How to open .doc (.xml, .docx, .xmlx) or similar file located on the Mac side with Windows application

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How to open .doc (.xml, .docx, .xmlx) or any other Windows compatible file, located on the Mac side using a Windows application in Windows virtual machine. How to open a file located on the Windows side with a Mac application?

Share Applications

You can access macOS applications from within Windows and you can access Windows applications from macOS. For example, if you locate a file using the Open menu in a Windows application and decide you would rather open the file using a macOS application, you can.

 

Enable Sharing macOS Applications

When sharing macOS applications is enabled, you can open macOS Applications from within Windows or Windows applications.

If not, you can enable it at any time by doing the following:

1. Do one of the following:

• Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.

• If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Actions > Configure.

2. Click Options and click Applications.  
3. Select Share Mac applications with Windows. Once sharing macOS applications is enabled, you can do the tasks below.

 

Open a File from Windows in a macOS Application

You can open a file in a macOS application from Windows Explorer, from the Open dialog in most Windows applications, or from Windows Desktop if Windows is set to appear in a separate Window or at full screen. You may want to do this if you don't have a Windows application that can open the file.

In Windows, right-click (or Control-click) a file and do one of the following:

• Choose Open on Mac from the shortcut menu. The file opens in the default macOS application for that file type.

• Choose Open With from the shortcut menu, and then choose an application.

Note: You can only perform these actions with files stored in shared folders.

 

Open a Mac Application from the Windows Start Menu

From the Windows Start menu, do one of the following:

• Choose All Applications > Parallels Shared Applications, and then choose an application.

• Type the name of the application you're looking for in the search field, then choose the application from the list.

 

Enable Sharing Windows Applications

When sharing Windows applications is enabled, you can open Windows applications from the macOS Finder. You can also choose to add a folder to the Dock containing all your Windows applications for easy access.

1. Do one of the following:

• Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.

• If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Actions > Configure.

2. Click Options and click Applications. 
3. Select Share Windows applications with Mac.

NOTE: In order to change file association at the Windows side, please follow the Microsoft KB article: Change default programs in Windows 10

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