For many Mac users, running Windows applications is a necessity. Perhaps your employer uses software that’s available only for Windows, or requires use of a website that relies on some Windows-only technology. Or perhaps you are wanting to play Windows games on your Mac. Or maybe you need to test applications and services on alternative operating systems—the only way you can install macOS alongside Windows is on a Mac, because Apple won’t allow installation of macOS on anything else.
When Apple moved to Intel CPUs back in 2006, running Windows on a Mac became easier thanks to the introduction of Apple’s own Boot Camp, which made it easy for users to run both Windows and macOS natively on their Mac. But times have changed, and Apple has now transitioned from Intel to its own M-series chips and left Boot Camp in the past, as it is not an option for M-series Macs. (Macs that use Intel processors will still be able to use Apple’s Boot Camp to dual-boot and switch between Windows and macOS).
Luckily there are other options for those wanting to run more than one operating system on a Mac, and one of the best is Parallels Desktop.
is an excellent solution for running guest operating systems within macOS, and thanks to a regular cycle of annual updates—that
