Connecting Bluetooth Devices
Parallels Desktop lets you connect Bluetooth devices directly to Windows.
Notes: 1. This feature is not supported in the App Store edition of Parallels Desktop. For more information on the differences between the Standard and App Store editions, follow this link.
If you want to use a Bluetooth game controller in Windows, there is no need to connect the device to Windows via Bluetooth. See this page for details.
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 Settings > Bluetooth and toggle the switch.
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 system (Linux or macOS) that supports USB Bluetooth adapters.
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