![]() If you use other apps on Windows and want to enable TouchBar support, you can use Parallels’s TouchBar Wizard to configure specific actions on the MacBook Pro’s TouchBar. You’ll have access to dynamic TouchBar controls whenever you launch a Windows application or program, and out of the box, Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac offers TouchBar integration for Office 2016, Windows Start Menu and Desktop, Cortana, File Explorer and a variety of different browsers. With Windows on a Mac, Parallels is also delivering TouchBar support. The PiP window will constantly refresh so you’ll always see any changes or updates inside the Windows environment. Similar to how PiP allows videos to remain on top, you can have your Windows virtual machine always on top, even if you’re running a Mac app in full screen mode. Text, icons and images are now smoothened to appear less pixelated.Ī third way to run Windows is to use Picture-in-Picture mode. In my experience with prior versions, resizing a Windows window cause the screen to temporarily flicker before the new resolution was applied, but this was not the case on Parallels Desktop 13.Īdditionally, scaling has also been improved to smoothen out how Windows and Windows apps appear on Apple’s Retina Display. This year, with version 13, Parallels reps told me that the refresh to adjust the windows size is instantaneous and much quicker. If you choose, however, to confine Windows 10 to its own window, you can resize the window and Windows 10’s resolution dynamically change to adjust to the new window size. Instead, you can just launch any of your Windows 10 apps or programs, and they’ll appear on your Mac like a native Mac app. In Coherence mode, for example, you won’t see a Windows window. You can have Parallels load up as an app, and Windows 10 can be confined to a window on your desktop, or you can operate Coherence mode, which makes Windows 10 virtually invisible on your Mac. When Windows is loaded, there are several ways you can run Windows on your Mac. In addition to Windows 10, the installation guide can help you install other editions of Microsoft’s OS along with other free operating systems, including Linux and even Android. Migration of data can be done over a wired connection, like a USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable or wirelessly over your Wi-Fi network. ![]() If you had purchased an actual license that didn’t come pre-installed with a purchase of a new PC, that license should migrate fine, and the process takes a few hours. Parallels representatives in San Francisco would not confirm if the automatic Windows 10 migration tool would work with a pre-installed copy of Windows, like what you get when you purchase a new PC, and told me that users should check with the licensing agreements with Microsoft. The wizard offers several ways to load Windows onto your Mac, including using a free trial version, connecting directly with Microsoft’s servers to obtain a Windows key and pre-fill that key when you’re installing Windows-no more having to copy and paste or type in the Windows serial number yourself-or if you already have a Windows 10 license, it can help you migrate that license, along with all your files, settings and documents, to a virtual machine partition that you set up on your Mac. Parallels is making getting Windows on to a Mac as frictionless as possible, and with Parallels Desktop 13 through the built-in Installation Assistant. In my preview of Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac in San Francisco, California, I found that Windows 10 runs fluidly and swiftly on Apple’s MacBook Pro 15-inch and MacBook Pro 13-inch with TouchBar, and full support for the iMac Pro’s hardware could mean that Parallels could be one of the fastest Windows 10 experiences. ![]() Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac supports Apple’s latest hardware additions, specifically the TouchBar on the company’s latest MacBook Pro models as well as up to 32 virtual CPU cores and up to 128 GB of vRAM per virtual machine on the powerful iMac Pro hardware when it becomes available b. This year’s release brings the software to version 13 and promises full compatibility with Microsoft’s Windows 10 Fall Creator update as well as Apple’s High Sierra operating system when these OS launch. Parallels Desktop for Mac is one of the most popular tools for running Windows on Apple’s Mac hardware and operating system.
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