Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac is $79.99 with a free 14-day trial available, while customers with Parallels Desktop 9 or newer can upgrade for $49.99. In addition to running newly-released Windows 10 natively on your Mac in dual-boot mode through Boot Camp 6. One-time opportunity to upgrade to Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac Pro Edition from Parallels Desktop 9 or 10 for $49.99 per year. Improved Japanese keyboard—specific to the Japanese language edition only. I have purchased Parallels Desktop 13 and installed windows 10 and activated it by purchasing a license from Microsoft store. There was some problem in my system so I reinstalled windows 10. Now I am facing the issue of windows 10 licence not getting activated using the product key which i got while i purchased.

You've got questions, and because I've been running Windows 10 on my Macs since the earliest builds were made available, I've got answers for you.

Does Windows 10 run on a Mac?

Yes. I've installed the release build on a number of systems and on the whole it's been a smooth and buttery experience.

What Macs will support Windows 10?

It's hard to pull up a definitive list, but I'd say based on my experience that any Mac sold in the last five years should be fine. See below for how to run the compatibility checker if you're in any doubt (note that your Mac will need to already be running Windows 7/8.1 to do this).

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Does Windows 10 run in Boot Camp?

Windows 10 is not officially supported by Boot Camp, but everything seems to work just fine. In fact, it's probably one of the best systems that I've run Windows 10 on, and I'm not alone in thinking that.

Fire up the Boot Camp Assistant to get things going.

Any Boot Camp tips?

By default Boot Camp suggests you give Windows 16GB of disk space, but I recommend upping that to 25GB to give your installation room to breathe.

Does Windows 10 run in Parallels Desktop?

Yes, but you need to have Parallels Desktop 10. Other than that's it's been a flawless experience for me.

Does Windows 10 run in VirtualBox?

Yes. And it's pretty easy to set up.

Does it run in VMware Fusion?

Yes, but you need to be running VMware Fusion 7.

Any virtual machines tips?

Give Windows 10 at least 2GB of RAM, but if you're a high-roller and have a Mac with 8GB or 16GB of RAM then I suggest giving Windows 10 at least 4GB. That's basically the only thing that I've noticed make any difference with how smooth the OS runs.

I've got Windows 7/8/8.1 running in Boot Camp/Parallels Desktop/VirtualBox/VMware Fusion. Am I entitled to the upgrade to Windows 10?

Yes. In fact, if you're fully patched, you should have already seen the 'Get Windows 10' icon in your system tray.

Help! I'm not seeing the 'Get Windows 10' icon in my system tray. What do I do?

Check to see if you have updates that need downloading and installing. That usually fixes things.

All the updates are installed but still no 'Get Windows 10' icon. What else can I try?

Try this. (This is not Mac-specific and will work for anyone who's having this problem.)

I filled in the 'Get Windows 10' thing but haven't yet got Windows 10. Anything I can do to jump the queue?

I've tested this process and it seems to work. (This is not Mac-specific and will work for anyone who's having this problem.)

Can I check for compatibility issues before upgrading a virtual machine or Boot Camp?

Yes. Details here. (This is not Mac-specific and will work for anyone who's having this problem.)

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Where can I download the Windows 10 .ISO files?

From here. Bear in mind however that new installations will require a product key. (This is not Mac-specific and will work for anyone who's having this problem.)

Do I need to back up my data before upgrading?

Only if you care about your data. I've done a lot of installs and reinstalls and not lost any data, but I also make sure I have a backup just in case things go wrong.

Any tips to make Windows 10 even better on a Mac?

Yes. Install Trackpad++. This is a third-party Windows driver for Apple's Multitouch and new Force Touch trackpads found on MacBooks. Not only does it support 2, 3, and 4 finger OS X gestures, but it also supports Windows 8/10 gestures, and has the ability to detect and ignore accidental touches of the trackpad.

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My laptop is a Mac with its own version of Office installed. I have to run a few programs in a Windows environment, so I have Parallels Desktop also installed with Windows 10. Several of these programs that need to be run in Windows have features that require Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but they are not able to open the Mac versions of Office from within Parallels.

Because Parallels runs fairly slowly, I would prefer to continue using Office within the Mac OS, but would very much like the ability to run these added features of my Windows-only programs. Any ideas? Would I be able to install and run both installs from one Office license (it's the same computer!)? Or any way to trick Parallels/Windows 10 into thinking the Office for Mac installs are native and have it open them over in Mac land (this isn't unprecedented, as other programs open in the Mac environment with double-clicks in Parallels/Windows)?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Edit: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Mac are all the default file types for their respective files in Parallels/Windows, and the problem seems to be when the Windows-only programs call to open Office that they're having trouble communicating through Parallels.

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Edit 2: Does my business account really include 5 Mac/PC installs per user? We're the tier of Office 365 for Business without email hosting. This can't be right. Why would that be a feature Microsoft just gives away to businesses for each user? If this is right, I can have these two separate installs on my work laptop (one in Mac OS, the other in Windows) then install Office on the beater field laptop I sometimes use and still have two installs left? Am I able to use these installs on a personal computer (or two) per the license agreement?