This boxed version of the retail license of Parallels Desktop 17 Pro is optimized for systems running macOS Monterey 12 but will work with macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later. Backed by a 1-year license, this fast, user-friendly, and powerful application is designed for running Windows on a Mac without needing to reboot. Features new to the Pro edition include the ability to unlink a linked clone to a new virtual machine, plus an improved Microsoft Visual Studio plug-in. New features that are not exclusive to the pro version include support for M1-based Macs, the Windows 11 OS, speed and performance updates, and improved driver display, improvements to Coherence Mode, an Automatic Resource Manager, enhanced drag-and-drop between Windows and ac, enhanced USB 3.1 support, better control of disk space, and more. In addition, to support for M1 Macs, there are features unique to the M1 chip, including the ability of Windows 10 to recognize Mac battery status and enable battery saving, a virtual TPM chip for BitLocker and SecureBoot, native sound drivers in Linux, and dynamic resolution support for Linux.