In the Mac menu go to Actions (the Virtual Machine menu in older versions of Parallels Desktop) -> Configure.-> Hardware-> Video. For Windows 8.1 and 10 Check Enable Retina resolution option for your virtual machine - Windows will immediately change its resolution, though virtual machine reboot is recommended. Parallels for Mac is best known as one of the easiest ways to run Windows apps on your Mac without needing to boot into a separate mode from macOS. Resolution Changer shows a status item in your menu bar that lets you quickly and easy change your display settings. Depending on your display setup, you can set the screen resolution.

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• Yes, now in Parallels Desktop for Mac version 12. This new version released 2016-08 is the first to support Retina resolution within a macOS VM.
• Screen resolution in Parallels. I have a Mac Pro with Nvidia 7300. You should be able to change the assigned OS by clicking the Edit button before starting.
• I have no problem switching to full screen mode, but it still scales the same 1024x768 resolution of my OSX 10.9 VM in Parallels. I also have experience with running Windows on Parallels and having the resolution magically adjust to the Parallels window size.
• Parallels solutions enable seamless delivery of virtual desktops and applications to any device, running Windows on a Mac, Mac management with Microsoft SCCM, and remote access to PC and Mac computers from any device.

Parallels Toolbox, an ever-growing suite of handy single-purpose tools that simplify common computing tasks to just a click or two, has received a major update for both Mac and PC users. New tools and key features include presentation mode, capture for lengthy webpages, free memory reclaim,quick resolution switching, and time-saving tools to download and edit videos or make a GIF. A Parallels Business Edition also launched today, which gives IT the control they need to easily provide employees with tools to be more productive.

Presentation Mode

Have you ever done a presentation, and had it disrupted by a pesky notification that shows up on the top right corner? Presentation mode fixes this by disabling notifications and alerts as a whole. In addition to this, it’ll also disable desktop icons, sleep mode, and even adjusts the resolution on your external display to properly fit your presentation. Watch the Parallels video below of head-to-head presentation solution comparisons to see how getting into Presentation Mode takes less than 26 seconds, versus taking well over 5 minutes to get all of these settings and toggles adjusted.

Without Parallels Toolbox, you have to go in and turn on Do Not Disturb, disable sleep mode, and change the resolution of your external display. These are not in the same location in System Preferences, unfortunately.

Screenshot Page

How do you capture a screenshot of a webpage that’s longer than your screen? This Parallels Toolbox option allows you to take a screenshot of the webpage you’re looking at, without pain. It only takes a few seconds and can take a full page or the current page you’re looking at. It will even save the screenshot to your desktop so there’s no hassle there, either.

This head-to-head video of Snagit 2018 vs. Parallels Toolbox capturing a long-web page shows what a difference having the right tool can make.

When you use Safari, Parallels Toolbox makes it even easier to capture a lengthy webpage.

Free Memory

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You can never have too much RAM. So, before you run a graphic-intensive app or game, click on this new tool to quickly release inactive memory and optimize memory consumption on your Mac.

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Clean Drive

Do you need more disk space? Simply click on this too to discover and reclaim gigabytes of disk space, as this video demo shows.

If you close this Dialog by mistake, it should automatically re-open every 5-10 minutes or after any Restart of the Mac. Sccm mac os. Continue Specify the Credentials of a User, which has the Permission to enroll new Macs.

Switching Resolutions

Something we take for granted on macOS is switching resolutions. However, newer Macs with Retina displays are restricted to “Retina resolutions” so you’re not able to get the lowest or highest resolution possible because macOS only shows resolutions scaled at 2x.

With this new Parallels Toolbox tool, you can quickly change resolution to max it out, albeit, it may be more difficult to read, set it to the lowest resolution possible, or a variety of resolutions in-between, so you can get and use the resolution you need anytime your needs change.

Editing videos

Editing videos, which is somewhat easy on macOS, can be even simpler and more intuitive. In this new Parallels Toolbox update, you’ll be able to create and edit GIFs with your chosen frame rate and resolution fin a snap, download YouTube videos, and convert videos. Seeing is believing, so check out these video demos to see how easy it can be to get these tasks done.

Business Edition

Parallels Toolbox Business Edition gives IT departments the total control they need to easily manage licenses and subscriptions with a unified volume licensing key that can be split into sublicenses, license management portal, customizable tool library, and simple mass deployment and administration.

Additional details about the update can be found here. A free trial is available at parallels.com/toolbox and after that you’re looking at $19.99/year, which includes updates with new tools that are added to your toolbox about every three months. Parallels Toolbox is available for both macOS and Windows, and a Parallels Toolbox Business Edition that gives IT admins the control they need to easily provide employees the time-saving PC and Mac tools they need.

I've seen several posts about Windows 10 (and 8/8.1) scaling up on retina Macbooks, but none really outlining everything or answering my question directly. I've got a 13' retina Macbook Pro, running Windows 10 on Parallels. When I first installed, the resolution was set very low by default so I went to change it but noticed the highest resolution I can pick is 1920x1200.

So my question is this:

Should I be able to choose a higher resolution since my retina display is 2560x1600? I've set it to the highest available (1920x1200) and changed the 'text, 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?

Or has anyone tried this with bootcamp and had different results? It could be the drivers from Parallels.

I realize this is a preview build of Windows 10, I just want to make sure I'm not missing something.

UPDATE:

I forgot to mention that in the Parallels settings, under Hardware -> Video, I've checked the box for 'Enable Retina Resolution', but I haven't seen a difference, even after logging out & back in and shutting down the vm and restarting it.

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I used to have the same issue on my Macbook 15' retina,

I did the following;

• From parallers windows machine settings, hardware tab, I selected best for retina.
• The windows display resolution 3840 X 2400. 'Too small obviously'
• I selected the text size to 175%. 'by default it was 300%'

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On Windows 10 for me the Parallel Tools weren't installed after the machine was set up. If you click on the parallel bars in the top left on MacOS and go to Actions sub-menu and it says 'Install Parallel Tools' then they never installed correctly on the VM OS.

So I didn’t get new functionality, what I did get was the removal of a lot of apps and clutter on my system that these tools provide. Parallels for mac drains battery. Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac can be purchased for $79.99, or those already using Parallels 10 or 11 can upgrade for $49.99, so very similar to the purchase and upgrade options of the past. Parallels now also has a subscription price where a user can purchase Parallels at $99.99/yr, or upgrade Parallels 10 or 11 at $49.99/yr that not only upgrades the Parallels 10 or 11 license to Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac, but also provides the user a subscription to Parallels Access.

The other thing I found is that for Windows 10 the tools wouldn't install and kept saying an error occurred (with no info) and I needed to reboot. This was addressed by right clicking the DVD drive file 'PTAgent' and choosing 'Run As Administrator'

Hope this is helpful.

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