Parallels 10 Update

For whatever reason, you might have not updated your Windows virtual machine to Windows 10 yet. Maybe the tiles from Windows 8 turned you off, maybe you have programs that are only supported in Windows 7? Whatever the reason, you might want to take advantage of the short window we have left to get the free upgrade to Windows 10 (July 29th is the cut off date).

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• Parallels Windows 10 Update

Before you panic though, you will still have access to your Windows 7 virtual machines even if you upgrade one of them to Windows 10! So why not do it now while it's free, and keep one of these for when you DO need the latest edition? Don't worry about it, I've got step by step instructions on how you upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 in Parallels Desktop for Mac.

1. You can also configure Parallels Desktop to check for updates automatically: Go to Parallels Desktop menu Preferences General Verify that the Download updates automatically check-box is checked From the Check for Updates drop-down list select how often would you like Parallels.
2. The full version can be purchased for $79.99, with a Student edition ($39.99) and upgrade from Parallels 8 or 9 ($49.99) also available. A three-month complementary subscription to Parallels.

Using the update feature in Parallels 10, I updated to 10.2.0 and all hell broke loose. I ended up with a barely working, messed up Windows XP Pro. Among the problems inflicted by this poorly planned update: 1) Windows freaked out that Parallels Tools had installed a bad disk driver. Running Windows 10 on a Mac has ever been easier, faster and better performing with Parallels for Mac. One of the issues that is distinct for Mac owners are the high-resolution (retina) display sometimes doesn't actually provide the best user experience when running Windows 10.

Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 In Parallels

Step 1:

You want to start out on the right foot – trust me, doing these steps now will save you a lot of time and headaches in case anything goes sideways in your installation down the road.

• Take a new snapshot of your VM before starting. This might not be necessary if you just created a new Windows 7 VM with the intent to upgrade it to Windows 10 – but if you've done any work at all in this VM, you'll want to take a snapshot now. A big advantages of a VM over a real PC is the way you can backup/restore the VMs, whereas it's a bigger pain to do so on a regular computer. (You can get instructions on how to do a snapshot here, or in this blog article).
• Run the updates in Windows 7 so that it is up-to-date.
• My personal recommendation is for you to open your virtual machine configuration and increasing the memory. You'll need to allocate two processor cores and 2 GB of RAM memory.
• Make sure you have at least 10 GB of available space on your virtual hard disk. Instructions on how to add more space for Windows are here if required.

Step 2:

With all of that ground work out of the way, there are a few more things you need to have ready.

• Do you know if you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit OS? (Don't worry if you don't, here's instructions from Microsoft to help you figure it out)
• Download one of the upgrade tool files appropriate for your 32-bit or 64-bit OS from this Microsoft page
• Save yourself some headaches in case you have connection issues later, and run this file and download the ISO for Windows 10

Step 3:

• Connect the ISO file to your Virtual Machine
  • If you're in Window view mode: In Mac menu bar click on Devices > CD/DVD 1 > Connect Image.
  • If you're in Coherence view mode: click on Parallels menu icon > go to Devices > CD/DVD 1 > Connect Image…

• Open File Explorer and go to This PC, then run Setup from the mounted image
• Proceed with the installation

Step 4:

• You'll need to restart your VM as part of the upgrade process – but that's it! You've managed to upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 in Parallels Desktop for Mac!

Just make sure you get it all done before July 29th! Comment below or tweet to us if you have any questions with this process!

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Chromebooks have become increasingly popular in both schools and businesses in recent years, but they still carry a bit of stigma when it comes to software compatibility. And it's true that there are lots of apps you can get on a Mac or Windows PC that you can't use on a Chromebook. That changes in a pretty massive way today, as Google and Parallels are announcing Windows virtualization support for Chrome OS. This means that, provided you have a Chromebook with the right specs, you'll be able to run Windows apps side-by-side with everything else in Chrome OS.

There is a lot of fine print for how Parallels works on Chrome OS -- but at a high level, it's not effectively different than the product the company has sold for the Mac for years. Provided you have a valid Windows 10 license, Parallels installs a virtual Windows machine in Chrome OS, providing a few different ways to interact with Microsoft's OS. Like on the Mac, you can run a Windows instance full-screen, letting you fully interact with Windows. Or, you can open specific Windows apps and run them side-by-side with documents and apps on the Chrome OS side.

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If you're a Chrome OS fan and interested in this potentially big expansion of what your computer can do, there are a few things you need to know. Perhaps the biggest is that, at least for now, WIndows / Parallels support is only available for Chromebooks enrolled in an enterprise setting. Basically, if your business manages Chromebooks it deploys to employees, the administrators can enable Parallels and push out an update to install a specific virtual Windows machine to the organization.

That means that a normal consumer or enthusiast can't try Windows on Chrome OS, at least not yet. Given that Parallels for the Mac has long been widely available for anyone who wants to use it, it seems likely that the same will happen with Chrome OS sooner or later. But for now, it's only for use in this business setting.

Parallels did make it sound pretty easy for administrators to use. It can be managed from the Google Admin console, where IT departments can set up teams of users and decide whether they need access to Parallels and Windows. Top portable hard drives. Furthermore, IT departments can also specify different virtual Windows machines with different software and settings relevant to each set of users -- so a design department could have access to Adobe apps, while a finance group would get QuickBooks, for example.

There are also a handful of integrations between Chrome OS and Windows to make working across the different systems easier. Copy and paste for both text and graphics works between the two systems, and a Windows installation will automatically recognize any printers that are set up in Chrome OS, as well. There's also a 'open with' feature built into Chrome OS that'll let you select apps installed in Windows, so opening a Word doc will automatically launch Windows and open it in Word, instead of trying to import it into Google Docs. Similarly, you can decide where web links open -- they can be set to always be open in the Chrome OS browser, or they can be set to open in any browser installed in Windows.

As for the file system, the traditional Windows Explorer and its folders are present, but those folders also link to the local storage in Chrome OS. So, anything you save to the Windows 'documents' folder will be reflected locally in the Chrome OS files app. This means that if an IT administrator needs to shut down the Windows virtual machine for whatever reason, any documents a worker has saved will be preserved. And since the Chrome OS keyboard differs from the Windows layout, there's a toolbar with quick access to important Windows shortcuts that might not be immediately obvious, like Control-Alt-Delete.

Of course, there are tons of Chromebooks out there with widely varying specs. Given what Parallels is attempting to do here, the minimum specs for using Windows on Chrome OS are pretty high. You'll need a Chromebook with an Intel i5 or i7 processor, 16GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. That much space isn't all necessary for running Windows, but trying to run Windows on a Chromebook with only 64GB of space could get tight in a hurry, so it's a reasonable requirement. Parallels also simplifies things by having a list of recommended devices, including Google's Pixelbook Go, HP's new Elite c1030 Chromebook Enterprise, the ASUS Chromebook Flip C436FA and a handful of others.

Along with today's Parallels for Chrome Enterprise launch, Google is announcing a handful of things it's doing to make Chromebooks more attractive to businesses. There's a free software tool for IT admins to install on Windows computers to run a Chrome OS 'compatibility check.' It basically analyses if a user's workflow would be conducive to switching to a Chrome OS device.

Google also announced a new 'Chrome Enterprise Recommended' program to help IT departments and users alike find apps that'll work well with Chrome OS.Finally, Google is making it easier to deploy enterprise Chromebooks to employees without IT needing to set anything up -- organizations that opt-in can have devices shipped that'll auto-enroll in the company's Enterprise program.

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Windows is such a dominant force in big business that Windows support on Chrome OS won't remake the enterprise landscape overnight. But on the other hand, there's a lot of data that businesses are increasingly interested in Chrome OS thanks to less expensive hardware, easier security management and fast deployment time, among other things. John Maletis, Google's head of product, engineering and UX for Chrome OS, told Engadget he had seen NPD data showing as much: From January through August of this year, Chrome OS device shipments increased 20 percent year-over-year, while the rest of the market was down three percent. Being able to easily keep a few key pieces of Windows software around for some users while moving a business to Chromebooks could help keep that momentum going. What can open rar files on windows 10.