Category Archives: Windows 10

25% Off Parallels Desktop for Mac for our Birthday Celebration

SAVE 25% NOW Parallels is celebrating our 11th birthday by offering 25% off all Parallels Desktop products from June 19 to June 27. When we look back to 2006, it was a pretty important year: Google bought YouTube, Nintendo Wii hit the US market…and on June 15, the very first version of Parallels Desktop® for Mac, […]

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How to Purchase Windows 10 Home or Pro

Do you want to purchase Windows 10 to use with Parallels Desktop® but aren’t sure whether to buy Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro? Let me help you decide.   What fits better to your needs—Windows 10 Home or Pro? Comparison Between Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro:   Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Consumer-focused desktop […]

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Virtualization Visualized: How Users Virtualize with Parallels Desktop

If you’re in the market to run Windows® on your Mac®, you should consider the award-winning #1 solution for virtualization: Parallels Desktop for Mac. We’ve answered the who, what, when, and why customers have chosen Parallels Desktop as the #1 virtualization option to run Windows on Mac since 2006. The data below comes to you directly […]

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Celebrate Microsoft Build Conference with 20% off Parallels Desktop Pro Edition

Microsoft Build 2017 is a phenomenal conference for developers who transform the world in the most magnificent ways. MSBuild will unveil new technology and announce exciting plans for developers and professionals alike! Not only is this the most exciting conference for developers, but the latest details surrounding HoloLens®, Xbox®, and Azure® will also be released. […]

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SolidWorks for Mac with Parallels Desktop

Want to learn how-to run Windows®-specific CAD (computer-aided design) software on your Mac®? Don’t fret—you absolutely can! SolidWorks® is a widely used 3D design software that runs very well using Parallels Desktop for Mac. Performance Tips: Want to know how to fine-tune your virtual machine for performance-intensive tasks such as running CAD programs? Here are […]

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Windows 10 as a Service

Microsoft recently shipped the Creators Update with dozens of exciting new features and capabilities! To ensure users get the best experience, Microsoft has announced its commitment to scheduled feature releases for Windows 10, Office 365 ProPlus, and System Center Configuration Manager. The next major release will be available for users as early as this upcoming […]

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Hello, Windows 10! Goodbye, Windows Vista.

  As of April 11th, Microsoft announces major changes to their operating systems for users! Within these changes include the highly-anticipated Windows 10 Creators Update and the end of support for Windows Vista. What does this mean for Windows 10 users? In short, the latest release of Windows 10 includes the Creators Update – jam […]

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Run Multiple Browsers Simultaneously: A Web Developers Dream

Experienced web developers test their websites on lots of browsers before the sites are deployed. Unfortunately, this can be a real hassle. Some browsers run only on a few operating systems. There is no recent version of Safari, for example, that runs on Windows. Edge, the new browser from Microsoft, runs only on Windows 10 […]

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Run Autodesk Inventor on Mac

  If you’re in the professional design or engineering industry, chances are you have used Autodesk’s renowned software AutoCAD, one of the world’s leading 2D and 3D CAD design tools. If your design career is maintained on a Mac – then you likely to also have experience with Parallels Desktop for Mac, “Autodesk’s preferred Mac virtualization software” (Autodesk). […]

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Windows 10 Creators Update – Update Parallels Desktop FIRST!

  For months now, Microsoft has been telling everyone about the pending update to Windows 10: the Creators Update. The release date has now been set, and it is April 11. If you wish to install the Windows 10 Creators Update in a brand new VM, you can do so now: an Installation ISO was […]

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