Understand Parallels Desktop Basics
If you’re new to Parallels Desktop—or if you need to brush up on the basics—read this chapter for a quick overview of what Parallels does, the differences among the different versions of Parallels Desktop, how Parallels compares to Apple’s Boot Camp software, and how to decide which approach to running Windows is best for your needs.
What Is Parallels Desktop?
Parallels Desktop is a virtualization app, which means it provides a way for one operating system to work within another. (Other examples of virtualization software include VMware Fusion and VirtualBox.) When a virtualization app is running, the environment ...
Get Take Control of Parallels Desktop 12 now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
