
This is especially useful for individuals who want to use Macs but may rely on a few programs that are Windows-specific. If you are looking to install Windows on your Mac, you have two options. You can either install Windows in Boot Camp, a native feature of the Mac OS X operating system, or you can use a virtualization program.


These are third-party applications that run on your Mac just like any other program. They create a virtualization of another computer, allowing you to install a separate operating system. With virtualization software, it is almost like you are using two computers at the same time on one machine.

There are many virtualization programs available, but Parallels Desktop for Mac is the most popular and will be the one we focus on.
