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Converting/cloning a Parallels VM to Boot Camp on Mac November 19, 2011 Tyler Crumpton Tips and Tricks A good friend of mine, Christopher Brown ( @ccbrown11 ), has successfully converted a Windows 7 virtual machine for Parallels on Mac OS X into a full-fledged Boot Camp partition on a Mac computer.

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Hi, some context:

I just ordered a fully loaded 15' MacBook Pro (that was announced on Oct. 27th), and while I have an Asus desktop (fully loaded, as well and frequently updated), I would love to see if my new laptop would have the capabilities to run some games on it with Parallels support. I could get the most updated version of Parallels as well, that's not a problem.

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I (of course) have Windows 10 licenses handy too, so that's not a problem. My main question is:

  • Does Parallels have the power to simultaneously run Windows games and the MacOS software in the background?

  • Do I need to resort to using Boot Camp in order to run games, even with the upgraded graphics card and 16GB of RAM?

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I'd prefer to not use Boot Camp as the frequent restarting is annoying and tasking on my mental stability. Thanks for your help!

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“Of all the ways to run Windows on a Mac, Parallels Desktop is my favorite because it just works. It's fast, it's reliable, and there's no need to futz about with confusing setting or convoluted setup processes.”
– Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet
“Unlike Apple’s Boot Camp, Parallels lets you run both operating systems at the same time.”
– Larry Magid, Forbes
”Parallels Desktop is the easiest, fastest, and most tightly integrated app for running Windows apps or the Windows desktop in Apple OS X.”
–Edward Mendelson, PCMag.com
“It’s always been astonishing that it’s faster to start up a Parallels PC than a real one. On my MacBook Air, I’m up and running in Windows six seconds after I double-click the Parallels icon.”
– David Pogue, Yahoo Tech
“The latest version of Parallels, the popular Windows virtualization tool for Mac OS X, almost feels like its trolling Apple.”
– Engadget
“The software has been iterating over a decade and now makes Windows feel like part of the macOS. You can also virtualize Linux, Android, and just about anything that runs on Intel chips including another instance of macOS—great for testing macOS Betas!”
–9to5Mac