

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
