

Click on the Parallels icon in the Mac status bar and choose Configure under your VM section.When your VM is not running, but its window is present on the screen, or when your VM is running in Window mode: Click on the Parallels icon in the Mac status bar and choose Control Center.Ģ.

There are two ways you get to your VM’s configuration: Rather than deleting your installation and re-installing Parallels Desktop or a VM, which can take time and effort, there’s an easier solution: hitting the “Restore Defaults” button. But what exactly does it do and when should you use it? You may have noticed that the Parallels Desktop configuration window has a “Restore Defaults” option. Then I thought: why wouldn’t I just hit “Restore Defaults” for my Windows 10 VM to return to the default settings? I almost decided to permanently delete the VM. The VM works, but it doesn’t seem to be functioning normally and I lost my preferred settings. Restore Default Settings in Parallels Desktop for MacĪ few moments ago, I tried to change the configuration settings of my Windows 10 virtual machine and oops… something went wrong. Guest support blog by: Paul Christopher Nathaniel
