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Parallels Desktop® 16 for Mac User's Guide Parallels Desktop® 16 for Mac User's Guide Parallels International GmbH Vordergasse 59 8200 Schaffhausen Switzerland Tel: + 41 52 672 20 30 www.parallels.com Copyright © 1999-2020 Parallels International GmbH. All rights reserved. This product is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The product’s underlying technology, patents, and trademarks are listed at http://www.parallels.com/about/legal/. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, Mac, the Mac logo, macOS, macOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contents Welcome to Parallels Desktop .................................................................................. 9 What You Can Do ........................................................................................................... 9 Set Up Your Mac to Use Windows Applications ............................................................. 10 Other Operating Systems .............................................................................................. 10 Install or Upgrade Parallels Desktop ...................................................................... 11 What You Need............................................................................................................. 11 Install Parallels Desktop ................................................................................................. 12 Activate and Register Parallels Desktop ......................................................................... 12 Purchase Parallels Desktop ........................................................................................... 14 Upgrade Parallels Desktop ............................................................................................ 14 Install Software Updates ........................................................................................................ 15 Set the Language .......................................................................................................... 16 Install or Import Windows ....................................................................................... 18 Install Windows ............................................................................................................. 18 Import Your Data from a PC .......................................................................................... 20 Overview of Methods for Importing ........................................................................................ 20 Requirements for Importing Your Data .................................................................................. 21 Step 1: Install Parallels Transporter Agent on Your Windows PC ........................................... 21 Step 2: Import Your Data....................................................................................................... 21 Solving Problems................................................................................................................... 26 Use Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop .......................................................................... 28 Import from an Earlier Parallels Desktop or Other Virtualization Application ...................... 30 Download and Install Windows From Microsoft .............................................................. 30 Get Windows from IT..................................................................................................... 31 Use Windows on Your Mac ..................................................................................... 32 Get Started ................................................................................................................... 32 Start Windows ....................................................................................................................... 32 Open a Windows Application ................................................................................................ 33 Install Windows Applications ................................................................................................. 36 Shut Down or Suspend Windows .......................................................................................... 36 Contents Set How Windows Works with macOS .......................................................................... 40 Merge Windows and macOS ................................................................................................. 41 Set Windows to Appear in a Single Window .......................................................................... 43 Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen .......................................................................... 44 Set an Application to Open When You Insert a CD or DVD.................................................... 48 Share Items Between macOS and Windows ......................................................................... 48 Apply macOS Parental Controls to Windows ......................................................................... 67 Mouse, Trackpad, and Keyboard ................................................................................... 67 Set Your Mouse or Trackpad to Right-Click and Middle-Click ............................................... 67 Use Keyboard Shortcuts ....................................................................................................... 69 Customize Keyboard Shortcuts ............................................................................................. 70 Create New Keyboard Shortcuts ........................................................................................... 73 See and Change Windows Input Language In macOS .......................................................... 74 Mouse & Keyboard Settings .................................................................................................. 75 Connect External Devices .............................................................................................. 77 Adjust Devices Settings ......................................................................................................... 79 Connect Bluetooth Devices ........................................................................................... 81 Print from Windows ....................................................................................................... 82 Share a Printer Connected to Your Mac ................................................................................ 82 Set Up a Network Printer ....................................................................................................... 84 Set Up a USB Printer ............................................................................................................. 87 Create a PDF File .................................................................................................................. 88 Use the Built-in iSight Camera or Another Webcam........................................................ 88 Show a Presentation on an External Monitor or Projector ............................................... 89 Protect Your Data ......................................................................................................... 90 Isolate Windows from Mac .................................................................................................... 90 Work in Windows Without Saving Changes ........................................................................... 90 Set Password Requirements ................................................................................................. 91 Encrypt Windows to Protect It from Unauthorized Use .......................................................... 91 Connect to the Internet or a Network ............................................................................. 92 Share Network Access Between macOS and Windows ........................................................ 92 Apply Separate Network Settings to Windows ...................................................................... 93 Use Host-Only Network Settings ........................................................................................... 95 Use Wi-Fi with Windows ........................................................................................................ 95 Connect Windows to a VLAN ................................................................................................ 96 Contents Optimize Performance ................................................................................................... 96 Set How Much Memory is Allocated to Windows .................................................................. 96 Optimization Settings............................................................................................................. 97 Pause Windows When No Applications Are Open ................................................................. 98 Optimize Virtual Machine for Games, Graphics, Productivity, or Development ....................... 99 Work with Windows in Travel Mode ....................................................................................... 99 Schedule Windows Maintenance ......................................................................................... 101 Use Windows on Your iPad, iPhone,
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