There are also improvements in the drag and drop experience between Windows and macOS apps, as well as better control over resources allocated for virtual machines. You can also configure USB fingerprint scanners for Windows applications that require even more security and privacy. One of the key requirements of Windows 11 is the Trusted Platform Module, and the latest Parallels Desktop release brings a new virtual TPM chip to meet those requirements. Those running Parallels Desktop 17 on M1 Macs can now also use Windows’s battery-saving features as if the OS was running on native hardware. One key new feature is a new display driver that not only improves UI responsiveness it also boosts framerates in Windows games. There is, of course, a lot of improvements across the board, with the more significant ones happening for M1 Macs. With Parallels Desktop 17, the virtualization expert is trying to prove it can face those challenges with aplomb. The latest versions of Windows 10 and the upcoming Windows 11 release, however, also raise the bar a bit higher for environments running Microsoft’s platform. Supporting the new ARM-based M1 chipset was already quite an achievement, proving the might of Apple’s first Silicon.
