Boot Camp vs Parallels Desktop Comparison It’s not specifically a virtual machine, but you cannot avoid talking about Boot Camp when it comes to running Windows on a Mac. Boot Camp is Apple’s own answer to consumer demand, and as a part of macOS represents a huge advantage as it eliminates the need to download any third-party apps.

Running Windows using Boot Camp allows Windows to perform better than running Windows in Parallels because Windows is using all your computer's resources. When running in Parallels Windows is sharing your computer's resources with OSX. So going to Boot Camp will result in Windows and programs performing better.

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If you are experiencing problems with Windows in Parallels 50% of the time you likely have something misconfigured or there is something wrong with your installed programs.

Parallels For Mac Vs Fusion

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That said, in a professional environment I would eliminate all potential issues by getting a cheap Windows computer to run my Windows only programs. This would allow me to continue working on my Apple computer while someone else is using Windows programs. It would also allow easy to maintain separate backups for both systems.