#Parallels desktop for mac black screen windows
If Windows cannot boot even into Safe mode or the steps above didn't help, Windows is considered beyond repair and a new virtual machine is required. Reboot to normal mode and reinstall Parallels Tools.Ĥ. Unwrap Display adapters tab, locate Parallels Display Adapter (WDDM), right click it and select Uninstall. Then press Command (Win) + R buttons > in the appeared search bar type in devmgmt.msc > click OK, it will get you to Device Manager. REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service" REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer" /VE /T REG_SZ /F /D "Service" When in Safe mode open Command Prompt as Administrator and execute the commands below: The next troubleshooting step would be the same as on a real PC: try booting Windows to Safe mode. If resetting Windows did not help or the Actions menu is unresponsive, follow the steps from KB 6338.ģ.
Note: To avoid such issues in the future, we recommend disabling Windows built-in fast startup feature.Ģ. If you use a virtual machine in Full Screen view mode move the mouse to the top of the screen and wait for 1-2 seconds to open the Mac menu bar. To release the mouse input and access the top menu bar easier, press Control + Option shortcut. Force restart Windows in Parallels Desktop: click Actions on Mac menu bar > Reset. Such issues also happen on a real PC, this is Windows related issue caused by hanging of vital system processes or malfunctioning drivers.