So the real screen resolution available for Windows Virtual Machine was 1440x(900 - Mac menubar (22) - Dock area (68)), which, in effect, equals to 1440x810. In order to implement Coherence view mode we would forcibly cut the Mac screen so that Windows applications' windows would not go under the Mac menubar or under the Dock. Imagine you have a Mac with default screen resolution of 1440x900. Right-click on Windows taskbar, check Lock the taskbarĬlick on Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Dock -> check Automatically hide and show the Dock.Drag and drop Windows taskbar to either right or left side of the screen using mouse.Right-click on Windows taskbar, uncheck Lock the taskbar Move Windows taskbar to the right or left side of Mac screen To workaround the issue of Mac Dock overlapping Windows taskbar you can: If you still need Windows taskbar to appear on the screen, you can activate it clicking on Parallels menu in the top menu bar > View > Show Windows Taskbar. That is the reason why Windows taskbar is by default hidden. ResolutionĬoherence view mode is designed to 'remove' Windows Desktop and make Windows applications appear as if they were native Mac applications. See Advanced description for more details. It also makes Parallels Desktop fully compatible with new macOS. Such changes were made to make Coherence view mode even more optimized for working with full screen apps, especially in for modern versions of Windows. This is a new behavior of Windows taskbar in Coherence in Parallels Desktop. How do I get the Windows taskbar to appear above the Dock? Cause I installed Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows taskbar is now placed behind the Mac Dock.

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