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By Manny Fernandez
February 16, 2022
Removing Parallels VM Apps from macOS Spotlight
I use Parallels on my MacBook Pro, mostly to run Visio and some other WinDoze apps. However sometimes when I use Spotlight
to find, lets say Chrome
browser, Spotlight gives me the Windows version on my Parallels too. This is annoying because it will launch the Parallels VM and then I have to shut it down, etc. etc.
As you can see above, Spotlight
found Chrome
in my macOS Applications
folder but also in my Windows 11
VM as well. This can occur with many apps such as Calculator
and others.
Here is what you need to do to disable that from happening. First thing to do is shut down you VM if not already done so.
Lunch your Parallels Control Center
. Choose the cog icon, then choose Options
on the top bar. Then choose Applications
and finally shut the Share Windows Applications with Mac
button.
Now when you use Spotlight
you will no longer see the Chrome
for WinDoze.
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