I currently have a copy of Windows 8.1 on my Mac via parallels. How can I go about updating it to Windows 10 when it starts being pushed out to everyone?
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Windows 8.1 > Windows 10 via Parallels
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Check to see if you can pre-reserve a copy, i.e., go to windows update on your computer and see if you're prompted. If not wait until the 29th and see it will download as an update for you.
I have it pre-reserved so I expect it to show up Tuesday at some point. Of course I'm running windows on a SP3, so being a MS product I expect to see it land fairly early.
I have it pre-reserved so I expect it to show up Tuesday at some point. Of course I'm running windows on a SP3, so being a MS product I expect to see it land fairly early.
I don't have to do anything different for the installation because its a virtual machine than i do if I ran it natively?
I never got the option to reserve Windows 10 in Parallels. Whatever I tried, it just won't show up. I wonder if there's an issue with Parallels and Windows 10. Support from Parallels is rather useless as they just tell me it should work, which it doesn't. Guess I'll just stick to Windows 8.1... 
I don't know how they determined those who were "blessed" to have the option to reserve it, but did you try going here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
Just found this info on the Parallels forum:
I Updated my virtual Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 using the ISO link (https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10ISO) and it worked without any problems at all. Reinstalled Paralell tools swell without problem.
I used the Parallels Desktop 10.2.2
I Updated my virtual Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 using the ISO link (https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10ISO) and it worked without any problems at all. Reinstalled Paralell tools swell without problem.
I used the Parallels Desktop 10.2.2
No, nothing from there. I'm now trying the option I just posted. At least it downloaded Windows 10. It's now checking the download.
Cannot install Windows 10 on this PC, that's the message I get. When I click "more information", I'm forwarded to a page with system requirements for Windows 8.1. Sigh, I give up.
Part of the issue with not seeing the "reserve now" button is the following file. Delete it from the VM:
C:\Windows\AppCompat\Appraiser\Telemetry\Appriser.JSON
Using VirtualBox, once I delete that file, the reserve button appeared after restarting "Get Windows 10".
Installing W10 right now via the iso download. Not going to do tests, but, deleting the above file might help get past any pre-install checks.
C:\Windows\AppCompat\Appraiser\Telemetry\Appriser.JSON
Using VirtualBox, once I delete that file, the reserve button appeared after restarting "Get Windows 10".
Installing W10 right now via the iso download. Not going to do tests, but, deleting the above file might help get past any pre-install checks.
Oh I got to the part of downloading it all (by using the info above from the Paralles forum), but I then got the message it couldn't be installed, with a link to information about system requirements for Windows 8.1.
I recommend referring to the following link on the Parallels Forums.
https://forum.parallels.com/threads...s-display-driver-critical-issue.328618/page-7
https://forum.parallels.com/threads...s-display-driver-critical-issue.328618/page-7
I don't get why it has to be this hard. I just want to press an update button, and that's about it. I don't want to find loopholes to install something. I'll stick with 8.1 until Parallels has their act together, whenever that will be.
Yeah not getting the reserve button either on Parallel windows 8.1. I also have one update about Windows Defender that constantly fails so not sure if that is related.
I can't get Parallels Tools installed either. Been on at for 2 days now with their customer support. Basically lost my temper earlier after they sent me yet another link to one of their support pages, telling me to do the same thing over and over. Now it's escalated in their support team, so let's see what that brings.
I had a weird install loop of parallels tools, had to cancel the third time it tired to install. I let parallels think it was windows 8.1 while it installed the tools then between restarts changed it to windows 10. works fine for me now.
I managed to get it working by downloading the ISO inside my 8.1 VM and running it from there. Installation didn't take long and everything works and runs fine...surprisingly fine.
Note: DO NOT download the ISO from any other source but Microsoft. Often on torrent sites, ISO files contain key loggers that antivirus software doesn't deem as malware. I provided the link on Microsoft's website for your reference.
Note: DO NOT download the ISO from any other source but Microsoft. Often on torrent sites, ISO files contain key loggers that antivirus software doesn't deem as malware. I provided the link on Microsoft's website for your reference.
http://kb.parallels.com/123053 worked perfectly for me on two machines, one from Windows 8.1, one from Windows 7
This is what I had to do, as well. Windows 10 actually works quite well on my 2015 rMB with Parallels 10. I'm not sure why Parallels is having so much difficulty resolving the error message on the upgrade app. Perhaps it's that they re focusing all their effort on getting Parallels 11 up and running so that they sell the upgrade to everyone running Parallels 9 who wants to update to El Capitan.
I have Windows 10 running through Parallels 10 on the latest El Capitan Public Beta and everything works just fine.
When I initially bough Parallels, I wasn't aware that they pushed out a new version every year (should've guessed given the fact that they're on version 10, 10 years after they started, duuuhhhh) which is pretty ridiculous, even Adobe never updated the creative suite every year. I did get Parallels on a Student Discount for $40-$50, so it wasn't as expensive but its still not worth it to upgrade if
1.)It runs and works
2.) I don't use it enough to warrant buying the new version every year.
Also, I bought my legal copy of Windows 8.1 for $35...
Generally they support a version for only 2 versions of OS X. So El Capitan will "break" Parallels 9. Even though Parallels 9 might seem to work OK on the El Capitan Beta, when it goes final, Parallels 9 will detect that it is running on El Capitan and refuse to open. So Parallels 10 will work on El Capitan, but not what comes next year.I have Windows 10 running through Parallels 10 on the latest El Capitan Public Beta and everything works just fine.
I did get Parallels on a Student Discount for $40-$50, so it wasn't as expensive but its still not worth it to upgrade if
1.)It runs and works
2.) I don't use it enough to warrant buying the new version every year.
Also, I bought my legal copy of Windows 8.1 for $35...