Version 1.6.1:
  1. For the completely uninitiated, Parallels has been putting Windows on Macs since 2006. It runs Microsoft’s OS in a virtual environment, so it’s essentially one huge application—as soon as.
  2. Share files and folders, copy and paste images and text & drag and drop files between Mac and Windows applications. Easy Set-Up Parallels Desktop automatically detects what you need to get started so you are up and going within minutes!

Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac has landed, and it is the easiest and best way to run Windows, Linux, or even MacOS on your Mac. And this version brings with it a raft of new features, including.

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Optimized for macOS 11 Big Sur with a refreshed design, easier setup, and other improvements. Below is the list of the most important fixes:

Big Sur as a host operating system
  • Resolves an issue with a Mac crashing after trying to start a virtual machine.
  • Resolves an issue with a virtual machine crashing when a user logs in to Windows.
  • Resolves an issue with the CPU menu in the virtual machine configuration showing only two menu items.
  • Resolves an issue with the 'Unable to pause 'virtual machine name'.' message appearing while deleting a snapshot.
  • Resolves an issue with the Parallels Desktop window moving up when switching between the tabs of the Parallels Desktop Preferences and virtual machine configuration dialog.
  • Resolves an issue with multiple virtual machine icons in the Dock.
Big Sur in a virtual machine
  • Resolves an issue with not being able to upgrade an existing macOS virtual machine to macOS 11 Big Sur.
  • Resolves an issue with not being able to install macOS 11 Big Sur in a virtual machine from the Recovery partition.
  • Resolves an issue with a macOS 11 Big Sur virtual machine showing a black screen after the Parallels Tools reinstallation.
  • Resolves an issue with a macOS virtual machine showing a black screen after upgrading it to macOS 11 Big Sur.
  • Resolves a rare issue with a macOS 11 Big Sur virtual machine rebooting when a user logs in.
  • Resolves an issue with the default screen resolution set to 1024x768 in a macOS 11 Big Sur virtual machine created on a Mac with the macOS version other than Big Sur.
  • Resolves an issue with Installation Assistant showing the macOS 11 Big Sur version incorrectly (as 10.16).
Other improvements
  • The Parallels Desktop user interface has been updated to meet the macOS 11 Big Sur style.
  • Parallels Desktop meets the macOS 11 Big Sur privacy restrictions. For example, it is not allowed to use Bluetooth until a user gives consent.
Network
  • You can configure Bridged networking for your virtual machine.
Graphics

Parallels For Mac Os

  • Support for DirectX 11.1 which brings better support for high-resolution monitors and support for more applications and games that require DirectX 11.
  • Support for Metal graphics in macOS Big Sur 11 (and later) virtual machines. This allowed Parallels engineers to improve the guest version of macOS performance and fix a number of issues that were reported in 2018-2020:
    • Selected text in a PDF document opened in Preview is blacked out.
    • Blank interface in the FileSimple application.
    • The clock in the macOS menu bar doesn’t look sharp sometimes.
    • Multiple tabs in Safari are displayed with graphical artifacts.
    • The Notes app crashes in macOS virtual machines.
    • The Maps app shows a black screen.
    • Black thumbnails in the Photos app installed in a macOS virtual machine.