

#How to get windows 10 on mac parallels drivers#
The size of the USB flash drive should be at least 8 GB (Apple recommends twice as much, as Boot Camp needs to also add drivers to ensure optimum hardware compatibility with Windows). Other than a Boot Camp compatible Mac (you can check to see if yours makes the cut here), you will also need a USB flash drive and a Windows 10 ISO file.

But do keep reading to learn how you can easily get the Windows 10 ISO that you want. Of course, if you want to see what Windows 10 is like while running in Parallels 10, or any other virtualization software, you should grab the dedicated program and Windows 10 ISO and get started on it right away.
#How to get windows 10 on mac parallels software#
That being said, a more in-depth look at Windows 10 running inside Parallels 10 will follow in an upcoming article, which will also explain the benefits this powerful virtualization software offers. In this article, I will focus on Boot Camp, because I plan on testing Windows 10 on my 2013 MacBook Air in the long run. If, on the other hand, you are not sure about keeping Windows 10 on your Mac for a while, and just wish to see quickly what is new, my recommendation is to try Parallels 10. So which option should you take? Well, if you want to experience Windows 10 raw, you should follow the Boot Camp path. Now, while installing Windows 10 through Boot Camp will yield the best performance, it also means that you have to configure your Mac so that the operating system can be installed on its drive, something which is not necessary when using virtualization software. The downside is that performance will not be as good as when running the operating system directly on the device, without any extra layers of software in-between. Virtualization software, like the aforementioned program, allows you to test Windows 10 without installing it directly on your Machine.
