parallels windows cannot access mac home desktop

Sure you can do it, but in the words of my late mother, 'JP, just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD.' Mom was wise. When Windows is working in Coherence, you can easily move windows of guest OS applications between macOS desktops (spaces).It mystifies me as to why anyone would want to run Windows on a Mac, silicon or otherwise. Move Windows Applications Between Desktops (Spaces)

You can use the system tray icons just as you would from the Windows Desktop. When Parallels Desktop is in Coherence mode, the Windows system tray icons are in the macOS menu bar at the top of the screen. Important: When in Coherence mode, to quit Parallels Desktop, click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Quit Parallels Desktop.

Right-click the icon to open the Windows start menu.

Preferences: Open the Parallels Desktop preferences.

Open: Open an already existing virtual machine.

Control Center: Open the Parallels Desktop Control Center.

Configure: Open the virtual machine configuration dialog.

Devices: Manage hardware devices like printers and DVD drives.

Actions: Use this menu to perform various actions.

View: Change the virtual machine view mode.

Windows Start Menu: Access the Windows Start menu.

Click the Parallels icon to open a basic menu that provides the following items:.

When in Coherence mode, the Parallels menu appears in the menu bar at the top of the screen. In most cases, Parallels Tools are installed by default. Note: To enable the Coherence view mode, Parallels Tools must be installed. If you're using Full Screen optimized for games, press Control-Option (Alt) to display the Mac menu bar. Then open the View menu once again and click Enter Coherence.

Move the pointer to the top of the screen until the macOS menu bar appears and click View > Exit Full Screen.

Press Control-Command-F to exit Full Screen.

To switch from Full Screen mode to Coherence mode, do one of the following:

Click the Coherence icon in the top left corner of the virtual machine window.

To switch from Window mode to Coherence mode, do one of the following:

In this mode, called Coherence mode, Windows applications appear on the Mac desktop next to your Mac applications, and documents from Windows applications and Mac applications are stored in the same folders. You can set Windows and macOS to work seamlessly together, as if they were part of a single operating system. Merge Windows and macOS Merge Windows and macOS

Parallels windows cannot access mac home desktop