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Configure Parallels Desktop

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Works with any Mac

  • macOS only
  • Multiple actions
  • Impact: Safe
  • Bash (Shell script)
  • 3 scripts
  • 1 categories
  • Administrative (sudo) access required
  • Fully reversible

Overview

Parallels Desktop for Mac is software providing hardware virtualization for macOS 1.

When you use it, it collects and shares your personal data to third parties 2. Personal data include IP address of your device, your broad geographical location (country, state (if applicable), and city) and used product 2.

It includes third-party advertisements 3 and automatic check for updates 4 by default. Both of these behaviors communicate with online services that reveal personal data about you.

Tips & Tricks

    Reversible

    This action is completely reversible, you can restore your changes to the initial/default state.

    The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.

    Varying options

    This script provides different options with different impact:

    1. Some safely recommended scripts.
    2. Some dangerous scripts that are discouraged for non-advanced users.

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Choose one of two ways to apply:

Download script

Download and run the script directly
Direct application
Offline usage
Easy-to-apply

Recommended Protection

  • Recommended for all
  • Safe for daily use without compromising functionality
  • No impact on important features or system stability

How to download and run
  1. Download the script file by clicking on the  
    Apply protection
      button above.
  2. If warned by your browser, keep the file.
  3. Open the downloaded file.
  4. Once it's done, press any key to exit the window.
  5. Restart your computer for all changes to take affect.

Apply with privacy.sexy

Guided, automated application with safety checks
Recommended for most users
Includes safety checks
How to use privacy.sexy

privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily with optionally more advanced options.

  1. Open or download the desktop application
  2. Search for the category name: Configure Parallels Desktop.
  3. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
  4. Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

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The guide below works together with this guide to protect your privacy.

This action belongs to Configure programsMacOS privacy: configure programs in a few steps on this inventory that simplifies your journey into understanding to protect your sensitive data using online privacy enforcement. By extension, steps for undo applied settings completely are included in this script code. Thanks to cyber privacy, choices... Read more on category page ▶

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  • 3 Privacy settings
  • 1 Main categories
  • 1 Total categories

Choose what to protect based on your needs:

Some settings and commands may require technical knowledge to apply correctly.

Most users find the Standard protection above sufficient.

Disable Parallels Desktop advertisements

Parallels Desktop in-product notifications to show ads from Parallels or other third party companies. The main setting is "ProductPromo.ForcePromoOff" that you can check using: 1. "defaults read 'com.parallels.Parallels Desktop' 'ProductPromo.ForcePromoOff'" 2. "defaults read 'com.parallels.Parallels Desktop' 'WelcomeScreenPromo.PromoOff'" By default, on clean installations the value is "0" which is equivalent of "no". There is also "WelcomeScreenPromo.PromoOff" setting that's pre-configured to ...