The main differences between VMWare Fusion and Parallels are: VMware Fusion offers deeper customization and integration features, whereas Parallels is easier to set up out of the box. Parallels is better suited for casual users, whereas VMware Fusion is best suited for technical users. Parallels is slightly faster in our speed tests compared to the slower VMware Fusion. VMware Fusion offers deeper customization and integration features, whereas Parallels is easier to set up out of the box. In Pro Edition you can assign up to 128 GB of memory. The maximum amount of RAM Parallels Desktop supports In Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can assign up to 8 GB of RAM to your virtual machine. You can import a Windows 10 virtual machine to Parallels Desktop. You can move Windows, its applications, and your files from a physical PC into Parallels Desktop on your Mac. Parallels Desktop can download Windows 10 for free from Microsoft and install it (you can later purchase a product key from Microsoft).

How do I get Windows 10 for free with Parallels?

We highly recommend you to have antivirus (AV) software installed in the guest OS. This virtualized computer is as vulnerable to viruses as an usual PC running Windows. Parallels Desktop for Mac runs guest OS in special virtualized environment that emulates entire computer. Mac is running slower after installing Parallels Desktop. Guest blog by Manoj Kumar Suresh, Parallels Support Team It’s very easy to install or upgrade to Windows 10 in Parallels Desktop.

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