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Version 1.6.1:

Optimized for macOS 11 Big Sur with a refreshed design, easier setup, and other improvements. Below is the list of the most important fixes:

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Big Sur as a host operating system
Mac
  • Resolves an issue with a Mac crashing after trying to start a virtual machine.
  • Resolves an issue with a virtual machine crashing when a user logs in to Windows.
  • Resolves an issue with the CPU menu in the virtual machine configuration showing only two menu items.
  • Resolves an issue with the 'Unable to pause 'virtual machine name'.' message appearing while deleting a snapshot.
  • Resolves an issue with the Parallels Desktop window moving up when switching between the tabs of the Parallels Desktop Preferences and virtual machine configuration dialog.
  • Resolves an issue with multiple virtual machine icons in the Dock.
Big Sur in a virtual machine
  • Resolves an issue with not being able to upgrade an existing macOS virtual machine to macOS 11 Big Sur.
  • Resolves an issue with not being able to install macOS 11 Big Sur in a virtual machine from the Recovery partition.
  • Resolves an issue with a macOS 11 Big Sur virtual machine showing a black screen after the Parallels Tools reinstallation.
  • Resolves an issue with a macOS virtual machine showing a black screen after upgrading it to macOS 11 Big Sur.
  • Resolves a rare issue with a macOS 11 Big Sur virtual machine rebooting when a user logs in.
  • Resolves an issue with the default screen resolution set to 1024x768 in a macOS 11 Big Sur virtual machine created on a Mac with the macOS version other than Big Sur.
  • Resolves an issue with Installation Assistant showing the macOS 11 Big Sur version incorrectly (as 10.16).
Other improvements

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  • The Parallels Desktop user interface has been updated to meet the macOS 11 Big Sur style.
  • Parallels Desktop meets the macOS 11 Big Sur privacy restrictions. For example, it is not allowed to use Bluetooth until a user gives consent.
Network

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  • You can configure Bridged networking for your virtual machine.
Graphics

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  • Support for DirectX 11.1 which brings better support for high-resolution monitors and support for more applications and games that require DirectX 11.
  • Support for Metal graphics in macOS Big Sur 11 (and later) virtual machines. This allowed Parallels engineers to improve the guest version of macOS performance and fix a number of issues that were reported in 2018-2020:
    • Selected text in a PDF document opened in Preview is blacked out.
    • Blank interface in the FileSimple application.
    • The clock in the macOS menu bar doesn’t look sharp sometimes.
    • Multiple tabs in Safari are displayed with graphical artifacts.
    • The Notes app crashes in macOS virtual machines.
    • The Maps app shows a black screen.
    • Black thumbnails in the Photos app installed in a macOS virtual machine.