Parallels Desktop - 13.0 Getting Started

Getting Started With

Parallels Desktop

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Contents

Welcome to Parallels Desktop .................................................................................. 4

What You Can Do ........................................................................................................... 4

Get Started ..................................................................................................................... 5

Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop ........................................................................ 6

What You Need............................................................................................................... 6

Install Parallels Desktop ................................................................................................... 7

Activate Parallels Desktop ........................................................................................................8

Upgrade Parallels Desktop ............................................................................................ 10

Install or Import Windows ....................................................................................... 12

Download and Install Windows 10 from Microsoft .......................................................... 12

Install Windows Using an Image File, DVD Disc or USB Drive ......................................... 13

Import Windows from a PC ........................................................................................... 14

Import from an Earlier Parallels Desktop or Other Virtualization Application ...................... 15

Use Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop .......................................................................... 15

Download and Use Pre-installed Virtual Machines .......................................................... 16

Use Windows ........................................................................................................... 17

Open a Windows Application ......................................................................................... 17

Install Windows Applications .......................................................................................... 20

Learning More, Support, and Feedback ................................................................. 22

More Resources ............................................................................................................ 22

Index ........................................................................................................................ 24

C HAPTER 1

Welcome to Parallels Desktop

You no longer have to choose between the Mac and the PC. Parallels Desktop lets you use Windows side-by-side with macOS on your Mac.

Use this guide to quickly set up and start using Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac.

In This Chapter

What You Can Do .................................................................................................. 4

Get Started ............................................................................................................ 5

What You Can Do

With Parallels Desktop, you can:

Welcome to Parallels Desktop

• Open Windows applications side-by-side with your macOS applications, without having to

restart

• Copy and paste text and drag and drop objects between Mac and Windows applications

• Run Windows games and other 3D applications

• Transfer all your data from a PC and use it on your Mac

• Easily share files, devices, and other resources between Windows and the Mac

• Install other operating systems, such as trial versions of Windows, Linux, another copy of

macOS, and free virtual appliances; and use them together

• And much more

Get Started

After just a few steps, you can begin using Windows applications on your Mac:

Note: This guide is focused on Windows, however, Parallels Desktop also supports various Linux operating systems, different versions of macOS, etc.

Step 1: Install Parallels Desktop. Once the installation is complete, you must activate Parallels Desktop (p. 8).

Step 2: Install Windows in a virtual machine. There are several ways to install Windows (or any other operating system) in a virtual machine. You can:

• download and install Windows 10 from Microsoft (p. 12);

• install Windows using an ISO image file, DVD disc or USB thumb drive with Windows

installation files (p. 13);

• transfer a physical computer with Windows to a virtual machine (p. 14);

• use the virtual machine created in previous versions of Parallels Desktop or convert a third-

party virtual machine (VMware or Virtual Box) to the Parallels format (p. 15);

• use Windows from the Boot Camp partition (p. 15); or

• download an already pre-installed virtual machine (p. 16).

Step 3: Install Windows applications.

You only need to follow these steps once. Then you can open and use your Windows applications on your Mac anytime you like.

C HAPTER 2

Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop

Follow the instructions in this section to install or upgrade Parallels Desktop.

Note: You can either purchase a boxed version of Parallels Desktop 13 or purchase and download it from the Parallels website.

In This Chapter

What You Need ...................................................................................................... 6

Install Parallels Desktop .......................................................................................... 7

Upgrade Parallels Desktop ...................................................................................... 10

What You Need

To install and set up Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac, you need:

• A Mac computer with:

• A Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Intel Core M or Xeon

processor.

• At least 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)

• At least 850 MB of space available on the boot volume (the volume that has macOS) for

Parallels Desktop installation

• Enough free disk space for each virtual machine and its applications (at least 15 GB for each

installation of Windows)

• macOS High Sierra 10.13 (when available), macOS Sierra 10.12 or later, OS X El Capitan

10.11.5 or later, OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 or later.

To identify your computer's processor, memory, and macOS version, choose Apple menu > About This Mac.

• Internet connection required for product activation, select features, and online updates

• One of the following:

• Windows installation media.

Note: If you don't have Windows, Parallels Desktop can help you download and install Windows 10.

Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop

• An Internet connection to download and install freely available operating systems such as

Ubuntu, Fedora or other Linux systems supported by Parallels Desktop.

• A macOS recovery partition that can be used to create a virtual machine with the guest

version of macOS.

• A Windows computer to transfer to a virtual machine and use it on your Mac alongside

macOS.

• The Boot Camp partition with Windows to create a Boot Camp-based virtual machine.

For a list of operating systems that Parallels Desktop supports for use with your Mac, see Supported Guest Operating Systems or go to http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/system-requirements/.

Install Parallels Desktop

You can be up and running with Parallels Desktop in a few easy steps:

1 Make sure you have the latest version of macOS. 2 Do one of the following:

• If you downloaded Parallels Desktop from the Parallels website, double-click the disk image

file, most likely in your Downloads folder.

Note: The build number shown above is just an example. The number of your image file should differ from that on the screenshot.

• If you purchased a boxed copy of Parallels Desktop with a USB thumb drive, connect the

drive to your Mac, open it and double-click the disk image file.

• If you purchased a boxed copy with a link to the installation file, open the link in your web

browser, download Parallels Desktop and double-click the disk image file.

• If you purchased a boxed copy with an installation disc, insert the disc.

Note: If your Mac doesn't have a DVD-ROM, you can use the download link, available in the retail box, to download Parallels Desktop over the Internet.

3 Double-click the Install icon and follow the onscreen instructions to install Parallels Desktop.

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Activate Parallels Desktop

After Parallels Desktop is installed, you must sign in to Parallels and activate your copy of Parallels Desktop. Do the following:

Note: In some cases, you may be asked to sign in to Parallels right after the Parallels Desktop installation, and in some cases - after you start your virtual machine for the first time.

1 When prompted, sign in to Parallels:

• If you don't have a Parallels account, enter your email, select I am a new user, click Create

Account and follow the onscreen instructions.

• If you have a Parallels account, enter the email associated with this account, select I have a

password, enter the password and click Sign In.

• You can also sign in with Facebook or Google.

2 After you sign in, the trial period starts automatically.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Welcome to Parallels Desktop

What You Can Do

Get Started

Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop

What You Need

Install Parallels Desktop

Activate Parallels Desktop