For Macs with Intel processors, Corel said that network connections are up to 60% faster. Add the emulation to the Apple M1’s power and the DirectX improvement, and you can have a bit more fun with your MacBook. That’s a big deal, because now, Windows can run 64-bit apps in emulation. DirectX 11 performance is an incredible 28% faster, meaning that you can actually play some Windows-only games on your Mac. Windows 10 is 33% faster to start on an Apple Silicon Mac, and disk performance is up to 20% faster. When running Windows, 2D graphics are up to 25% faster.Īnd then there are improvements that are specific to the kind of silicon that’s in your Mac. Corel says that the product is 38% faster to resume when running Windows, Linux, and macOS, and OpenGL is up to six times faster. That’s not all though, because Parallels Desktop 17 is better and faster. Official support is key here, since it probably worked before, even if it was buggier. That means that you can easily create a virtual machine of either of those, and it’s officially supported. In collaboration with Apple, we’re thrilled to have created the world’s first prototype of a macOS Monterey virtual machine running on a Mac with Apple M1 chip.”Ī key new feature is support for both Windows 11 and macOS 12 Monterey. “Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac continues to deliver performance and stability improvements as well as innovative, easy-to-use features on Intel and Apple M1 Mac, offering users the most advanced Windows-on-Mac experience ever. “Our breakthrough of seamlessly running Windows 10 applications on Apple M1-based Mac computers was just the start of Parallels Desktop for Mac’s new chapter in offering enhanced user experiences running virtual machines on Mac devices,” said Nick Dobrovolskiy, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Support at Parallels. Indeed, your only solution is to use virtualization software like Parallels. The platform has gained recognition since last year when Apple started transitioning its Macs over to ARM processors, as it means that you can no longer use Boot Camp to run Windows natively on a Mac.

Today, Corel announced Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac, the latest version of its virtualization software.

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