Parallels Desktop Help - Set How Windows Works with macOS

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Set How Windows Works with macOS

Parallels Desktop for Mac allows you to work seamlessly between Windows and macOS. For example, you can cut and paste text, and share files, between the two.

There are a number of ways that you can set the level of integration between Windows and macOS. For example, you may want your Windows applications to behave just like Mac applications, appearing side-by-side with them on the Mac desktop. Or you may wish to keep the Windows desktop and applications in a separate window.

Read on to learn more about setting how Windows works together with macOS.

In This SectionMerge Windows and macOS Set Windows to Appear in a Single Window Set Windows to Take Up the Whole Screen Set an Application to Open When You Insert a CD or DVD Share Items Between macOS and Windows Apply macOS Parental Controls to Windows

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