macOSTIPS & GUIDES

Parallels Desktop 18 – The best virtual Windows installation tool on macOS

Parallel Desktop 18 has launched with some notable improvements such as:

  • Better optimization for macOS Ventura, especially Apple Silicon devices using the new M chip
  • Optimized, better compatible with Apple hardware, specifically machines using screens with ProMotion technology.
  • Better support for Game, automatically recognize devices like Xbox, Dualshock… for better gaming experience

And many other upgrades, please refer to the details here: www.parallels.com/products/desktop/whats-new/

Download

How to use

Step 1. Select and download Parallel Desktop 18 with genuine medicine at the link above

Step 2: Open the downloaded file, open the Parallel Desktop 18.x.dmg file. Then click Install to install as usual.

Note: If you see a screen asking for an update, choose like this

After the installation is complete, you will see the screen below, leave it alone, go to step 3

Step 3: Open the downloaded file again in step 1 . Copy Activ3 folder to the Desktop

Step 4. Open Terminal and run the following 2 commands in turn:

cd desktop/Activ3
chmod +x ./install.sh && sudo ./install.sh

Note: There is a high possibility that after the drug is finished, opening it for the first time will hang at the Starting screen, you just need to Quit and open it again.

Step 5: On this screen, you can use Parallel’s built-in Windows 11 auto-download feature or use an ISO file depending on you. In this HD article, click on the word Intall Windows to install it for easy.

Wait about 10-15 minutes depending on the network speed

Wait for a while for the installation to complete. Showing a screen like this is done, the rest to do with Windows is up to you.

READ MORE: Parallels Toolbox – The utility bundled with Parallels Desktop

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