At a recent conference for Mac® IT admins, I was asked, “Can you run a VM from an external drive?” Short answer: “Yes, absolutely. I do this all the time.” Longer answer: You have always been able to run a Parallels Desktop® for Mac virtual machine from an external drive. In Parallels Desktop 13, this […]
Microsoft released the long-anticipated Window 10 Fall Creators Update on October 17. With new features like the People Bar (as well as Cortana and Edge improvements), many Windows 10 users were looking forward to this update and installed it right away. I was one of those who did so. The features and stability improvements were […]
For a Windows application that does lots of complex or 3D graphics, there are two popular Windows APIs used by the developers of these applications: DirectX or OpenGL. Together with the graphics card in your Mac, these APIs determine the performance of these applications in a Windows VM running in Parallels Desktop® for Mac. Since […]
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Over 600 man-years of development have been invested in Parallels Desktop® for Mac. Our latest product, Parallels Desktop 13, is the culmination of all this effort to run Windows on Mac®. Utilizing a virtual machine for your end-user goals is a great way to save time, money, and space. Since 2006, Parallels Desktop has been […]
Over 600 man-years of development have been invested in Parallels Desktop® for Mac. Our latest product, Parallels Desktop 13, is the culmination of all this effort to run Windows on Mac®. Utilizing a virtual machine to achieve your end-user goals is a great way to save time, money, and space. Since 2006, Parallels Desktop has […]
Guest blog article from Peter Hale, Content Manager (Consumer), Acronis In the (usually) friendly rivalry between Mac and PC users, there was always one fact that gave the edge to Mac – they were safer because they weren’t vulnerable to viruses or ransomware. Unfortunately, that’s no longer the case: cybercriminals are casting a wider net and turning […]
High Sierra is finally available! If you are reading this post, then you probably want to know if Parallels Desktop® 13 for Mac supports macOS® High Sierra. The quick answer is yes! Parallels Desktop 13 fully supports macOS High Sierra, both as a host OS and guest OS. The more detailed answer is in the […]
High Sierra is finally available! If you are reading this post, then you probably want to know if Parallels Desktop® 13 for Mac supports macOS® High Sierra. The quick answer is yes! Parallels Desktop 13 fully supports macOS High Sierra, both as a host OS and guest OS. The more detailed answer is in the […]
Our team of engineers has been hard at work after we released Parallels Desktop® 13 for Mac! Hundreds of development hours go into ensuring Parallels Desktop users are the center of everything we do. We’d like to wholeheartedly thank the users who provided such wonderful product feedback. Combining the valuable user feedback and engineering Q&A, […]