ITWire tested out Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS and found a degree of performance beyond what we anticipated or expected, as well as a plethora of flourish and thought from Parallels to make the experience so much more enjoyable.Ĭhrome OS is a simple operating system that’s by design and booting up Windows in a Parallels-based virtual machine for the first time is almost magical, like seeing virtualisation for the first time again. Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS was released in October 2020 as an out-of-the-box solution that allows full-featured Windows applications to run natively on the Chromebook as if they were local, no matter if you are online or offline. Whatever the case, when you need Windows, you need it, and here’s where Parallels comes in. It might be the full Microsoft Office suite or Adobe Photoshop, it might be SQL Server Management Studio, it might be a warehouse management system, a learning management system, or it may even be simply to have an Active Directory domain-joined computer for resetting your password when it expires. No matter how much you rely on web-based tools there’s going to be some Windows-based application you must use from time to time. If you manage a fleet of devices for a school or company Chromebooks help you help your users spend more time being productive and less time dealing with computer problems. The appeal of Chrome OS for business, education, and individuals alike is clear: if you primarily consume SaaS-based software and use email and productivity applications, and don’t want to be bothered by faulty driver updates, or dealing with missing DLLs, or software version conflicts then a Chromebook really is a cost-effective simple, trouble-free option. This is because, of course, Chrome OS simplifies the entire computing experience so users can enjoy a secure, maintenance-free experience where they simply run browser-based apps and never need to be concerned by viruses or updates or any of these things. It’s quite another for an operating system, like Chrome OS, which by nature is designed to restrict access to the underlying operating system and file system and to the applications you can execute. This is no small feat it's one thing to emulate Windows on an operating system such as macOS or even Linux where you can run any application of your choosing.
Now Parallels has brought its same magic to the Chromebook range. Parallels has a well-deserved reputation for excellent, seamless Windows virtualisation with Parallels for Mac hitting its 15th-anniversary last year.
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