The issue described in this article was fixed with the release of Parallels Desktop 20.1.0 (55732). Download the latest version and update Parallels Desktop. Upon your virtual machine's first boot, Parallels Tools will be automatically updated to fix the issue. Then restart the virtual machine and check.
Since upgrading to Parallels Desktop 20, you might have encountered difficulties opening files or links within Windows applications using your preferred macOS apps. This may include scenarios like:
- Unable to open PDF attachments in Outlook with macOS Preview.
- Web links opening in Edge instead of your default Mac browser.
- macOS applications set as default in Windows 11 not functioning as expected.
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