It is not clear what the 'Lite' version really does. Im not completely certain what it is, but it sounds like an emulator like 'Wine', with the ability to make an in-app purchase for the ability to run Windows for a 1 year subscription of 59.99. (5) FYI: The cost for Parallels Desktop varies widely if you keep an eye on deals/sales on the net. Ive finally upgraded to 10.12.6 and now there is an item in the App Store called 'Parallels Lite'. If you want to actually run a virtual machine, you have to SUBSCRIBE to Parallels Desktop for at least a year. All it allows you to do is create and edit virtual machine configurations. (4) So what is this thing good for? It's a 14-day DEMO only.
Get the full version instead, DIRECT from Parallels, NOT the App Store. So IGNORE this thing unless you know you really want/need it.
Beats me why! (3) Parallels WARNS: "NOTE: It is not recommended that existing Parallels Desktop for Mac users move to Parallels DesktopĀ® App Store Edition. I cant find a uninstall/reinstall of remote desktop via google search so I was hoping someone here has an idea to try. (2) The actual current version number really is 1.7.0, not 17.0. To make sure it wasnt a parallels or mac issue I built a second windows 7 on the laptop and it works perfectly to those machines. What Is This Thing? -> Sorting through the confusion of this App Store version of Parallels Desktop, here are the details: (1) The actual OFFICIAL name for this version is: Parallels DesktopĀ® App Store Edition. Like RDP, DRS offers multi-platform remote access, with support for Mac, Windows, and Linux computers. With additional features built to go beyond those in RDP, DRS makes for a comprehensive and easy-to-use remote desktop connection manager alternative. Resolves an issue with the manual allocation of CPUs when the Processors menu contained fewer CPUs than available on the Mac. Like RDP, DRS makes it easy to connect remotely to other computers.Resolves an issue with the launcher colored blue in Black Desert.Resolves an issue with missing terrain textures in Road 96.Updated the ARM-based version of Kali Linux installed in a free system (a pre-configured and ready to use virtual machine) to 2021.3.Resolves an issue with the Ubuntu screen becoming black after switching to VirGL graphics when registering an old virtual machine in the latest version of Parallels Desktop.Resolves a USB devices connectivity issue.
Resolves an issue with an ARM-based Windows 11 virtual machine not having the MS Store app installed.Issues reported by Parallels Desktop users: When you start the PC Health Check app, new dialogs are displayed and provide additional information on whether your Intel-based version of Windows 10 can be upgraded to Windows 11.Parallels Desktop for Mac 1.7.2 App Store Edition improves compatibility with Windows 11, addresses overall stability and security issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements: New