Configure Parallels Desktop
- 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
- Some safely recommended scripts.
- Some dangerous scripts that are discouraged for non-advanced users.
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.
This script provides different options with different impact:
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Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Standard
- All
Recommended Protection
- Recommended for all
- Safe for daily use without compromising functionality
- No impact on important features or system stability
Maximum Protection
- It provides military-grade privacy, for special use-cases.
- Not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality.
- Do not run it without having Time Machine backup.
How to download and run
- Download the script file by clicking on the button above.
- If warned by your browser, keep the file.
- Open the downloaded file.
- Once it's done, press any key to exit the window.
- Restart your computer for all changes to take affect.
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- 3 Privacy settings
- 1 Main categories
- 1 Total categories
Choose what to protect based on your needs:
Disable Parallels Desktop automatic updates
Parallels Desktop by default checks for updates frequently and automatically downloads them. This reveal personal data about you without your control.
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 ...