

Parallels’ support for dragging and dropping content – like text or images – between macOS and Windows has been improved this time around, and there will also be support for macOS Monterey Quick Note. The coherence mode – which allows Windows and Mac apps to run side by side instead of the former being enclosed in a Windows desktop window – has been improved and now makes all Windows dialogs such as shutdown, updates and login screens available in windows too.

Parallels says it should also increase 2D frame rates in games.
#Parallels desktop 17 driver#
There is now a new display driver for a smoother Windows user interface, not to mention better synchronized video playback. OpenGL graphics could run up to 6 times faster, and Windows could see 2D graphics up to 25 percent faster. Macs with Intel processors could see network connections up to 60 percent faster on macOS Big Surprise (and newer) virtual machines, Parallels says.Īll Macs should see up to 38 percent faster recovery from Windows, Linux, and macOS with this new Desktop 17 release, Parallels says. The DirectX 11 graphics performance should also be improved by up to 28 percent.Įven if you’re not using any of the latest Macs with Apple’s proprietary chipsets, you should still see a speed bump.

You should see up to 33 percent faster Windows 10 and up to 20 percent faster hard drive performance when you launch ARM Insider Preview. 7 works on Intel-powered Macs, this new version offers specific performance enhancements to take advantage of Apple Silicon.
