Connect Bluetooth Devices
Parallels Desktop lets you connect Bluetooth devices directly to Windows.
Before connecting a Bluetooth device, Bluetooth must be enabled.
To enable Bluetooth:
- If Bluetooth is turned off in macOS, turn it on. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences and click Bluetooth. Then select On.
- In Parallels Desktop, start Windows if it isn't already started.
- Do one of the following:
- Click the Parallels Desktop icon in the menu bar and choose Configure.
- If the Parallels Desktop menu bar is visible at the top of the screen, choose Actions > Configure.
- Click Hardware and click USB & Bluetooth in the sidebar.
- Select Bluetooth devices.
Once you've enabled Bluetooth, you can pair Bluetooth devices with your computer and they'll work with both Windows and macOS. For instructions on pairing a Bluetooth device with your computer, see the documentation that came with the device.
In Windows 7 or newer, you can send a file to a paired Bluetooth device that's capable of receiving files by right-clicking the file and choosing Send to > Bluetooth.
Besides Windows, you can connect Bluetooth devices to any guest operating systems (Linux or macOS) that support USB Bluetooth adapters.