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Take Control of Parallels Desktop 12
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Take Control of Parallels Desktop 12

by Joe Kissell
November 2016
Beginner to intermediate
175 pages
3h 45m
English
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Use Windows in a Virtual Machine

If you followed the instructions in the previous chapter, you should now have a functional copy of Windows running in a window on your Mac. Working inside that window should be almost exactly the same as using Windows on a standalone PC.

However, there’s much more to Parallels Desktop than the contents of that window. In this chapter I cover those additional details—how to start, stop, and suspend virtual machines; change the view mode; adjust screen resolution and use multiple displays; connect USB devices to your virtual machine; share data, apps, and other resources between your Mac and Windows; and numerous other tasks.

I’m not going to teach you how to operate Windows as such—if you’re unfamiliar with Windows ...

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