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1. Customers who purchased and registered a copy of Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac from the Parallels Online Store or an authorized reseller on or after August 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, are eligible for an upgrade to the next version of Parallels Desktop for Mac at no charge, subject to certain conditions. For details on the Tech Guarantee 2020, please visit the Tech Guarantee page.
Note: : If you have a subscription for Parallels Desktop for Mac, Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition, or Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition, you can upgrade Parallels Desktop to the latest version with the license you own. Download and install Parallels Desktop 16 and use your subscription license for activation.
You should receive your upgrade key within 7 days after the new version of Parallels Desktop for Mac becomes available. The upgrade key will be sent to the email that was used for registration of your Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac license.
If you have not yet registered your copy of Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac, please register it in your Parallels account.

Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful solution for running Windows applications on a Mac—without rebooting. Easily switch between Mac and Windows apps. If your Mac has multiple monitors, and you run Windows inside macOS using Parallels, you know how great a full-screen virtual machine on the second display can be. It’s almost like you’ve got two computers using the same mouse and keyboard: one running Windows, the other running macOS.

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Does Windows come pre-installed with Parallels Desktop for Mac?
Windows is not included with your purchase of Parallels Desktop for Mac. Windows can be purchased directly from Microsoft or retail stores. Please visit KB 9003 for additional information.
Will Parallels run on my current Mac hardware?
A full list of system and hardware requirements can be found here.
What is the difference between Standard and Pro Editions?
Visit KB 123296.
What is the difference between a permanent license and a subscription?
Visit KB 122929.
Can I use my license on multiple Mac computers?
Parallels licenses are valid only on one Mac per license. For more information, please reference www.parallels.com/about/eula/.
Do you have discounts for Students/Education Staff/offer academic licenses?
Yes. For more information on Education licenses, visit KB 113630.
Is there a trial version of Parallels Desktop for Mac I can evaluate before purchasing?
Yes, Parallels offers a free 14 day trial at www.parallels.com/products/desktop/trial/

Install or upgrade to the latest version of Parallels Desktop for Mac.
Visit KB 124250.
Install Windows in Parallels Desktop for Mac.
Visit KB 4729.
Migrate my current Windows PC to a Parallels Desktop for Mac virtual machine.
For instructions, visit KB 123929.
Register and activate Parallels Desktop for Mac.
Visit KB 124225.
Launch Windows from Parallels Desktop for Mac.
Visit KB 115170.
Upgrade my license to Pro Edition
Visit KB 123159.
Install Quicken, MS Office or other software in Windows virtual machine.
Visit KB 119310.
Learn how to use the Coherence mode.
Visit KB 4670.
Learn how to use the Parallels Desktop sharing tools.
Visit KB 122567.

What is Parallels Toolbox?
Visit KB 123903 and KB 124200 to learn about Parallels Toolbox for Mac and for Windows.
How can I get Parallels Toolbox?
See KB 123902 about Parallels Toolbox for Mac and KB 124202 about the Windows version.
How do I install Parallels Toolbox?
Visit KB 123904 for information on the Mac version, and KB 124183 to learn how to install the Windows one.

How to give more hard disk space to a Windows virtual machine?
Visit KB 113972.
How can I improve virtual machine performance on my Mac?
Visit KB 112091 .
How to reinstall Parallels Tools in Windows Guest OS?
Visit KB 4841.
Fix network issues in a Windows virtual machine.
Visit KB 8978.
Free up disk space on Mac.
Visit KB 123553.
Fix 'There's not enough disk space available to start the Windows virtual machine.'
Visit KB 10117.
Fix 'Unable to connect USB device to virtual machine now. Try to connect this USB device later.'
Visit KB 10136.

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Parallels
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Virtualization
Genre	Virtualization and Hosting Automation
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Bellevue, Washington, United States^[1]
Products	Parallels Desktop for Mac Parallels RAS Parallels Toolbox Parallels Access
Revenue	US$ 100 million (2008)^[2]
800+^[3]
Parent	Corel
Website	www.parallels.com

Parallels is a software company based in Bellevue, Washington; it is primarily involved in the development of virtualization software for macOS. The company has offices in 15 countries, including the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Japan, China, Spain, Russia, Australia and Ukraine, and has over 800 employees.^[3]

Company history[edit]

Privately held server automation and virtualization software company SWSoft developed software for running data centers, particularly for web-hosting services companies and application service providers. Their Virtuozzo product was an early system-level server virtualization solution, and in 2003 they bought Plesk, a commercial web hosting platform.^[4]

SWsoft's acquisition of Parallels was more or less kept under wraps until January 2004, two years before Parallels became mainstream.^[5] In 2004 SWsoft acquired Parallels, Inc.^[6] and Parallels Workstation for Windows and Linux 2.0^[7] was released, with Parallels Desktop for Mac following in mid 2006.^[8] Later the same year the corporate headquarters moved from Herndon, Virginia to Renton, Washington.

At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2007 in San Francisco, California, Parallels announced and demonstrated its upcoming Parallels Server for Mac.^[9] Parallels Server for Mac will reportedly allow IT managers to run multiple server operating systems on a single Mac Xserve.^[10]^[11]

In 2007 the German company Netsys GmbH sued Parallels' German distributor Avanquest for copyright violation (see Parallels Desktop for Mac for details), then Parallels Server for Mac was announced at WWDC - and later Parallels Technology Network.^[12]

In 2008 SWsoft merged into Parallels to become one company under the Parallels branding^[5] which then acquired ModernGigabyte, LLC.^[13]^[14]Parallels Server for Mac was launched in June^[15] then in September Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux, a rename of Parallels Workstation for the 4.0 release,^[16] - and Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac^[17] later that year. From the next version, 6.0, the Windows and Linux software became known as Parallels Workstation again.

Over the next three years the company launched Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac,^[18]Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac,^[19] Parallels Server for Mac 4.0 Mac mini Edition,^[20]Parallels Transporter,^[21] Parallels Workstation 6 Extreme,^[22]Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac,^[23] Parallels Mobile for iOS^[24] - and Parallels Workstation 6.^[25]

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