Guest blog by Anzhelika Khapaknysh, Parallels Support Team When I buy new software, I expect it to be fast, smooth and reliable. And it is doesn’t matter whether I buy it for my work, for study, or just to play my favorite game. However, sometimes things go wrong and the software becomes slow and unresponsive. […]
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Guest blog by Paul Christopher Nathaniel, Parallels Support Team Applications like QuickBooks, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, SolidWorks, Photoshop, and 3-D games are all critical for certain groups of our users. Many of us rely on them every single day. Each application has its own system requirements and from time to time, the settings have to be […]
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Guest blog by Manoj Raghu, Parallels Support Team In previous blogs, we talked about setting up your Windows virtual machine, tuning it and using advanced functionality. Now let’s take a look at installing Windows-based programs in a Parallels Desktop VM. Although this process is pretty similar to installing programs on a PC, there are a […]
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Guest blog by Manoj Dhanasekar, Parallels Support Team Looking to use your favorite keyboard shortcuts on your Mac and in your Windows virtual machine? No problem! Parallels Desktop lets you configure your keyboard shortcuts to work the way you want both on your Mac and Windows. To activate a keyboard shortcut, simply press a key […]
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Guest blog by Dishant Tripathi, Parallels Support Team Have you ever thought of working with Parallels Desktop on multiple screens? Even if you haven’t, you’ll be amazed by how much it can enhance your experience. (In other words, it’s awesome.) Thankfully, getting started with Parallels Desktop on multiple screens is really simple. All you have to do […]
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Guest blog by Dhruba Jyoti Das, Parallels Support Team Your home may be packed with more than one Mac plus other devices, but if you’re like a lot of other households, you have a central “family” Mac. This is the computer located in a high-traffic area such as the living room, kitchen, etc. Each family member […]
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Guest blog by Sergei Bobrovnik, Parallels Support Team Sometimes Windows hangs, freezes, or works slowly. Sometimes you can’t install an application, use the Internet, or errors start popping up. There are many different issues that can bar you from enjoying the performance of your Windows virtual machine or PC. These problems may be signs that some of the […]
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Guest blog by Ram Chavali, Parallels Support Team As I recently described in my previous blog post, snapshots in Parallels Desktop can be a really useful feature for almost all users. But did you know you can also create another virtual machine based on these snapshots? I know, I know—you’re probably thinking: “Why would I […]
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Guest blog by Dhruba Jyoti Das, Parallels Support Team I’m sure many users have encountered the following scenario after successfully installing Parallels Desktop for the first time—they buy a digital copy of Windows from Microsoft and…find out they can only use an .iso image or a CD to install Windows on Parallels Desktop. Sound familiar? If so, read on […]
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Guest blog by Padman Krishna, Parallels Support Team Are you looking for a better virtualization experience and planning to switch to Parallels Desktop? Here’s an easy way to transform your existing virtual machine. There are few things you need to do before converting a VM. First, make sure you have a backup copy of your VM. […]
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