

Many tasks in Windows, such as bringing up shortcut menus, are accomplished by right-clicking. To use any other key instead of F6, click the corresponding text field and press the key you want. To show and hide Parallels Desktop, use the Fn + F6 key combination. Never: Function keys and other system shortcuts always trigger functions in macOS.Always: When Windows or Windows applications are active, function keys and other system shortcuts always trigger functions in Windows.

If you're using macOS as a guest OS and a guest OS or its application is active, system shortcuts that are typical only to macOS trigger functions in the guest version of macOS.

However, if you deselect this key combination, the shortcut will not work. For example, you can open an existing virtual machine either by clicking File > Open or by pressing Command + O. You can perform various actions in Parallels Desktop either by choosing menu items from the corresponding menus or by pressing key combinations. To open these preferences, choose Parallels Desktop > Preferences, then click Shortcuts. Use Shortcuts Preferences to customize keyboard shortcuts, create keyboard profiles for multiple operating systems, enable or disable macOS system shortcuts, and more. Shortcuts Preferences Shortcuts Preferences
