Just Released — Parallels Desktop for Mac 18.1 Update Fully Supports macOS Ventura and M1 Ultra Chip
We’re very excited to announce Parallels Desktop 18.1 update, which fully supports macOS Ventura as a primary OS and offers a ton of other...
Just Released! Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac
The latest version of the powerful desktop solution the Parallels® brand is known for is here: Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac!
Engineered for the latest Apple hardware and the upcoming macOS Ventura release, with improved...
Run Chrome OS Flex in Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac
Guest blog post by Dmitry Geynisman, Product Manager at Parallels
You might have heard the BIG news from Google about the early access release of Chrome OS Flex – a “standalone” version of Google’s OS that can be...
How Do I Run Power BI on a Mac?
Parallels® Desktop for Mac is a fantastic way to run Power BI on M1 and Intel-based Mac computers. That said, because Microsoft has not yet released an official Power BI desktop for Mac, users must use Windows virtualization to run it.
Parallels...
Windows 11 in a Parallels Desktop VM: An Update
As the expression goes, “May you live in interesting times.”
This is such an interesting time to be a Parallels® customer: macOS Monterey release imminent, Windows 11 released on...
Yes, you can play Windows games on an M1 Mac using Parallels Desktop
Age of Empires, Overwatch and many other games play well.
On an M1 Mac, operating systems in Parallels® Desktop virtual machines must be ARM-based operating systems, and this has led to...
Yes, you can run macOS Monterey in a VM on Mac with Intel and Apple M1 Chip
One of the first things I do when an OS that I am interested in releases a new beta version is to install it in a virtual machine (VM) in Parallels® Desktop for Mac. By definition, beta releases...
Just Released! Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac
It’s finally here! We’re so excited to introduce a new version of Parallels® Desktop: Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac. It is optimized for Windows 11 and macOS Monterey, unveils powerful new features for both Apple M1 and Intel and...
How to Use a “Windows Hello” Fingerprint Reader in Parallels Desktop
I really like using the Apple Touch ID feature on my MacBook Pro: instead of having to type my long and complex macOS password, I just tap my finger on the Touch ID sensor in the upper right of the...
How to Play Age of Empires on a Mac
My favourite game franchise of all-time, Age of Empires, is not available on the Mac, so I use Parallels® Desktop for Mac to run it in Windows 10 on the iMac in my home. Here is a one-minute video showing several game snippets of two of the Age of...