

Windows virtual machine can control display gamma when corresponding feature is enable at virtual machine configuration > Options > Full Screen > Advanced > enable Use Windows gamma settings. It is not possible to arrange displays in a virtual machine directly. Parallels Desktop will detect displays arrangement and apply the same for the virtual machine. Displays Arrangementĭisplays arrangement should be done in macOS System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement. You can use either one display or all of them. NOTE: if you have more than two displays, it is not possible to select what displays to use with virtual machine and what not. To use your virtual machine on several displays in Full Screen mode, go to View menu > enable Use All Displays in Full Screen: Enable multiple displays for virtual machine NOTE: Use All Displays in Full Screen option is not available for the virtual machines with macOS guest operating system due to technical reasons. However, to use Parallels Desktop virtual machine on external display(s) you need to enable this feature: open Mac System Preferences > Mission Control > enable Displays have separate Spaces option. You do not need to connect a display to virtual machine directly. Parallels Desktop will be able to use any display that is successfully connected to Mac. There is currently no support for multiple displays in full screen in macOS virtual machines.

Note: Information in this article applies only to Windows and Linux virtual machines. I want to use an external display(s) with my Mac and Parallels Desktop, is that possible?
