Share ApplicationsYou can access macOS applications from within Windows and you can access Windows applications from macOS. For example, if you locate a file using the Open menu in a Windows application and decide you would rather open the file using a macOS application, you can. Note: Provided that Parallels Tools are installed in Linux , you can also open macOS files using Linux applications. Enable Sharing macOS Applications When sharing macOS applications is enabled, you can open macOS Applications from within Windows or Windows applications. If not, you can enable it at any time by doing the following:
Once sharing macOS applications is enabled, you can do the tasks below. Open a File from Windows in a macOS Application You can open a file in a macOS application from Windows Explorer, from the Open dialog in most Windows applications, or from Windows Desktop if Windows is set to appear in a separate Window or at full screen . You may want to do this if you don't have a Windows application that can open the file.
Note : You can only perform these actions with files stored in shared folders . Open a Mac Application from the Windows Start Menu From the Windows Start menu, do one of the following:
Enable Sharing Windows Applications When sharing Windows applications is enabled, you can open Windows applications from the macOS Finder. You can also choose to add a folder to the Dock containing all your Windows applications for easy access.
Add a Windows Applications Folder to the Dock
Configure Whether Dock Icons Bounce to Alert When a Windows application icon in the taskbar would normally flash to alert you to something, such as a new message in Skype or a notification in Microsoft Outlook, by default its icon also bounces repeatedly in the macOS Dock. To enable or disable Windows application icons bouncing to alert:
Note: Icon bouncing is available for Windows with Parallels Tools installed provided that Share Windows applications with Mac is selected in the Applications pane. Force Quit Windows Applications If your running Windows guest OS application doesn't respond and freezes, you can easily force quit it as you can do with any macOS application. To force quit a Windows application, do one of the following:
Note: To be able to force quit Windows guest OS applications, Parallels Tools must be installed . Add Applications to Launchpad When you install any applications in Windows (except temporary apps), you can choose to automatically add their icons to Launchpad.
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