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This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.2.3 (32663) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements:

• Resolves an issue with Windows 10 not booting after updating to Creators Update
• Resolves an issue with dragging and dropping files from Mac to Windows 10 Creators Update
• Resolves an issue with web pages opening in Windows 10 Creators Update instead of opening in Mac
• Resolves an issue with Windows 10 not installing from a USB thumb drive

NOTE: Parallels strongly recommends to keep your copy of Parallels Desktop up-to-date. To download the latest update go to Parallels Desktop menu ->Check for Updates, or download the installation image directly from here.

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.2.2 (32651)

This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.2.2 (32651) addresses overall stability and performance issues, brings support for macOS Sierra as a host or guest OS, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with printing from Windows using a shared Mac printer
• Resolves an issue with memory leaks in the Linux Shared Folder driver
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools failing to uninstall or update in Linux virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools failing to update in Mac virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with recognizing external mice in macOS virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with Ubuntu 16.04 application icons in the Dock not responding to system menu commands like Hide and Show All Windows
• Resolves an issue with generating the same MAC address for multiple virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools not installing in Fedora 24 virtual machines

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.2.1 (32626)

This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.2.1 (32626) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with the Windows 10 Insider Preview Start menu not showing up in Coherence
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Desktop crashing on quit when downloading a Free System from the New Virtual Machine assistant
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools not installing in OpenSUSE Linux 42.1
• Resolves an issue with not connecting to Mint 17.3 and Ubuntu 16.04 virtual machines via VNC if Parallels Tools are installed
• Resolves an issue with an error switching to Coherence in Ubuntu 16.04 virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with a kernel panic when upgrading OS X Mavericks virtual machine to OS X El Capitan
• Resolves an issue with the Space key not working in virtual machines after upgrading the host OS to macOS Sierra Preview or Public Beta
• Resolves an issue with sharing Windows with a macOS Sierra host OS
• Resolves an issue with accidental sticky keys in OS X virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with bridging to tagged VLAN networks
• Resolves an issue with desktop visual artefacts in Ubuntu virtual machines on the MacBook 12-inch Retina

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.2.0 (32581)

This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.2.0 (32581) addresses overall stability and performance issues, brings new features for Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition, introduces new downloadable free systems from the New Virtual Machine Wizard, and includes the fixes listed below.

New features in Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition:

1. New Developer Settings pane in virtual machine configuration, with the following features:
   • Manage automatic Parallels Tools update in virtual machines
   • Use a Linux virtual machine name as the Guest OS hostname
   • Sync SSH public keys from Mac with Linux virtual machines to make an SSH connection without entering a password.
2. New free downloadable appliances in New Virtual Machine Wizard:
   • Windows 10 Development Environment by Microsoft.

The update includes the following fixes for each Parallels Desktop for Mac edition:

• Adds support to Ubuntu 16.04
• Resolves an issue with resizing a file system when increasing a virtual hard disk size
• Resolves an issue with interruptions when downloading free systems from the New Virtual Machine Wizard
• Resolves an issue with detecting a CD/DVD installation media as USB when installing a new virtual machine
• Resolves an issue with a virtual machine crashing when adding a new printer to Mac
• Resolves an issue with a virtual machine not starting if Rollback mode is set to discard changes
• Resolves an issue with switching to Coherence mode on Ubuntu 15.10 virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with an error message when reassigning a USB device from Mac to a virtual machine
• Resolves an issue with an error message about some of the required kernel modules are missing in Linux virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with compressing some types of DNS records in Shared Network, which led to the inability to resolve some names with some types of DNS-servers
• Resolves an issue with some domain-specific DNS-servers when domain-names begin with a space in the System Configuration

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.1.3 (32521)

This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.1.3 (32521) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with virtual machines crashing with Nested Virtualization enabled
• Resolves an issue with virtual machines crashing when adding a printer
• Resolves an issue with an OS X Yosemite host OS crashing when connecting a USB device
• Resolves an issue with virtual machines starting with a critical error
• Resolves an issue with Chinese (Simplified) input method in Coherence
• Resolves an issue with an incompatibility error message when starting OS X virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with performance degradation over time when running a 3D intensive application in Windows
• Resolves an issue with graphic artifacts in the Adomi 2016 application

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.1.2 (32408)

This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.1.2 (32408) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with connecting USB devices to virtual machines after upgrading the host OS to OS X El Capitan 10.11.2
• Resolves an issue with an error waking virtual machine from sleep
• Resolves an issue with virtual machines not recognizing additional displays when using all displays in Full Screen
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Desktop crashing when adding a new printer in an OS X host OS
• Resolves an issue with accidental network connectivity failure in virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with a black screen appearing after installing Parallels Tools on OS X 10.6 and 10.7 virtual machines.
• Resolves an issue with UDP port forwarding not remapping back to the source IP port

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.1.1 (32312)

This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.1.1 (32312) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with Boot Camp virtual machines not booting, and instead showing Windows recovery options.
• Resolves an issue with a mouse cursor looking corrupted when Retina settings are applied to an external display.
• Resolves an issue with not being able to mount an NTFS drive in Mac OS X when Parallels Desktop is running.
• Resolves an issue with Ubuntu 15.10 not working in Coherence.
• Resolves an issue with Microsoft Outlook crashing in Windows after opening an Outlook file from OS X.
• Resolves an issue with incorrect display arrangement when switching to a virtual machine working in Full Screen on multiple displays.
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Desktop crashing after quitting a virtual machine in Full Screen while another virtual machine is running.
• Resolves an issue with virtual machines hanging when removing a snapshot.
• Resolves an issue with the screen blinking after Parallels Tools are installed in Fedora 23.
• Resolves other crash and stability issues.

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.1.0 (32202)

This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.1.0 (32202) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with a sound error when starting a virtual machine
• Resolves an issue with accidental crashes when starting Windows applications
• Resolves an issue with recognizing external USB devices in Windows virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with virtual machine offset after using either a dedicated desktop Space or Split View
• Resolves an issue with inaccurate mouse positioning in Windows virtual machines with two displays
• Resolves an issue with not being able to start a virtual machine, with the “Operation timeout” error message
• Resolves an issue with switching to Full Screen when working with multiple virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with importing a Boot Camp partition into a virtual machine on 2015 MacBooks
• Resolves an issue with copying and pasting files from OS X to Windows virtual machines in Coherence mode
• Resolves an issue with graphical artifacts in the SolidWorks application in Coherence mode
• Resolves an issue with Shared Folders in OS X virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with virtual machines getting stuck on pausing when in headless mode
• Resolves an issue with grey background artefacts in Coherence
• Resolves an issue with DropBox sharing with OS X virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with prl_cc.exe excessive CPU usage
• Resolves an issue with accidental events when virtual machine settings are not saved
• Resolves an issue with virtual machines crashing when playing GTA 5

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.0.2 (31348)

This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.0.2 (31348) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with mouse cursor positioning in Windows 10 when using all displays in Full Screen
• Resolves an issue with dragging and dropping from a virtual machine to OS X in Coherence
• Resolves an issue with installing an OS X El Capitan virtual machine from the .app image
• Resolves an issue with opening virtual machine applications from the Dock in OS X El Capitan
• Resolves an issue with Microsoft Office application windows rendering in Coherence after restoring a window from the Dock
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools installation in Ubuntu 15.04 virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with the Network Conditioner tool not working in virtual machines with Bridged networking
• Resolves an issue with some applications not appearing in iCloud Drive shared from OS X with Windows virtual machines
• Resolves an issue with shared folders being incompatible with Visual Studio projects
• Resolves an issue with virtual machine desktop icons rearranging after restart
• Resolves an issue with the button to switch a virtual machine to Coherence being positioned incorrectly
• Resolves an issue with graphic artefacts when running an application in a Linux virtual machine.

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.0.1 (31277)

This update for Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 11.0.1 (31277) addresses overall stability and performance issues, and includes the following fixes:

• Resolves an issue with virtual machines stalling when trying to boot from a SATA drive
• Resolves an issue with virtual machines crashing in certain circumstances when suspending
• Resolves an issue with copying and pasting from the Mac side to a virtual machine
• Resolves an issue with converting third-party virtual machines with split hard disks
• Resolves an issue with converting third-party virtual machines based on a Boot Camp partition
• Resolves an issue with empty icons in Parallels Desktop Control Center for virtual machines on external drives
• Resolves issues with installing Windows 10 from USB media
• Resolves an issue with Parallels Tools installation not automatically starting after installing Windows 10 from USB media
• Resolves an issue with Boot Camp virtual machines not suspending
• Resolves an issue with booting Windows from a Boot Camp partition after installing the virtual machine from Boot Camp.
• Resolves an issue with importing a Boot Camp virtual machine

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac release build 11.0.31193 includes the following new features:

Support for Windows 10

• An onscreen guide walks you through upgrading a Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 virtual machine to Windows 10.
• Use Cortana, the Microsoft speech-enabled virtual assistant, even when your Windows 10 virtual machine isn’t the frontmost application.
• When running Windows 10, the Action Center has an icon in the OS X Menu Bar, so you won’t miss messages from Windows.

Optimized for longer battery life

• Battery life is extended up to 15% in office and heavy 3D graphics scenarios.
• Travel Mode extends battery life by temporarily shutting down resource-intensive services running in the VM.

Performance

• Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 startup and shutdown are up to 50% faster
• Operations with files in Windows are greatly improved (the PassMark disk test shows up to 20% improvement).
• Operations with files moving from Mac to Windows and vice versa are up to 5% faster.
• Suspending a virtual machine is up to 20% faster.
• Improved network performance in certain scenarios.

Productivity

• OS X Quick Look for Windows apps: Quickly preview a Windows file before opening it, just as you would on the Mac.
• Menu item 'Open Recent' when right-clicking Dock icons of popular Windows applications.
• Menu items 'New Document', 'New Spreadsheet',” and 'New Presentation' when right-clicking Dock icons of Microsoft Office and some other apps.
• Resuming a virtual machine can be cancelled while in process.
• Menu item 'Open in Windows' when right-clicking Mac files.
• When you open a Mac file in a Windows VM, a notification gives you the option to set files of that type to always open in the Windows application.

• Printing from Windows using a printer shared from OS X allows you to adjust paper size and select one- or two-side printing using the OS X Page Setup dialogue.

• Quickly lookup a word or preview a file in Windows using a Force Touch trackpad.

• Added new default shortcuts for Windows virtual machines:

  • Command + Backspace = Shift + Delete
  • Alt + Right = Ctrl + Right
  • Alt + Left = Ctrl + Left
  • Alt + Shift + Right = Ctrl + Shift + Right
  • Alt + Shift + Left = Ctrl + Shift + LeftCtrl + Alt + Backspace = Ctrl + Alt + Delete

Other new features

• OS X Location sharing with Windows virtual machines.
• Automatic synchronization of the volume setting of the virtual machine with the volume setting of the Mac.
• New 'English Japanese (Apple) - Parallels' layout to support JIS keyboards.
• Create a new OS X virtual machine from any OS X recovery partition.

General enhancement

• Improved support for Boot Camp virtual machines.
• Simplified virtual machine configuration interface.
• Virtual Machines with Snapshots enabled now support compacting.
• Automatic virtual machine Pause mode intelligence improvements.
• Switch to Coherence using a button in the virtual machine title bar.
• Improved importing of third-party virtual machines.

Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition

A new edition to the Parallels Desktop family, Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro Edition is designed for developers, web and graphic designers, power users, and other professionals with demanding needs.

Support for popular developer tools

• A plugin for Visual Studio for remote debugging in target virtual machines.
• Integration with Docker: Manage Docker hosts in (or with) Parallels Desktop.
• Integration with Chef: ohai now detects Parallels Desktop as host system on Mac and as guest system on Mac, Windows and Linux.
• Integration with Jenkins: a plugin for continuous integration.Parallels Control Center toolbar
• Debug Guest with help of the Parallels debugger (DBG).
• Connect to a virtual machine via secure shell (SSH).
• Generate a guest OS core dump with one click (DMP).
• Open the virtual machine IP address in default browser on Mac (WEB).

Network tools

• Analyze network traffic in virtual machines using the tcpdump or wireshark utility from the Mac host.
• Create custom virtual networks.
• Simulate various network instabilities by configuring bandwidth and packets loss.

Work with multiple virtual machines

• Headless mode for running virtual machines in background.
• Sorting option for virtual machines in the Parallels Control Center.
• Easily distinguish between your virtual machines with color boundaries and Dock icon badges.
• Resolve DNS requests from virtual machines through the host.
• CLI bash completion.
• Network boot for OS X virtual machines.
• Change virtual machine icons in the Dock to custom icons. To do so, right-click a virtual machine .pvm bundle and select 'Get Info' Paste a custom icon to replace the original.

Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition

• Virtual machine security options are consolidated in a dedicated 'Security' tab in the Configuration dialog.
• License Management: Show, hide, and reorder licensed computers in the Licensing Portal.

Parallels Desktop for Mac, by Parallels, is software providing hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors.

• 1Overview
• 2Version 2.5
• 3Version 3.0
• 4Version 4.0
• 5Version 5
  • 5.1Feature update
• 15Supported operating systems

Overview[edit]

Parallels, Inc. is a developer of desktop and server virtualization software.

Historical[edit]

Released on June 15, 2006, it was the first software product to bring mainstream virtualization to Macintosh computers utilizing the Apple–Intel architecture (earlier software products ran PC software in an emulated environment).

Its name initially was 'Parallels Workstation for Mac OS X', which was consistent with the company's corresponding Linux and Windows products. This name was not well received within the Mac community, where some felt that the name, particularly the term “workstation,” evoked the aesthetics of a Windows product. Parallels agreed: “Since we've got a great Mac product, we should make it look and sound like a Mac product...”, it was therefore renamed ‘Parallels Desktop for Mac’.^[1]

On January 10, 2007, Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac was awarded “Best in Show” at MacWorld 2007.^[2]

Technical[edit]

Parallels Desktop for Mac is a hardware emulation virtualization software, using hypervisor technology that works by mapping the host computer's hardware resources directly to the virtual machine's resources. Each virtual machine thus operates identically to a standalone computer, with virtually all the resources of a physical computer.^[3] Because all guest virtual machines use the same hardware drivers irrespective of the actual hardware on the host computer, virtual machine instances are highly portable between computers. For example, a running virtual machine can be stopped, copied to another physical computer, and restarted.

Parallels Desktop for Mac is able to virtualize a full set of standard PC hardware, including^[4]

• A virtualized CPU of the same type as the host's physical processor,
• ACPI compliance system,
• A generic motherboard compatible with the Intel i965 chipset,
• Up to 64 GB of RAM for guest virtual machines,
• Up to 2 GB of video RAM (VRAM),
• VGA and SVGAvideo adapter with VESA 3.0 support and OpenGL and DirectX 10.1 acceleration,
• A 1.44 MB floppy drive, which can be mapped to a physical drive or to an image file,
• Up to four IDE devices. This includes virtual hard drives ranging in size from 20 MB to 2 TB each and CD/DVD-ROM drives. Virtual CD/DVD-ROM drives can be mapped to either physical drives or ISO image files.
• DVD/CD-ROM “pass-through” access,
• Up to four serial ports that can be mapped to a pipe or to an output file,
• Up to three bi-directional parallel ports, each of which can be mapped to a real port, to a real printer, or to an output file,
• An Ethernet virtual network card compatible with Realtek RTL8029(AS), capable of up to 16 network interface connections,
• Up to eight USB 2.0 devices and two USB 1.1 devices,
• An AC'97-compatible sound card.
• A 104-key Windows enhanced keyboard and a PS/2 wheel mouse.

Version 2.5[edit]

The first official release of version 2.5 was on February 27, 2007, as build 3186.

Version 2.5 brought support for USB 2.0 devices, which expanded the number of USB devices supported at native speed, including support for built-in iSight USB webcams. The amount of video RAM allocated to the guest OS was made adjustable, up to 32MB. Full featured CD/DVD drives arrived in this version, which allowed the user to burn disks directly in the virtual environment, and play any copy-protected CD or DVD as one would in Mac OS X. In addition, a shared clipboard and drag-drop support between Mac OS X and the guest OS was implemented. This version brought the ability for users with a Windows XP installation to upgrade to Windows Vista from within the VM environment.^[5] A new feature known as Coherence was added, which removed the Windows chrome, desktop, and the virtualization frames to create a more seamless desktop environment between Windows and Mac OS X applications. This version also allowed users to boot their existing Boot Camp Windows XP partitions, which eliminated the need to have multiple Windows installations on their Mac. A tool called Parallels Transporter was included to allow users to migrate their Windows PC, or existing VMware or Virtual PC VMs to Parallels Desktop for Mac.

Netsys lawsuit[edit]

In 2007, the German company Netsys GmbH sued Parallels' German distributor Avanquest for copyright violation, claiming that Parallels Desktop and Parallels Workstation are directly based on a line of products called “twoOStwo” that Parallels developed on paid commission for Netsys, of which it says, Netsys has been assigned all copyrights. Additionally, the lawsuit claimed that Parallels Desktop 2.5's compatibility with “twoOStwo” showed that the two software products are run by essentially the same functional core.^[6] When Netsys lost its initial urgency proceeding, it filed a new suit, in which it requested a temporary injunction from the Landgericht district court of Berlin.^[7]

Version 3.0[edit]

On June 7, 2007 build 4124 was released as the first publicly available version of Desktop 3.0.

Version 3.0 retained all of the functionality from previous versions and added new features and tools. Support for DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL^[8] was added, allowing Mac users to play some Windows games without the need to boot into Windows with Boot Camp.^[9] A new feature called SmartSelect offers cross OS file and application integration by allowing the user to open Windows files with Mac OS X programs and vice versa. Parallels Explorer was introduced, which allows the user to browse their Windows system files in Mac OS X without actually launching Windows. A new snapshot feature was included, allowing one to restore their virtual machine environment to a previous state in case of issues. Further, Parallels added a security manager to limit the amount of interaction between the Windows and Mac OS X installations. This version included a long-awaited complete “Parallels tools'” driver suite for Linux guest operating systems. Therefore, integration between Mac OS X and Linux guest-OS's was greatly improved.^[10]

Despite the addition of numerous new features, tools and added functionality, the first iteration of Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0 was missing some of the features that Parallels had planned for it. A Parallels, Inc. representative stated at MacWorld in January 2007 that version 3.0 would bring accelerated graphics, “multi-core virtual machines/virtual SMP, some SCSI support, a more Mac-like feel, as well as a more sophisticated coherence mode, dubbed Coherence 2.0”.^[11] While accelerated graphics have materialised, Coherence, as well as the overall look and feel of Parallels Desktop for Mac has only changed slightly. Also, SCSI support has not been implemented.^[12]

It is currently unknown if these features have been abandoned altogether, or if they will show up in a later build of version 3.0.

Build 4560, released on July 17, 2007,^[13] added an imaging tool which allowed users to add capacity to their virtual disks.

Feature update[edit]

Build 5160, released on September 11, 2007,^[14] added some new features and updated some current features.

The release focused on updates to Coherence, with support for Exposé, window shadows, transparent windows, and the ability to overlap several Windows and Mac windows. Further, Parallels' Image Tool was updated to allow one to change their virtual hard disk format between plain and expanding.Parallels Explorer was updated to allow for one to automatically mount an offline VM hard drive to the Mac desktop. Some new features added are iPhone support in Windows, allowing iTunes in Windows to sync with it.^[15] Users can now mirror desktops or other folders. Further, Mac drives can now be mapped by Windows and sound devices can now be changed ‘on the fly’. Up to 2 GB of RAM can be allocated to a virtual machine, with a total of 4 GB of RAM available.^[16]

Parallels Desktop 11 Software For Mac Serial Key

Parallels Desktop for Mac Build 5608 added support for guest Parallels Tools for Linux in the latest Linux distributions (including Ubuntu 8). It also added support for running 3D graphics in Windows virtual machines on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.3.

Use of code from the Wine project[edit]

According to Parallels' Licensing page, Desktop for Mac version 3.0 contains Direct3D code that was originally developed by the Wineopen-source project.^[17] Wine software is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, which required Parallels to release the source code. Parallels released the modified source code on July 2, 2007, about 2 weeks after the promised release date.^[18] A Parallels spokesman explained the reasons for the delay in a message on the official company blog.^[19]

Version 4.0[edit]

Version 4.0, released November 11, 2008,^[20] updates its GUI, adds some new features, enhances its performance by up to 50%^[21] and consumes 15–30% less power than previous versions.^[22] Version 4.0 is the first version that supports both 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems. Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac's 3D support includes DirectX 9.0, DirectX Pixel Shader 2.0 and OpenGL 2.0^[23] as well as 256 MB video memory. It also adds support for 8 GB RAM in a virtual machine and 8-way SMP. Parallels Desktop 4.0 introduces an adaptive hypervisor, which allows users to focus the host computer's resources towards either host or the guest operating system.^[24]

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac adds some new features such as:

• A fourth viewing mode called Modality,^[20] which allows users to scale the size of an active guest operating system on the Mac's desktop
• A new screenshot utility called Clips, which lets users take and share screenshots between the host and the guest operating systems.
• Start Menu integration and Automatic Windows Notifications on the Apple Menu Bar.
• The ability to use select voice commands^[25] to remotely control the virtual machine.
• The ability to start and stop a virtual machine via the iPhone. (Requires installing an iPhone application from Apple's AppStore.)

Starting with the Version 4.0 release, Parallels Desktop for Mac has a new logo, which resembles an aluminum iMac, with what appears to be Windows XP on the screen and 2 parallel red lines overlaid on the right side.

Feature update[edit]

Build 3810, released January 9, 2009,^[26] includes performance enhancements and features, such as DirectX 9.0 Shaders Model 2 and Vertex Shader support for additional 3D support Intel Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE4) for better media applications performance. Build 3810 also adds support for running Windows 7 in a VM and for running Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server as either a host or as a guest OS.^[27]

Also included are usability features such as the ability to share Windows files by dragging them directly to a Mac application in the Mac Dock. Windows can now also automatically start in the background when a user opens a Windows application on the Mac desktop. Version 4.0 drew criticism for problems upgrading from Version 3.0 shortly after its initial release.^[28] Build 3810 also addresses installation and upgrade issues previously experienced with Version 4.0 and introduces the option to enroll in the company's new Customer Experience Program, which lets customers provide information about their preferences and user priorities.

Version 5[edit]

Officially released on November 4, 2009, Parallels Desktop 5 adds several new features, mainly to improve integration with the host OS.

New features include:

• 3D graphics and speed improvements
• Optimized for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
• Support for Windows 7
• Theming of Windows applications to make them look like native applications
• Support for Multi-Touch gestures (from a trackpad or Magic Mouse) and the Apple Remote
• The ability to drag and drop formatted text and images between Windows, Linux, and Mac applications,
• The ability for a system administrator to lock down a virtual machine so that users can't change the state of the virtual machine,
• Support for OpenGL 2.1 for Linux guest virtual machines.
• Support for DirectX 9c with Shader Model 3.

Feature update[edit]

Build 9308, released on December 21, 2009, added some new features.^[29]

Linux guest operating systems[edit]

• Parallels Tools support Xorg 1.7 in Fedora 12 virtual machines (experimental)
• Parallels Tools support Mandriva 2010 (experimental)
• OpenSUSE 11.1 installation media auto detection

Virtualization[edit]

• Improved performance for USB mass storage.

Windows guest operating systems[edit]

• Improved resume from suspend in virtual machines with multiple monitors assigned.
• Improved performance for file access via Shared Folders.

3D and video[edit]

• Improved performance for video playback in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
• Windows Aero is not available by default for machines with Intel GMA X3100 and GMA 950 graphic adapters (some MacBook and Mac Mini models). It is available on MacBooks with NVIDIA 9400M graphics cards.^[30]
• Vertical synchronization is now configurable. You can configure these settings using the corresponding option in the virtual machine video configuration page.
• Improved 3D performance for the video game Mirror's Edge.

macOS Server guest operating system[edit]

• The ability to pass kernel options to the macOS Server guest OS has been added. To do so, enable the 'Select boot device on startup' option in the virtual machine configuration, which will enable you to specify the necessary kernel options in the 5-second timeout before booting the kernel.

Version 6[edit]

Officially announced on September 9, 2010 and launched on September 14, 2010, Parallel 6 has full 64-bit support for the first time. Parallels claims that Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac '[has] over 80 new and improved features, including speed 40% above the previous version.' Specific new features include:

• An all-new 64-bit engine
• 5.1 Surround Sound support
• Better import implementation of VMware, Virtual PC virtual machines and Boot Camp partitions
• Improved network, hard drive and Transporter performance
• Windows program Spotlight integration
• Faster Windows launch time
• Enhanced 3D graphics that are 40% better than previous versions
• Ability to extend Mac OS X Parental Controls to Windows applications
• Ability to use Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts in Windows applications
• Enhanced Spaces and Exposé support

Version 7[edit]

Officially announced on September 1, 2011 and released on September 6, 2011, Parallels Desktop 7 adds many new features. These include:

• Integration with OS X 10.7.4 'Lion':
  • Full-screen support
  • Use of Launchpad for Windows apps
  • Mission Control support
  • Lion as a guest OS
  • Lion animations support
• Improved user interface
• New standard help and documentation
• Shared devices with Mac OS X
• Longer battery life
• Mac OS X parental controls support
• Support for Intel AES-NI encryption
• Enhanced performance and 3D graphics
• Support for up to 1GB video memory in virtual machine
• Enhanced audio support - up to 192 kHz
• Surround sound 7.1
• Added support for Windows 7

Version 8[edit]

Officially announced August 22, 2012 and released September 4, 2012, Parallels Desktop 8 adds many new features:

• OS X 10.8 'Mountain Lion' as a guest OS
• Retina resolution can be passed to virtual machines
• Windows 7 and Windows 8 automatically optimised for best experience on Retina
• Parallels Desktop notifications
• Notification Center support for Windows 8 toast notifications
• Mountain Lion Dictation in Windows apps
• Full screen on demand for Windows applications in Coherence
• Presentation Wizard
• Open in Internet Explorer button for Safari
• Drag & drop file to Outlook in the Dock opens new email with attachment
• Multi-language Keyboard Sync in Mac and Windows
• Full support for new Modern UI Windows 8 applications (Dock, Mission Control, Launchpad)
• Reworked Keyboard shortcuts preferences
• Use the standard OS X system preferences to set Parallels Desktop application shortcuts.
• Resources (CPU/RAM) monitoring
• Indication for VM hard drive space usage
• Shared Bluetooth
• Improved Virtual Machine boot time/Windows boots time are up to 25% faster than previous version
• Pause & resume Windows up to 25% faster than previous version
• Input/output (I/O) operations are up to 35% faster than previous version
• Games run up to 30% faster than previous version
• DirectX 10 support
• Full USB 3.0 support for faster connections to peripheral devices for Virtual Machines starting from Parallels Desktop 8.0.18305 <http://kb.parallels.com/en/115008>

Version 9[edit]

Officially announced on August 29, 2013 and released on September 5, 2013, Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac includes these new features and enhancements:

• Brings back the 'real' Start menu for Windows 8 and enables Modern apps in separate windows instead of full screen
• Power Nap support, so applications stay up-to-date on Retina Display Mac and MacBook Air computers
• Thunderbolt and Firewire storage devices are designated to connect to Windows virtual machine
• Sticky Multi-monitor setup remembers settings and puts Windows virtual machines back into Full Screen mode on the remote monitor
• Sync iCloud, SkyDrive, Dropbox and more without unnecessary duplication of files
• Windows apps can launch the OS X Mountain Lion Dictionary with Dictionary gesture
• Enhanced integration with MacOS for Linux users
• Enhanced New Virtual Machine Wizard makes it easier to set up a new virtual machine, especially on computers without hard drives
• PDF printer for Windows to print from any Windows application to a PDF on the Mac desktop, even if the application doesn't have that functionality
• Compatibility with OS X 10.9 'Mavericks'
• Easily install and access complimentary security software subscriptions from one location
• Up to 40% better disk performance than previous versions
• Virtual machines shut down up to 25% faster and suspend up to 20% faster than with Parallels Desktop 8
• 3D graphics and web browsing are 15% faster than in Parallels Desktop 8

Enterprise version:

• Set an expiration date for the virtual machine.
• Run virtual machines in headless mode.
• Start virtual machines on Mac boot.

Version 10[edit]

Released August 20, 2014, Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac includes support for OS X 10.10 'Yosemite'.^[31]

Less than a year after release of its release, Parallels spokesperson John Uppendahl confirmed version 10 will not be fully compatible with Windows 10. The coherence mode, which integrates the Windows user interface with OS X, will not be updated and users will need to purchase and upgrade to version 11 to continue using this feature.^[32]

Parallels Desktop For Mac Pro

Version 11[edit]

Released August 19, 2015, Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac includes support for Windows 10 and is ready for OS X 10.11 'El Capitan'.^[33]

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac is available as a one-time purchase of $79.99 for the Desktop edition, and as an annual subscription of $99.99 for Pro edition.^[34] Version 11 has multiple issues with macOS 10.13, High Sierra. The website currently offers a full price upgrade to Version 13 as a correction, effectively making this version obsolete with the macOS upgrades.^[35]

Version 12[edit]

Released August 18, 2016.^[36]

Version 13[edit]

Released August 22, 2017,^[37] Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac provides macOS High Sierra readiness and support for upcoming Windows 10 features. According to Parallels, the new version makes it simple for MacBook Pro users to add Windows applications to the Touch Bar, and to use the Touch Bar within Windows applications. It is also the first solution to bring the upcoming Windows 10 People Bar feature to the Mac, including integration with the Mac Dock and Spotlight. The new version also features up to 100 percent performance improvements for completing certain tasks. The update also brings in a slightly refreshed UI to better match macOS and visual improvements for Windows users on Retina displays.^[38]

Version 14[edit]

Released August 21, 2018, Parallels Desktop 14 supports macOS 10.14 'Mojave'.^[39]

Supported operating systems[edit]

Parallels Desktop for Mac Business, Home and Pro Editions requires these versions of MacOS:^[40]

Parallels Desktop 11 and 12 only partially support macOS 'High Sierra':

^A Coherence Mode windows may appear under MacOS windows, and some graphics artifacts may occur.

^B Neither Parallels Desktop 11 nor 12 fully support APFS disks, including virtual disks and Boot Camp partitions. Therefore, a 'High Sierra' guest machine must be installed 'manually' by passing the '--converttoapfs NO' command line switch, and cannot use the automated Parallels virtual machine creation process.

Parallels Desktop 13 For Mac

Guest[edit]

In Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac, support for guest operating systems includes a variety of 32-bit and 64-bit x86 operating systems, including:^[40]

• Multiple versions of Windows, including Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (Windows 8.1 must generally be installed from a DVD, since Microsoft offered only the '.exe' version of Windows 8.1 in downloadable form, and did not offer the '.iso' version as a download (Microsoft has released an ISO version of Windows 8.1 a few months earlier)).
• Mac OS X Leopard Server, Snow Leopard Server, and Mac OS X Lion (only with Mac OS X Lion as host OS)
• Various Linux distributions
• eComStation, OS/2, Solaris

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Free Software For Mac Os X

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External links[edit]

• Official website