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Windows 10 resolution in Parallels on retina Macbook. App, and other items' size to 125% but it doesn't look as crisp as everything on the Mac side. Is there anything else I can do to increase the display resolution/quality? The windows display resolution 3840 X 2400. 'Too small obviously' I selected the text size to 175%.
Parallels announced this evening that its virtual machine software Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac has been updated with “experimental” support for the technical preview of Windows 10 from Microsoft. Users who want to take the latest version of Windows for a test run without overwriting their existing Boot Camp installation or creating a new partition can now do so safely and free within the confines of a VM.
- Mac OS 10.13.2 - Macbook Pro 13' i5 8GB ram with Intel Iris Graphics and 'Default for display' selected in display preferences - Parallels v. 12.2.1 with 512MB of ram allocated to VM and 'Best for Retina' selected.
- Parallels Desktop 7 For Mac not only integrates with many of the new features in Lion, such as Launchpad and full-screen apps, the folks at Parallels have also been tweaking the code to provide higher performance, both in the basic virtualization application and in graphics performance.
The update also adds the ability to run the new preview version of Office for Windows 10, which includes updated versions of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Microsoft announced earlier this year that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for one year for any users running Windows 7 or later.
Parallels Desktop 10 is available from the Parallels website for $79.99. Special pricing is available for students and users running previous versions of Parallels and a free trial is available here. Press release follows:
Parallels® Announces That Parallels Desktop® 10 for Mac Now Provides Experimental Support for Windows 10 Technical Preview and Office Preview for Windows 10New update to industry-leading software for running Windows on Mac gives developers and power users the ability to try out the latest Windows operating system quickly and safely
Renton, WA, USA – February 11, 2015 – Parallels announced today that Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac (parallels.com/desktop) provides experimental support for Windows® 10 Technical Preview and Office Preview for Windows 10 which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Now users who wish to try the newest OS from Microsoft® safely and easily can do so without the inconvenience of deleting an existing OS or the uncertainty of installing a new and nonfinal version of Windows 10 directly on their machines. The Parallels Wizard makes it simple to download the Windows 10 Technical Preview directly from within Parallels Desktop, creating a virtual machine to try out everything Windows 10 has to offer, including such features as the new Start menu, Photos, Maps app, Cortana and Windows Store beta which offers Office Preview for Windows 10.
“Parallels Desktop enjoys very strong support among software developers and IT pros. We are happy to deliver all the tools they need to quickly and safely test or run the latest OS and applications, now including the Windows 10 Technical Preview,” said Parallels president Jack Zubarev.
Early adopters who want to try out Microsoft’s latest OS and offer feedback have the option to do so in Parallels Desktop without having to erase their existing OS. Mac® users can download a free two-week trial of Parallels Desktop and use the Parallels Wizard to install and try the free Windows 10 Technical Preview today.
Parallels focuses on giving its customers choice. With Parallels Desktop, users have the freedom to choose whichever operating systems best fit their needs—including OS X®
Yosemite, OS X Mavericks, OS X Mountain Lion, Windows 8, Windows 7, ChromeTM OS, Android and a number of Linux operating systems—all on one computer.
The latest release of Parallels Desktop for Mac (10.1.4, build 28883) is required for this experience with the Windows 10 Technical Preview (build 9926).
Availability and Pricing
Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac is available at parallels.com/desktop. The standard retail price (SRP) of Parallels Desktop 10 is $79.99, and the Student Edition is available for $39.99. Upgrades for existing Parallels Desktop 8 or 9 customers are $49.99. Parallels Desktop 10 customers receive a complimentary three-month subscription to the Parallels AccessTM app (parallels.com/access) for up to five Macs and PCs and an unlimited number of iOS and Android mobile devices.
Parallels Desktop for Mac Enterprise Edition is available via parallels.com/business.
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I'm using Parallels on my mac. But when I open a software the font are so small, it's very weird. Can anyone help me out!!!
The picture above is when I open up my chrome, how can I fix it?
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LiJung5 Answers
I've seen this particular problem many times, and a lot of it has to do with how Windows handles DPI scaling.
Since you are using a Retina MBP - which has an extremely high resolution, you'll want Parallels to manage the DPI of your Windows VM. You can do this under your Virtual Machine's configuration, Hardware, Video Options, and select 'Best for Retina'.
The next time you reboot, Windows will have its DPI set to 199% (why not 200% I'm not sure).
The only trick to this is when you connect to an external display and you want to show your Parallels VM there. Windows can't change it's DPI without a full logout / login - so if you change displays you'll have to log out of Windows and log back in.
The next problem is that Windows does DPI scaling differently - some programs do not respect Windows DPI scaling. It's very bad practices for developers, but some of them always assume a fixed number of points-per-inch, like 96. Windows does its best to fix these issues by bitmap scaling the Window, and translating input, but it won't ever be perfect and it will look like a JPG that's 200% zoomed. It all depends on the program you are using. As unfortunate as it sounds, the best browser on Windows for retina resolution / DPI is Internet Explorer 10.
vcsjonesvcsjonesI had the exact same problem. I went a different route, and decided to sacrifice the nice high-DPI of the Retina for a scaled solution that makes everything look right.
In Parallels VM Config → Hardware → Video → Resolution
Use: Scaled
Not: Best for Retina, More SpaceRestart VM
Windows Display Settings → Set Resolution: 1280x800 + Apply
Windows Display Settings → 'Make text and other items larger or smaller'
Use: Smaller (100%)
Late-2013 rMBP 13.3″ with Parallels 9.0.23350 and Windows 7
grg♦I have a new solution for this,set the video properties to 'Scaled' and the video memory to 256MB.
One's you do this , go back to your windows--> Control Panel --> Display --> Set it to Smaller(100%).
check the Screen Resolution now it shows 1436*756 on a Mac Book pro 15.6 Retina.
This is done automatically , do not set it manually.
All my coworkers had the same problem. In Parallels 9, you can set for every VM if it should be scaled, best for retina or more space. As DPI scaling under Windows is inherently broken, as application developers have to support this, and many just don't, it's not useful you can configure this at all, which is why more options don't always mean better software (looking at you Parallels). In versions before, Parallels didn't let you choose the wrong things, and didn't have the wrong defaults.
You need to open the VM, go to the Virtual Machine menu item in the Macs menu bar, go to Hardware -> Graphics -> and click on scaled, restart your VM, in the Windows VM, go to Start -> Control Panel -> Display Settings -> click the link 'Make text and other items larger or smaller' -> set it to 100%
The solution of this problem is here... Just forget about all the old advises and read this.
I've MacBook Pro Retina 15'
The problem's started when I've setup Parallel Desktop 9 and installed WIN 8.1, after that I've installed the Parallels Tools .. Than .. on WIN ... the screen resolution is SO high because of the Retina setting on MAC .. and microscopic context menus as will, I cannot use the WIN like this .. I tried to play with WIN settings and screen resolution and MAC screen resolution .. nothing gonna be help
I've forced to uninstall Parallels Tools to disconnect the relation between MAC screen resolution and WIN screen resolution, BUT I've lost the Audio driver and the Networking between MAC and WIN, Until I found the solution.
I've just get know how to fix this problem 100% It's So easy ..
1- Uninstall Parallels Tools ( On WIN )
2- Update Parallel 9 to the latest update (13-7-2014) or more 'important'.
3- Shut down the WIN ( Not logout )
4- Exit full screen of Parallel Desktop BUT don't close the Parallel window
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5- On MAC .. select the Parallel window than ..: Virtual Machine .. Configure .. select Hardware page .. Video .. remove the check box of ' Enable Retina resolution '
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6- Install Parallels Tools again .. and That's it .. Enjoy