Macworld - USA (2019-12-B)

32 MACWORLD DECEMBER 2019

MACUSER REVIEW: PARALLELS DESKTOP 15 FOR MAC

a Windows VM,
I’m happy to
report this feature
has also been
added and works
as seamlessly as
one might hope.
That’s not all: You
can drag and
drop images into
Windows directly
from Mac
applications like
Photos and
Safari, too.
There’s also a
new option in the Actions menu that
makes it super-easy to upgrade older
Windows VMs to the latest
version in just a few clicks.
(Goodbye, Windows XP!)
Parallels also attempts to
eliminate any remaining
confusion when users switch to
Coherence mode. If you recall,
that’s the View menu option
where Windows apps
seamlessly coexist alongside
native macOS apps in Finder,
rather than inside a separate
VM window. In PD15, whenever
Coherence is summoned—on
purpose or by accident
(perhaps with the Control-

Command-C shortcut, which I’ve done a

time or three)—a mini-tutorial pops up

explaining what the feature

does and how to exit out of

that mode. (If you’re already

comfortable using Coherence

mode, click I Know to bypass

this option in the future.)

BOTTOM LINE

Apple Metal and DirectX 11

support make Parallels

Desktop 15 for Mac an

absolute must for Windows

gamers and those who rely on

graphics-intensive software,

but there’s plenty here for

everyone to love. ■

mmmmm

Parallels Desktop 15

for Mac

PROS

• Support for DirectX 11,
  courtesy of Apple Metal.


• Faster launch of Microsoft
  Office applications under
  Windows.
  CONS


• Host application launches a
  little slower than previous
  version.


• External physical disk as
  internal disk support
  requires Pro version.
  PRICE
  $80
  COMPANY
  Parallels

For those still clinging to outdated Windows VMs, quickly upgrade them

to Windows 10 with a new PD15 wizard.