Test driving Windows 10 in Parallels 11

I'm interested in trying Windows 10, not sure why, perhaps just curious. I have a 13inch, mid-2012 MBA running ElCap with a 1.8 GHz Intel i5, 8GB's of memory and plenty of storage. I run the Windows version of Office 2010 on Win 7 within Parallels 11.

Installing W10 looks pretty straight forward. If I install W10, do I then need to re-install Office 2010 (I have the disks) or do the systems realize I already have it and make it accessible within the new Win 10 vm?

Thank you, FH

 

Hello Franz,
As it is new Windows 10 VM, you will have to reinstall Office 2010 applications from scratch. Plz follow the steps as suggested in: http://kb.parallels.com/119310 & keep us updated on your progress!

Thanks,
Swati

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Thank you for the prompt reply. That was my guess.
Have a nice day.
FH

 

You are most welcome. Reach us out if you have any questions in future!