

Overall, Parallels Desktop 11 is a marked improvement over the previous releases, and we highly recommend that users give it a shot before opting for something else, since the software comes with a free trial. The best part is: the 'Hey Cortana' hotword works system-wide. The most killer feature in Parallels Desktop 11 is always-on Cortana, which means that you can utilize Microsoft's voice assistant as long as Windows 10 is running in the background. Taking things further, boot-up and shut down routines have also been given a 50% boost, and file operations are now 20% faster as well. For instance, the new software is 50% faster than before. And while the software has been around for a long time, today's release marks a big improvement in how users will see Parallels Desktop.

Parallels Desktop is a great way to run Windows coherently on a Mac. But that's not all, it also supports always-on Cortana right on your Mac. Parallels Desktop 11 is now available to download with full support for Windows 10 and OS X El Capitan.
