Resolves an issue with a Mac crashing after trying to start a virtual machine. Below is the list of the most important fixes: Big Sur as a host operating system. I intend to experiment with a second physical network adaptor, but for right now I just needed my virtual machines up and running. Parallels Desktop 16 has launched, supporting macOS Big Sur, faster DirectX 11 performance, multi-touch gestures on Windows, and few other notable features. Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac has been optimized for macOS 11 Big Sur (when released) with a refreshed design, easier setup and other improvements. Make sure it was selected.īridged networking will now work, albeit over wi-fi. The old Parallels Desktop design using Parallels system extensions is shown on the left, and the newly-invented Parallels Desktop 16, using macOS Big Sur APIs, is shown on the right. There is another tiny bug where you may have to select it twice if the machine is active. This scheme below visually describes the difference between the default Parallels Desktop modes on the corresponding macOS version. Different errors and crashes may occur due to the incompatibility. Please check this KB article for more information about the Parallels Desktop and macOS compatibility. Resolving Network & USB Connectivity Issues in Parallels 16 for macOS Big Sur (Network Initialization Failed) by XenTutor Medium 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. Also it doesn't compatible with macOS 10.15. You will have 2 IP addresses, but as long as Wi-Fi is later than 'Ethernet' in the 'Set Service Order', you are all good.įor the network of the guest machine, choose 'Wi-Fi'. Parallels Desktop 11 doesn't compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur. The workaround is to use the wi-fi adapter if 'Ethernet' is your primary or 'Ethernet' if wi-fi is your primary.Īssume: Connection to the Mac is wired and 'Ethernet' is the Mac's primary network.Įnable Wi-Fi and allow it to connect to your network. I am close to figuring out the pattern, but even creating an 'Ethernet 2' does not help. Parallels is reading the 'Default' and 'Ethernet' adapters incorrectly. I have only been able to reproduce this bug with bridged networking.

Parallels was unable to provide help on this, but I needed a workaround and here it is.

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