

Still, even if you're not using one of the latest Macs with Apple's homegrown chipsets, you should still see a speed bump. DirectX 11 graphics performance should be up to 28-percent improved, too. They should see up to 33-percent faster Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview start-up, and up to 20-percent faster disk performance. While Desktop 17 will work on Intel-powered Macs, this new release has specific performance improvements to take advantage of Apple Silicon. It will support the latest Apple operating system as both host and guest OS though Apple and Microsoft are planning their full releases for later in 2021, Desktop 17 will work with the two public betas currently available now. In fact, the company says, Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac has been engineered with both macOS 12 Monterey and Windows 11 in mind. The software makes it easy to run Windows 10 and 11 in a macOS window, but also supports a macOS Monterey virtual machine running an M1-powered Macs. Parallels has released its latest Desktop 17 for Mac, bringing Windows 11 optimization for Apple Silicon and paving the way for macOS Monterey's full release later in the year.
