Pro: You have the ability to create an independent virtual machine from a linked clone, support for the Parallels Desktop plugin for Visual Studio.īusiness: In a workplace with both Intel and M1 Macs, you can now provision pre-configured Windows virtual machines, as well as use one mass deployment package. The Pro and Business editions include the following features: If you run Linux in Parallels Desktop 17, there's now multichannel sound support and jack presence detection with native drivers, as well as dynamic resolution support. A new virtual TPM chip allows Windows 10 and Windows 11 to use BitLocker and Secure Boot./aside" data-type="undefined" target="_blank"> When running Windows 10 in Parallels Desktop 17, you can now use the Mac battery status to check your charge. Speed improvements include a 33 per cent faster start and 20 per cent faster disk performance with the Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview, and an up to 28 per cent improvement in DirectX 11 graphics. Parallels Desktop 17 introduces several new features specifically for M1 Macs. M1 features: Speed, battery status, and more And drag and drop between Windows and Mac is now supported, so you can move text and images between the two quickly and easily.

Parallels has also improved Coherence Mode (the ability to run Windows apps on a Mac without using the Windows desktop) with windowed shutdown, update, and sign-in screens.