Using parallels on a mac
Here you go! A few simple steps let you get full access to the locally attached device from the Windows guest system.īut now let’s imagine that you want to share a USB peripheral with a virtual machine that is running on a remote Mac. If you reopen the menu, a tick next to the device’s name will indicate a successful connection to the guest system. Note: Once done, you can check if the device has been connected to the virtual machine.
Note that you’ll need at least 20GB of hard drive space free to install Parallels which is enough space for. Select a location on your Mac hard drive to install Parallels and give it a name e.g. For the purposes of Microsoft Publisher, the best option is Productivity. The Parallels virtual machine (VM) emulates the Windows OS while the Mac is still running on macOS. Choose what you’ll mainly be using Parallels for.
#Using parallels on a mac how to
Having started your virtual machine, you might be wondering how to make local USB devices accessible to the guest operating system. Parallels is a program that allows Mac users to run Windows on their Macs by creating a virtual Windows machine on the computer. Parallels Desktop support for USB connections