There are several ways to install Windows (or any other operating system) in a virtual machine, and Parallels Desktop makes it easy to get started within minutes.

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On Intel-powered Mac computers it is simple to install Windows. Just follow our Installation Assistant and click “Install Windows.” On Apple M1 chip-powered Mac computers you can install Windows by following the instructions in this article.

Parallels For Mac Unable To Detect Operating System Windows 10Mac Unable To Detect Android. Powered by Peatix: More than a ticket. Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac is fully compatible with macOS 10.15 Catalina and supports new macOS features.Older Parallels Desktop versions only partially support working on macOS Catalina due to technical reasons may experience the issues below depending on the configuration.

On Intel-powered Mac computers it is simple to install Windows. Just follow our Installation Assistant and click “Install Windows.”

Note: To install Windows or other operating system using ISO image file please use KB 4729 Resolution To connect a CD/DVD image file to your Parallels Desktop virtual machine please follow the steps below. Parallels was unable to provide help on this, but I needed a workaround and here it is. I have only been able to reproduce this bug with bridged networking. Parallels is reading the 'Default' and 'Ethernet' adapters incorrectly. I am close to figuring out the pattern, but even creating an 'Ethernet 2' does not help. When trying to quit Parallels Desktop, it freezes. Fixed in 16.0.0. 9: Graphics artifacts appear in the background when a virtual machine is running in the Coherence view mode. Fixed in 16.0.0. 10: After upgrading a Mac to Big Sur, the 'Unable to load the Parallels driver.' Message appears when starting a virtual machine.

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On Apple M1 chip-powered Mac computers you can install Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview by watching the following video or by following the instructions in this article.

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You can provide your own Microsoft Windows license key, purchase Windows directly from within Parallels Desktop, or transfer an existing Boot Camp partition with Windows already installed.

This screenshot illustrates the installation experience on an Intel-powered Mac and there is a separate article with installation information for the Apple M1 chip-powered Mac.

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Transfer is only available for Intel-powered Mac and PC