Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac updates summary

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Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.3.2 (53621)

MD5 checksum: 3639c84c34cb51aef5cf7bd090fe00b2

This update for Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.3.2 (53621) addresses overall stability and performance issues.

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.3.1 (53614)

MD5 checksum: 2477a20f7d36f577a19884706ca8363a

Parallels Desktop for Mac 18.3.1 (53614) update addresses the overall stability and security issues and includes the following additions and improvements:

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.3.0 (53606)

MD5 checksum: 5282a6a8ddb95d634402c8e07564c601

Parallels Desktop for Mac 18.3 (53606) update addresses the overall stability and security issues and includes the following additions and improvements: 

Windows 11 

Linux 

macOS  (virtual machines on Apple M-series-based computers) 

Additionally, you can now use the command line interface tool prlctl to perform the following operations on macOS virtual machines: 

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.2.0 (53488)

MD5 checksum: 24035594ee0ebb73286d822f443084bb

Parallels Desktop for Mac 18.2 (53488) update addresses the overall stability and security issues and includes the following additions and improvements:

Pro Edition

Business Edition

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.1.1 (53328)

MD5 checksum: 4ffe5b637216cfc8956ef5cc3f5dad81

Parallels Desktop for Mac 18.1.1 (53328) update addresses the overall stability and security issues and includes the following additions and improvements:

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.1.0 (53311)

MD5 checksum: 97fc3a048cb8cfaa89908862aad51949

This update for Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.1.0 (53311) addresses overall stability and security issues, and includes the following fixes and improvements: 

macOS Ventura 13 

Windows 11 

Linux 

Other 

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac Pro Edition only 

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac Business Edition only 

Deprecation of legacy Windows OS support 

As Microsoft stopped supporting driver signing for legacy Windows OS versions, it is not possible for us anymore to support Windows OS versions 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1. Moreover, these Windows versions no longer receive maintenance or security updates. 

For these reasons, this product update includes the final version of Parallels Tools for legacy Windows OS versions. Parallels Tools enable a smooth experience with Windows on a Mac, and include: 

While legacy Windows OS versions will continue to work in future Parallels Desktop updates with the current Parallels Tools version for as long as possible, they will no longer receive any updates or fixes. Parallels recommends switching to Windows 11 for a secure and smooth Windows experience on a Mac in the long term.  

For more information about legacy Windows versions support, please visit KB 129252

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.0.3 (53079)

MD5 checksum: 61df638ba23620dc427c2d71fd90e2d3

This update for Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.0.3 (53079) addresses overall stability and performance issues.

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.0.2 (53077)

MD5 checksum: 209527690a42f3d2c76c320f814a83f8

This update for Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.0.2 (53077) addresses overall stability and security issues and includes the following fixes and improvements:

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.0.1 (53056)

MD5 checksum: 2688c9d6d5c53e2e86ae8a59ac785f20

This update for Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.0.1 (53056) addresses overall stability and performance issues.

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac 18.0.0 (53049)

MD5 checksum: 1e8fe117bf06ac7293d630cf9a8a541e

Ready for macOS Ventura 13

As a main operating system:

As a virtual machine:

 

Graphics

For Apple M series chip Mac computers:

 

Usability

For all supported Mac computers:

For Intel-based Mac computers:

 

Compatibility

For Apple M series chip Mac computers:

 

Devices

For all supported Mac computers:

For Apple M series chip Mac computers:

 

Design

For all supported Mac computers:

 

Other

For all supported Mac computers:

For Apple M series chip Mac computers:

 

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac Pro Edition only

For all supported Mac computers:

For Apple M series chip Mac computers:

 

Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac Business Edition only

For all supported Mac computers:

 

What was Deprecated or Removed from Parallels Desktop 18

According to the statistics from the users who participate in the Parallels Customer Experience program, some product features are used very seldom or not at all. We have decided to either stop supporting them or completely remove them from Parallels Desktop and focus on frequently used features and further enhancements.

Please see below which features were removed and which were deprecated. If a feature is removed, it is no longer available in Parallels Desktop 18. Deprecated features will continue to work, but are no longer supported and will be removed in the next product version.

All the features mentioned below are not business-critical, so these changes will have little to no impact on your work.

Removed features:

* Performance measurements conducted by Parallels by collecting the PassMark9 score in Windows 11 (22000) in macOS 12 on Mac13,2. Measured with a pre-release version of Parallels Desktop 18 versus the released version of Parallels Desktop 17. The performance will vary based on usage, system configuration, and other factors.

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