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I have a Mac with Retina display and I experience some of these screen resolution issues in my Windows virtual machine:
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Fonts in Windows virtual machine look blurry:
Everything looks very small in Windows virtual machine:
Note: if you are having resolution issues with a particular Windows-based program please visit this article: Windows-based programs resolution issues on Apple Retina display.
Cause
Microsoft Windows is not adapted for such high pixel density (DPI) resolution of the Retina display: Windows virtual machine resolution becomes very high thus everything is too small; Windows picture (fonts, images) are not rendered properly.
Learn more about the Apple Retina display in this article: Frequently asked questions about using a Retina display.
For more information about other video modes comparison in Parallels Desktop please see KB 124744.
Resolution
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Parallels Desktop provides enhanced Retina display support for Windows virtual machines.
To set the most optimal resolution open Windows virtual machine's configuration > Hardware > Graphics > Resolution > set it to Best for Retina display.
For Windows 10 and 8.1
For Windows 7 and earlier
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Note: if you have changed Windows scaling options manually before, there is a chance that after enabling Best for Retina displays mode Windows 7 will not scale properly.
To check scaling options right click on Windows Desktop > Screen resolution > Make text or other items larger or smaller > set it to Customsetting.
Parallels Desktop provides enhanced Retina display support for Windows virtual machines.
To set the most optimal resolution open Windows virtual machine's configuration > Hardware > Graphics > Resolution > set it to Best for Retina display.
For Windows 10 and 8.1
For Windows 7 and earlier
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Note: if you have changed Windows scaling options manually before, there is a chance that after enabling Best for Retina displays mode Windows 7 will not scale properly.
To check scaling options right click on Windows Desktop > Screen resolution > Make text or other items larger or smaller > set it to Customsetting.
In Windows 10 scaling options will be automatically set to a custom scale factor provided by Best for Retina displays mode.
Important: Setting Custom scaling in Windows virtual machine will also fix small fonts symptom, but if you still experience an issue with small fonts in a particular Windows program, please visit KB119926.
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For more information about Windows scaling options please visit this page.
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Additional Troubleshooting
Check macOS display settings
If you use custom display settings for macOS, you have to adjust Windows virtual machine scaling manually based on the following suggestions.
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Windows resolution is too high
Windows fonts and icons are too big or too small
