Microsoft has included many features in the Windows 8 operating system, making it one of the most modern and sophisticated versions. These novel features included Tiles replacing icons, a modern interface, more applications, etc. However, some users found it to be confusing, to the point of being more content with the earlier installments. Hence, now, Microsoft has decided to tweak some of the existing Windows 8 features. The newest version of Parallels Desktop brings a Windows 7-style Start menu and button to Windows 8. This simply means that if the user has a Windows 8 virtual machine running on Parallels Desktop 9, he can easily change to a Windows 7-style view by installing the Start8 and ModernMix add-ons. The Start8 add-on brings back the Start menu, and ModernMix runs the Metro-style applications in a window on the desktop. Parallels make these available as a single download in the virtual machine's settings.
According to Parallels, version 9 of their virtualization software improves the disk performance by 40 percent, startup and shutdown speed by up to 25 percent, suspend time by up to 20 percent, and 3D graphics and Web browsing speed by up to 15 percent. These would be surely exciting for the users, and it seems that Microsoft would finally be successful in retaining their customers. According to sources, the Start menu is available both in Like a PC mode, where Windows 8 is displayed as a window on the Mac computer, and in Coherence mode, which displays Windows applications as if they were Mac. Once you click the virtual machine icon in the dock in Coherence mode, you would see the Windows Start menu on your Mac desktop.
The menu is present as the Windows 8 features built-in application, which has access to Shutdown and Restart, the Control Panel, File Explorer, Disk Management, Command Prompt, and other system tools. Users can purchase the Parallels Desktop 9 now in versions 7 and 8, for an upgrade price of $49.99. However, a student edition is available for only $39.99. Anyone who bought Parallels Desktop 8 on or after August 15, can upgrade to version 9 for free. Parallels also came out with a new iPad app called Parallels Access, which provides remote access to the applications on host computers and virtual machines.
Hence, the plans to modify the existing features of Windows 8 would prove beneficial for Microsoft. Although, how far this would be successful is yet to be seen.
Hence, the plans to modify the existing features of Windows 8 would prove beneficial for Microsoft. Although, how far this would be successful is yet to be seen.
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