![]() It’s very convenient to be able to get started using Windows 10 without an install disk or to transfer apps and files from an older PC using the Parallels Transfer app. But the main reason regular users might install Parallels or its competitors is for standard Windows. Parallels Desktop provides a variety of free systems, covering the likes of a Windows 10 Development environment, a Modern IE environment, a handful of Linux operating systems (with the key ones being Ubuntu, Fedora, and Debian/GNU), Android and even macOS 10.13.4 from the Recovery Partition. Using a virtual machine allows the whole disk formatting step to be skipped and instead proceed with directly installing the desired operating system. It does so by delivering virtual desktops and applications to any device, running Windows on a Mac, Mac management with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), remote access to PC and Mac computers from any device, as well as simplifying common computing tasks on both PC and Mac computers. ![]() The company behind Parallels Desktop is Washington-based Parallels Inc., creators of cross-platform software enabling businesses and individuals to use their favorite devices and technology on any number of platforms, covering everything from Windows, Mac and mobile to Linux, Raspberry Pi or the cloud. In addition to the 14-day trial, a Parallels purchase is protected by the company’s 30-day money-back guarantee. All that for as low as $6.66 per month, which includes a handy toolset and remote access to the computer desktop. Alongside eliminating the need to reboot into the desired operating system, it's also speedy enough to launch, suspend, and resume Windows and its apps without ever interfering with your activities. If your time is shared almost equally between macOS and Windows, then Parallels Desktop 13 is a welcome addition to your workflow. Less user-friendly storage optimization.Duplicate task bar icons in the menu bar.It's only an "experiment", as I don't have an real intention to use UltraScope I just want to see if I can get it to work since so much test equipment software (like software for arbitrary waveform generators and power supplies) are not supported on macOS, I thought "maybe" Parallels could be an option to get this Mac talking to various pieces of test gear especially since I plan to buy an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) in the $100 USD price range from AliExpress vendors after the Lunar New Year holiday is over and the Chinese businesses are back to work. Earlier, I did not fully isolate them and had some problem connecting, so maybe if I isolate Windows 10 as much as possible from the Mac (an option in Parallels config) I can get RIGOL UltraScope to work. Later, I will try installing NI-VISA and UltraScope for the RIGOL DS1054Z and see if I can get it to connect to the oscope, by isolating Windows 10 completely from the Mac. It's running a bit better since I repartitioned the boot disk. Trying Parallels again on the 12-core Mac Pro running Catalina. If I *really* must have Windows for some test equipment applications, I may just go the "buy a cheap PC route", which is the same advice from many reviewers and commenters out there in "discuss and share" land. I tried adjusting various Parallels configuration switches and sliders in the control panels, rebooting a number of times, but I ended up just deleting Parallels off my Mac. īut I thought to myself, since I have 64GB of RAM and 12-cores (and am quite happy about the performance of this MacPro, 2013), maybe I'll have a different outcome.Īlas, I experienced the same very slow performance others talked about in reviews. Had read a number of reviews comparing Parallels to BootCamp (and other approaches) and the bottom line seemed to be "the performance is so slow you are better off to buy a cheap Windows PC.". I then installed all the prerequisites for the RIGOL software, including NI-VISA for Windows and the drivers, etc. The basic Parallels installation went fine and so I also installed Windows 10. ![]() The reason for this install was to test some RIGOL test gear software which only runs on Windows. ![]() I just installed (and removed) Parallels Desktop 15 Edition on my MacPro (2013) with 64GB memory and 12-cores, which is running the latest version of macOS Catalina as of this post. ![]()
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