KB Parallels: [How To] How do I change the color depth within a Virtual Environment (VE)?

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To change the color depth within a specific VE, you would need to do the following INSIDE this VE:

- Open a Command prompt window, you would run the “regedit” command.

- Locate the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp

- Change the "ColorDepth" value

Set it to "3" in order to have 16 bit
Set it to "4" in order to have 24 bit

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[How To] How do I change the color depth within a Virtual Environment (VE)?

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