Virtual Machine crashes when running third-party applications

Symptoms

Virtual Machine crashes when running third-party applications.

Cause

Resource consumption.

Resolution

1. Start the Virtual Machine in Safe Mode:

   • In Parallels Desktop top bar go to Virtual Machine > Hardware > Boot order > check Select boot device on startup;
   • Start virtual machine and make its window active (click on it);
   • Press F8 before the Windows screen appears;
   • On the Windows Advanced Option menu, use the arrow keys to select the Safe Mode, and then press Enter;
   • When working in the safe mode is finished you can disable Select boot device on startup (Virtual Machine > Hardware > Boot order).

2. Disable Startup items on Windows:

   • Start Parallels Desktop and Windows virtual machine;
   • Click on Start and type msconfig then hit Enter;
   • Click the Startup tab and click Disable all;
   • Restart Windows virtual machine.

3. Run Error Checking on Windows:

   • Start Windows virtual machine;
   • Click on Start > Computer;
   • Right/Option click on C > Drive and select Properties;
   • Select the Tools tab and click on Error Checking, put a check on Automatically repair files on the checkbox;
   • Run the Repair, you will be prompted to schedule the repair since C: Drive is currently mounted, select on Schedule Disk Repair;
   • Reboot Windows and wait for the repair to complete and reboot Windows one more time.
4. Tune Windows to ensure performance and stability by following the article: How can I improve virtual machine performance on my Mac