The final dialog box simply mentions that all of your Mac files are accessible within the Windows user profile folders.
You can go ahead and choose the appropriate mode at this step, and the choice will carry over when we install Windows 11 later. On the other hand, if you’re going to use Windows the majority of the time, Full Screen mode is probably best. If you want to run the occasional Windows app or two, Coherence mode is great because you can forget you have Windows installed at all.
I would recommend giving some consideration to how you plan to use Windows on your Mac before making a choice. The options are Coherence mode or Full Screen mode. The next suggestion is to choose how Windows appears and interacts with macOS and other Mac applications. You can certainly do this now, but since we’re planning to install Windows 11 in this tutorial, I would recommend holding off until after you’re using Windows 11 in Parallels. The first suggestion is to install all the necessary Windows applications you’d want to use. There’s actually some useful information on this page so let’s take a look at a few of the helpful hints. These are fairly standard legalese, but you should read them to know what you’re getting into by using this software.Īfter accepting these privacy agreements, Windows 10 will open Microsoft Edge and display the Parallels 17 splash screen, indicating you have successfully installed Windows. To actually use Windows 10 in the virtual machine you need to read and accept a few more agreements relating to data privacy.