• New: Ability to launch local applications.
• New: Support for high DPI sessions.
• New: Added support for the Swiss and Belgian keyboard layouts.
• New: Updated the minimum supported browsers. See KB Parallels: Parallels Remote Application Server v20 System Requirements for more details.
• New: End-user license agreement (EULA) was updated.

• Improved: Visual improvements to the User Portal launcher.
• Improved: A tab gives a warning when a user is trying to close it without saving changes.

• Fixed: Applications were not shown when the fetching of icons failed.
• Fixed: Users were getting logged out on the second login when using a custom User Portal.
• Fixed: When Multi-Factor Authentication failed for any reason, the user was not redirected back to the custom portal.
• Fixed: Multi-Factor Authentication modal was not shown when launching an application directly through the User Portal API.
• Fixed: Arrow in app launcher breadcrumbs was incorrectly positioned.
• Fixed: Copy-paste between multiple monitors was not working when the detection of the focused window was incorrect.
• Fixed: Password expiry notification was not displayed.
• Fixed: Inability to access Windows Server 2012R2 VDI.
• Fixed: Applications kept opening in the same session even when session sharing was disabled.
• Fixed: When a user cancelled the launching of an application, the application still launched.
• Fixed: Policies were not applied when logging in using the Web Client API.
• Fixed: Opening multiple applications simultaneously could cause an infinite loop of opening applications.
• Fixed: The custom “Work area Text” color was not applied.
• Fixed: Toast notification regarding cookie usage disappeared too fast.

• Security Fix: Updated Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to be more strict.
• Security Fix: Updated third-party libraries.

 

Parallels Client (Windows)

Parallels Client (Windows) v20.2-25889 (4 March 2025)

• New: Added an option to enable or disable dynamic printing for Parallels Client for Windows.

• Improved: Improved the printer caching mechanism and removed deprecated printer cache options.
• Improved: Launching a published desktop with Web + Credentials from a shortcut now requires authenticating with the configured Web IdP.
• Improved: Added the option to allow or disallow shadowing when installing Parallels Client.
• Improved: Added an ability for administrators to add certificates to a custom PEM file.

• Fixed: Multiple SMS messages with passcodes were requested when signing in with DUO Multifactor Authentication.
• Fixed: The translation of “logging” to German in the “Tools” section was incorrect.
• Fixed: An incorrect error message was displayed when reconnecting to an application over a high-latency network connection.
• Fixed: The disconnect reason shown in RAS Console was not always correct due to incorrect information from Parallels Client.
• Fixed: A reconnection to a published application could fail when a New Auth connection error occurred.
• Fixed: The connection banner was not visible when using Modern Interface.
• Fixed: The RDP and RAS connection properties contained unsupported options.
• Fixed: The tray icon was not animated when launching a published application.
• Fixed: When the window size of Parallels Client with Modern Interface changed, the user interface elements overlapped.
• Fixed: When launching a published application, the progress bar window was not shown in the foreground.
• Fixed: RemoteApp overlay icon was shown on the Parallels Client launcher icon when launching sessions using RemoteApp.
• Fixed: When using the SAML internal browser with the Modern Interface, the sign-out windows stayed in the background.
• Fixed: Authentication window was shown behind the launcher window when launching published applications with Lightweight SSO.
• Fixed: White screen was shown when closing or signing out of a published AVD desktop.
• Fixed: Error message was not shown when the "Close error message automatically" option was enabled.

• Security Fix: Improved the authentication flow.

Parallels Client (Windows) v20.1-25633 (12 December 2024)

• Improved: Updated the presentation of the information in the “Check for Updates” window.
• Improved: Added support for more than five MFA automations when using Radius.

• Fixed: Sessions were frequently disconnecting when printer redirection was in use.
• Fixed: Advanced settings for cache printer hardware information did not work when the “Refresh printer hardware information” option was disabled.
• Fixed: Modern Interface did not load immediately when Parallels Client was launched on slower devices for the first time.
• Fixed: A new shared connection was created after opening a session and restarting Parallels Client.
   

 

Parallels Client (Windows) v20.0-25389 (30 October 2024)

• New: Ability to launch local applications.
• New: Updated the minimum supported operating systems. See KB Parallels: Parallels Remote Application Server v20 System Requirements for more details.
• New: Command line argument to toggle the startup folder shortcut for the Basic Client installer.

• Improved: End-user license agreement (EULA) was updated.
• Improved: Connection redirections to the same destination created with policies are now ignored.
• Improved: A new error message when the remote computer is low on memory.

• Fixed: Error “Cannot create web view environment. (0x8007139F)” when trying to reconnect to a disconnected session after the computer went into sleep mode.
• Fixed: Printer redirection did not work for Parallels Client on Windows ARM64.
• Fixed: 2XRemoteExec generated an error when running on a Japanese language-based OS for Windows Server and Client.
• Fixed: French spelling mistake in loading message.
• Fixed: Redirection policy was not applied after the initial connection failed when using WebAuth.
• Fixed: Multiple SMS messages were requested when logging in with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) using DUO and remembering the last used method.
• Fixed: Parallels Client remained in the background after SAML authentication redirection.
• Fixed: Connecting using Microsoft Direct Access VPN took a lot of time.
• Fixed: The uninstaller shortcut appeared pinned or as a new application.
• Fixed: The custom connection banner logo was not being applied.
• Fixed: The SAML connection timing was not correctly calculated.
• Fixed: An incorrect notification was shown when “Force session reset on logoff from Parallels Client” was enabled.
• Fixed: The host was disabled before the reboot schedule started, even when drain mode was disabled.
• Fixed: The provider version showed the maximum supported provider version instead of the real one.
• Fixed: The log level of the Remote PC in RAS Console was not changed to the new value, but it was changed on the Agent.
• Fixed: The “General Connection timeout” for a pool is not respected when the clone creation takes more time.

 

Parallels Client (Mac)

Parallels Client (Mac) v20.2-25889 (4 March 2025)

• New: Ability to automatically reconnect published resources.

• Improved: Added support for more than five MFA automations when using RADIUS.

• Fixed: A crash could occur when launching a published application after connecting to a Farm or with autostart enabled.
• Fixed: Using the “Use available area” option on an external monitor could cause a crash.
• Fixed: The Parallels Client CPU could sometimes consume 100% even when no connections are active.
• Fixed: Opening local files that contain the “à” character resulted in an error.
• Fixed: Multiple SMS messages with passcodes were requested when signing in with DUO Multifactor Authentication.
• Fixed: Launching an application from a broken shortcut did not trigger an error message.

Parallels Client (Mac) v20.0-25389 (30 October 2024)

• New: Ability to launch local applications.
• New: End-user license agreement (EULA) was updated.
• New: Support for macOS 15.

• Improved: Redirection policies that lead to the original host are now ignored.

• Fixed: The Parallels Client for Mac crashed sometimes when using macOS 15.
• Fixed: Keyboard shortcut (Command ⌘ + `) to switch between apps did not work if Caps Lock was enabled.
• Fixed: Added support for more characters in the Belgium keyboard layout.
• Fixed: Connection dropdown only opened after the second click.
• Fixed: Previous connection settings were used when opening a shortcut.
• Fixed: The client's policy import and export settings did not work individually. They are always enabled or disabled together.
• Fixed: URL redirection, specifically for Outlook 365, was not working.

 

Parallels Client (Linux)

Parallels Client (Linux) v20.2-25889 (4 March 2025)

• New: Support for high-level webcam redirection.

• Improved: The audio delay that could occur when playing a video with certain media players was decreased.
• Improved: Added support for more than five MFA automations when using RADIUS.

• Fixed: The NUM LOCK state was not in sync between the local device and the published application.
• Fixed: RParallels Client hung when SAML authentication with the internal browser was selected.
• Fixed: Parallels Client crashed when users copied text after dismissing the OTP dialog while connecting to a server.
• Fixed: SSO authentication might not be present on new distributions.
• Fixed: Parallels Client for Linux failed to start automatically when started from User Portal.

Parallels Client (Linux) v20.0-25390 (30 October 2024)

• New: Ability to launch local applications.
• New: Policy information added to the “Connection” tab in Parallels Client for Linux.
• New: Updated the minimum supported operating systems. See KB Parallels: Parallels Remote Application Server v20 System Requirements for more details.
• New: End-user license agreement (EULA) was updated.

• Improved: RDP redirections to the same destination are now ignored.

• Fixed: When using an internal Public Key Infrastructure, the error “Unable to get local issuer certificate. Code: 20” was shown when connecting to a Farm.
• Fixed: No policy details in the session information overview in RAS Console for Parallels Client for Linux.
• Fixed: The DTLS connection for RAS Gateway connections was not using FIPS.

 

Parallels Client (iOS)

Parallels Client (iOS) v20.2-25704 (4 March 2025)

• New: Support for camera redirection.

• Improved: When an RDP connection fails, a more specific error message is shown.
• Improved: Added support for more than five MFA automations when using RADIUS.

• Fixed: Crash when importing settings on a newly installed Parallels Client.
• Fixed: A warning was shown that an untrusted certificate is used when using well-known public CAs.
• Fixed: The sign-in dialog stayed visible when signing in using RADIUS MFA with Active Directory authentication.
• Fixed: Opening the clipboard dialog at the right corner of the username field was difficult.
• Fixed: The contextual menu did not work in published applications.
• Fixed: After a rearrangement, the order of connections was not saved.

Parallels Client (iOS) v20.0-25401 (30 October 2024)

• New: Ability to launch local applications.
• New: Ability to import the 2xc configuration files with credentials generated from Windows into the iOS Client.
• New: Support for iOS 18.

• Improved: Redirection policies that lead to the original host are now ignored.

• Fixed: Local Folder was unavailable in the remote session when the Allow Redirection policy was enabled.
• Fixed: Signing out of User Portal did not sign out of the native client.
• Fixed: Parallels Client could crash when starting an application after the network connection was reconnected.
• Fixed: Added recovery for RDP licensing errors.
• Fixed: When connecting to a server on the local network, the first connection failed.
• Fixed: In some cases, quick keypad shortcuts did not work.
• Fixed: Searching for a RAS connection did not work.
• Fixed: The status bar overlapped with the navigation bar after a published item window was closed.
• Fixed: The buttons in the toolbar were not highlighted red when clicked, except for the ‘Keyboard’ button.
• Fixed: The toolbar shrinked when clicking on the “Keyboard” button or other sidebar buttons (except “Zoom” and “x”).

 

Parallels Client (Android)

Parallels Client (Android) v20.2-25700 (4 March 2025)

• New: Support for camera redirection.

• Improved: Added support for more than five MFA automations when using RADIUS.

• Fixed: Sharing non-URL data in FileManager caused a crash.
• Fixed: Pressing and holding the external keyboard key could cause a crash.
• Fixed: The mouse pointer became invisible after minimizing or maximizing a published application or desktop.
• Fixed: The icons of published applications were not always loading.
• Fixed: An application could get stuck on the “Session settings” screen when rotating the tablet with auto-rotation enabled.
• Fixed: Launching an application from a broken shortcut did not trigger an error message.
• Fixed: When the sign-in dialog was canceled by touching outside of it, connecting to a RAS Farm was impossible until Parallels Client was restarted.
• Fixed: When using the automatic shortcuts feature, Parallels Client crashed.
• Fixed: In certain situations, Parallels Client crashed after connecting to an RDP connection.

Parallels Client (Android) v20.0-25409 (30 October 2024)

• New: Ability to launch local applications.
• New: Ability to import 2xc config files with credentials generated from Windows into the Android Client.
• New: Updated the minimum supported operating systems. See KB Parallels: Parallels Remote Application Server v20 System Requirements for more details.
• New: Support for Android 15.

• Improved: Redirection policies that lead to the original host are now ignored.

• Fixed: On touch and hold, the progress indicator on the magnifier was not visible.
• Fixed: A touch event was not triggering on a specific area when an application was not using the entire work area.
• Fixed: Added recovery for RDP licensing errors.
• Fixed: One-time password (OTP) characters were displayed in plain text.
• Fixed: Improved switching between different remote sessions.

 

RAS Reporting

Reporting v20.2-25822 (4 March 2025)

• Fixed: The HostPoolAction table was not storing the currently assigned host pools.

Reporting v20.1-25630 (12 December 2024)

• Fixed: When upgrading from v19.4 to v20.0, the RAS reporting upgrade could fail.

 

Reporting v20.0-25338 (30 October 2024)

• Improved: Actual host pool usages added to the heat map report.

 

RAS Performance Monitor

RAS Performance Monitor v20.2-25806 (4 March 2025)

• Fixed: The Performance Monitor did not work when the Firewall was enabled.

RAS Performance Monitor v20.0-25321 (30 October 2024)

• Security Fix: Grafana was updated to v11.2.
• Security Fix: Telegraf was updated to v1.32.0.

 

HALB

HALB v20.2-25889 (4 March 2025)

• Security Fix: Upgrade to OpenSSL 3.0.15.

HALB v20.0-25389 (30 October 2024)

• Improved: General updates and improvements.

 

Parallels Remote Application Server v19 Release Notes can be found in the following article

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