1. Scrolling With Mouse In Windows

Let’s be honest: to the average person, the idea of running two different operating systems at the same time on one computer is pretty weird. This idea naturally leads to questions like these:

• How do I know which one I’m using at any one moment?
• How do I switch between them?
• Which applications do I use?

As a Parallels Desktop® for Mac user, you can probably answer the last two questions like this: Because I need to run some Windows applications, and I have (and love) a Mac ®. But you might not know all the ways you can switch between Mac and Windows, so in this blog post I’ll show you. Parallels Desktop 15 lets you run Windows smoothly on a Mac. Future via Getty Images. I made the leap from Windows PCs to Mac late last year, when I bought the 16-inch MacBook Pro. After upgrading Parallels Desktop for Mac you can meet Logitech mouse or keyboard performance problems. For example, when scrolling on the Windows side without moving a mouse pointer you can notice, that the pointer became black (the way it appears when you work on Mac side). Also it could be impossible to select multiple items by scrolling down.

• I was working in Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) with Parallels Desktop Version 10.1.1 for Mac. When I was editing a file in Microsoft Visio 2013 the scrolling extremely fast. I couldn’t scroll normally vertical or horizontal within Visio. Parallels has a smooth scolling options which you can find in you settings - Hardware - Mouse & Keyboard.
• Scroll upward using mouse-wheel; Switch from mac Parallels VM window to another mac window, say Finder (Cmd-TAB) Switch from Finder back to Parallels VM window (Cmd-TAB) Terminal scroll position jumps to the bottom (bug) Expected behavior. Scroll position shouldn't change when Parallels window is re-gains input focus.

And of course:

• Why would I want to do that?

As a Parallels Desktop® for Mac user, you can probably answer the last two questions like this:

• Because I need to run some Windows applications, and I have (and love) a Mac®.

But you might not know all the ways you can switch between Mac and Windows, so in this blog post I’ll show you. Which one of these ways you might use depends on how you use Parallels Desktop.

1. Window Mode

In Window mode, Windows runs in a window on your Mac screen.

You switch between Mac and Windows just be moving your cursor—what could be easier! See Video 1:

2. Full Screen Mode

In Full Screen mode, both Mac and Windows fill the entire screen. You switch between them with a three-finger swipe on your trackpad. See Video 2 (Note: The hand gesture video insets are from lifehacker.com):

3. Coherence Mode

In Coherence mode, Mac and Windows applications run side-by-side on the Mac desktop. You switch between them just as you would switch between two Mac applications: just click inside the window of the application you want to use. See Video 3:

I hope these three ways help you to easily and quickly switch between Mac and Windows whenever you want.

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Apple’s “One more thing.” event on November 10, 2020, revealed the first Mac computers powered by Apple M1 chip.

Parallels is excited to see the performance, power efficiency, and virtualization features that are brought to the Mac with Apple M1 chip. The transition to Mac with Apple M1 chip should be smooth for most Mac applications, thanks to Rosetta technology. Fortunately, our Parallels Access™, Parallels^® Toolbox, and Parallels^® Client software worked smoothly even before Parallels rebuilt them as universal binaries. However, virtual machines are an exception. It is important to note that currently available versions of Parallels® Desktop for Mac cannot run virtual machines on Mac with Apple M1 chip. Good news: A new version of Parallels Desktop for Mac that can run on Mac with Apple M1 chip is already in active development. With a subscription of Parallels Desktop, you’ll always have access to the latest versions.

When Apple Silicon Mac was first announced during the keynote at WWDC on June 22 of this year, Apple demoed a Parallels Desktop for Mac prototype running a Linux virtual machine flawlessly on Apple Silicon. Since WWDC, our new version of Parallels Desktop which runs on Mac with Apple M1 chip has made tremendous progress. We switched Parallels Desktop to universal binary and optimized its virtualization code; and the version that we are eager to try on these new MacBook Air, Mac mini and MacBook Pro 13″ looks very promising. Parallels is also amazed by the news from Microsoft about adding support of x64 applications in Windows on ARM.

As our customers know, Parallels cares deeply about the quality of our software products and the experiences they provide. With macOS Big Sur and new Mac with Apple M1 chip becoming available, we will continue to do more extensive evaluations, both in our lab and with your help via the upcoming Parallels Technical Preview Program. If you are interested in trying the Preview – please let us know by clicking on the Subscribe button below and completing and submitting the form.

Scrolling With Mouse In Windows

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