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(Parallels executives say 80% of Parallels users run Windows in Coherence.) Now, such system events occur in a windowed mode.

Previously, when performing a system function such as installing updates or shutting down, the Windows went full-screen.

Coherence, in which the Windows desktop vanishes and Windows apps appear on the Mac desktop alongside Mac apps, has been improved.

Previously, setting up Windows virtual machines often required tweaking resource settings for memory and processors, but an automatic setting handles this for you.

A new display driver improves the way the Windows 10 and 11 interface responds, and improves video playback.

DirectX graphics perform 28% better, the company says. On M1-based Macs, the Windows 10 Insider Preview launches up to 33% faster, has 20% faster disc performance.

Corel says Parallels has performance gains in a variety of metrics on both kinds of Macs, including 38 percent faster resumes from suspension for Windows and Linux six times faster OpenGL graphics and a 25% boost for 2D graphics.

Parallels 17 can only run Windows 10 and 11 from Microsoft, only macOS Monterey and only four flavors of Linux.

However, the guest operating system options are more limited on an M1 Mac. And the Intel version officially supports 12 different distros of Linux.

You can also run as a guest OS legacy versions of macOS back to OS X Lion. You can get a subscription through the official site with a 14-day trial offer.On an Intel Mac, as in the past you can run older versions of Windows, going all the way back to Windows 2000. Up to 30 percent better virtual machine performance (Windows): Running a virtual machine (VM) of Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview on Parallels Desktop 16.5 on an M1 Mac performs up to 30 percent better than a Windows 10 VM running on Intel-based MacBook Pro with Intel Core i9 processor.Īll the goodness of Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac has now been re-engineered for the Apple M1 chip, including Coherence Mode, Touch Bar controls, Shared Profile, Mac keyboard layouts, macOS Big Sur in a VM, and more.Īll editions of Parallels Desktop 16.5 update for Mac support both M1 and Intel Mac computers (Standard Edition, Pro Edition, and Business Edition), the company clarified.Up to 60 percent better DirectX 11 performance: Parallels Desktop 16.5 running on an M1 Mac delivers up to 60 percent better DirectX 11 performance than on an Intel-based MacBook Pro with Radeon Pro 555X GPU.Up to 250 percent less energy used: On a Mac with an Apple M1 chip, Parallels Desktop 16.5 uses 2.5 times less energy than on a 2020 Intel-based MacBook Air computer.