Category Archives: Parallels Desktop for Mac

Play Overwatch on your Mac!

I am an equal opportunity gamer, so I play on consoles, tables tops, and a PC gaming rig at home. I don’t rely on my Mac for gaming – I primarily use Parallels Desktop for Mac to virtualize games on my Mac when I can’t be at home to pick a game out of my […]

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Streaming from Xbox One to Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac

Hi Parallels fans – my name is Megan, and I’m the Social Media Community Manager for Parallels, and I am SUPER excited to talk about streaming Xbox One games to your Mac via Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac! I am a gamer at heart, and as much as I’d like to game on my Mac, […]

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What’s is new in Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition!  

Parallels Desktop 12 has just been released! You might know, there are three different Parallels Desktop Editions: The Standard Version – Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac, Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition and Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition. Our Pro Edition is the version we developed especially for developers, designers and power-users with integrated key developer […]

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Introducing: Parallels Toolbox

Here at Parallels, we’re excited as Parallels Toolbox for Mac joins our long history of innovating products designed and built around fulfilling our customers’ needs. Ever find yourself searching “How to take a screenshot on a Mac?” or “How to keep computer wake during presentation mode?” or “How to download a video from YouTube or […]

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How to Upgrade from Parallels Desktop 11 to Parallels Desktop 12

Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac is here. Lots of cool new features, enhanced stability – you can read about all these peculiarities on the product page. Since there is quite a few folks who want to upgrade NOW (I’m with you, believe me!), let me walk you through the upgrade. It’s easy! How to upgrade […]

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Upgrade now to Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac!

We are so happy to introduce the latest version of Parallels Desktop for Mac and give you amazing Parallels Desktop 10, 11, and Pro Edition users first dibs on upgrading to our new edition. Welcome to Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac! We’ll have more blog posts this week detailing all you need to know about upgrading […]

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Restore Default Settings in Parallels Desktop for Mac

 Guest support blog by: Paul Christopher Nathaniel   Restore Default Settings in Parallels Desktop for Mac A few moments ago, I tried to change the configuration settings of my Windows 10 virtual machine and oops… something went wrong. The VM works, but it doesn’t seem to be functioning normally and I lost my preferred settings. […]

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Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts in Parallels Desktop

Guest blog post from support team member:  Dhanasekaran Vijayarajan Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts in Parallels Desktop We all know Parallels Desktop allows you to run Windows on your Mac. But have you ever wanted your favorite Mac keyboard shortcuts to work in the virtual machine as well? Or maybe change them and assign certain hot keys? We can […]

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Install Windows 10 on Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac

Guest blog from support team member: Gunasekaran Udayakumar Install Windows 10 on Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Have you just installed Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac and need to set up your first virtual machine? Odds are you’re looking for the latest version of Windows, right? Here are the instructions on how to install Windows 10 on […]

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