Parallels

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Parallels is a subsidiary of that produces virtualization software to allow additional operating systems to be run simultaneously on the same hardware.
==Products==
===Parallels Desktop for Mac===
Parallels Desktop can allow Macs to simultaneously run Windows 7, 8.1, and/or 10 under macOS. The Apple M1 processor (which no longer supports Boot Camp) can user Parallels to run Windows ARM apps natively and Intel apps in emulation.You can now run Windows 10 on Arm on Apple’s M1 Macs by Tom Warren, The Verge. 2021-04-21. It is recommended to have generous amounts of memory installed to accommodate each operating system being virtualized by Parallels software. Parallels Desktop 17 allows Windows 11 to be installed, but it is not officially supported by Microsoft.Microsoft Says No to WOA Support on M1 Macs by Paul Thurrott. 2021-09-13.Parallels Desktop for Mac compatibility with Windows 11 - Known Issues, Parallels. 2021-10-14.
===Supported operating systems===
*Linux
*Windows 7
*Windows 8.1
*Windows 10
*Windows 11
The Business and Pro Editions of Parallels Desktop can also virtualize older versions of Mac OS X to run as a session within modern versions of macOS. Virtualization of Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Server through macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) is supported.How to install legacy macOS virtual machine, Parallels. 2020-08-21.
==References==
==See also==
*Basilisk II, an open source emulator of classic Mac OS for 68k processors.
*QEMU, an open source machine emulator and virtualizer.
*SheepShaver, an open source emulator of classic Mac OS PowerPC processors.
*Virtual PC, acquired by Microsoft and discontinued for Mac.
==External links==
*Parallels official website
**Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS
**Parallels Desktop for Mac
**Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition
**Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition
* and at Wikipedia
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