Friday, October 3, 2014

How to install Windows 10 on a Mac using Parallels Desktop [instructions]

On Tuesday, at a special event in San Francisco, Microsoft officially unveiled its new operating system, Windows 10 . 1 October the company opened for testing its pre-release versions.Many have already downloaded and installed Windows 10.
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For users of Mac, which are not among those lucky and want to "try for a tooth" new release of Microsoft, offers guidance in how to install Windows 10 on a virtual machine Parallels Desktop 10 . To test the build you do not need to use a separate computer. Virtual Machine (VM) allows you to work with "dozens" among OS X. If you are ready to install Windows 10 on a Mac, can begin.

How to install Windows 10 on a Mac:

Step 1: Before you go on, sign up for Windows Insider and download the Windows 10 Technical Preview .
Step 2: Download the Windows 10 Technical Preview VM shell on Mac installed Parallels Desktop 10 . Open the file and copy the file to the folder ~ / Documents / Parallels /.
Step 3: Double click on the Windows 10 Technical Preview VM shell.pvm. Parallels will ask to copy or move a virtual machine, select the first option.
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If on a Mac 4 GB of RAM, Parallels Desktop will offer to reduce the size of memory allocated to the virtual machine. Click Do not Change.
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Step 4: When the screen you will see the VM standard screen Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE), go to the Actions menu and top stop the virtual machine.
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Step 5: Go back to the menu Actions menu -> Configure ... -> Hardware tab -> CD / DVD 1 page -> Connect to: -> Choose an image file ... -> get WindowsTechnicalPreview.iso and select it in the window.
Step 6: Start the Windows virtual machine 10 Technical Preview VM and continue installing Windows 10.
Step 7: After completing the installation of Windows 10, create a new user account and go to the desktop operating system.
Step 8: Now install Parallels Tools, click on the Devices tab -> CD / DVD 1 -> Connect Image ... -> find the file prl-tools-win.iso. He's here, "Programs -> Parallels Desktop -> Contents -> Resources -> Tools». Connect this to the image of Windows 10 Technical Preview VM.
Step 9: In the virtual machine, go to This PC and double-click the DVD Drive (D :) Parallels Tools. Complete the installation of Parallels Tools.
Step 10: After setup, you can turn off the virtual machine and rename it in the configuration window.
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