Guest blog from support team member: Gunasekaran Udayakumar
Today, Parallels launched Parallels Desktop 11 for the Mac. Windows users on Apple hardware were given a taste of Windows 10 during the Windows Insider Preview with an update to Parallels 10. To run Windows 10 Technical Preview with Parallels Desktop First of all, download and install Parallels Desktop 10 trial version on your Mac from the Parallels website. After this, register to become a Windows Insider and download the ISO file tool. Now, launch Parallels Desktop.
Have you just installed Parallels Desktop 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 Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac!
Parallels Desktop has been updated to version 13. Read How to Get Windows 10 on Mac with Parallels Desktop if you use Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac.
Get Windows 10 from Microsoft and/or download Windows 10 .iso image from Parallels VM wizard
First, you need to have the installation image and product key for your Window 10. Visit this link to find out all the details on where and how to purchase it.
Already have a Windows key? Download Windows from Parallels VM wizard:
Installing Windows
Step 1:
Parallels Download Windows 10
Start Parallels Desktop and click Install Windows or another OS from DVD or image file, then click Continue.
Step 2:
Parallels wizard will detect the installation media automatically.
Step 3 :
Enter your Windows product key and leave Express installation selected
Step 4 :
Choose your VM profile accordingly for better performance.
Step 5:
Specify a name (and change location if needed) for Windows 10 on your Mac. If you want the other user accounts on your Mac to have access to this installation of Windows, select 'Share with other users of this Mac'.
Step 6 :
Start the installation and relax. Windows will automatically restart and Parallels Tools will automatically be installed on the first start.
That's it! Easy peasy, right?! Enjoy using Windows 10 on your Mac!
Also, here is a few alternative methods for creating Windows 10 virtual machine using Parallels Desktop:
- Migrating Windows from PC: http://kb.parallels.com/115007
- Setting up Parallels Desktop based on existing Boot Camp partition: http://kb.parallels.com/112941
- Setting up Parallels Desktop virtual machine on external USB stick:http://kb.parallels.com/123364
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Apple computers will soon be able to take advantage of Windows 10 apps with Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac. This software is the newest in a line of software from Parallels that allows for more functionality between operating systems than Apple's own 'Boot Camp' does alone. Here the key is 'Coherence' mode, allowing you to open Windows 10 apps the same way you would the same app in a standard Windows 10 environment. This includes Cortana, as you might have already guessed.
Inside Parallels Desktop 11 you'll find 'Always on Cortana', a feature which allows users to control both Windows and Mac applications with Cortana voice controls. This comes just as Microsoft brings the same functionality to Windows 10 users this year.
This new version of Parallels offers synchronization of volume between OS X and the virtual machine it creates. While earlier versions allowed you to set up connections like default apps between OS X and Windows apps, the method this time around is far easier.
Mac location services are now available to Windows apps, as is OS X's 'quick look' feature. If you've got a new MacBook, you can use your Force Touch gestures for quick look or in looking up word definitions.
Adobe premiere cc 18. Parallels does not operate the same as other software companies in that you'll need to pay for a new version of the software now that a new version of Windows is out. While some apps update their innards year in and year out, Parallels requires that you pay $79.99 per device or $49.99 per device if you're upgrading from their previous software version 9 or 10.
UPDATE: You can also attain the business edition of this software for $99.99 USD per year.
See more information in our pricing and release article from earlier today.
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