Hello, Please bear with me a bit; am in my 80's now and although I hate to admit it, I miss many of the nuances. I have to admit that the Parallels folks do a great job with all the help articles they pose, and also their phone help, Have read many, many of their kb articles, but- For someone like me, who, besides age, is not that sharp with this stuff, is there: a. An overall User Manual that I can print out ? b. Or, what kb article(s)s should I read to get started, and to try to understand all of the options, etc. There are just so many. For a Non-Power user like me, what options should I configure and set to get started with it as an initial setup ? *I would like to keep both sides totally independent, and not interacting in any way Specific questions, although (a) and (b) above are the most important: c. How do I get into and out of Coherence Mode ? (I have the latest rev., I think) d. What is the difference between the two icons (both with the 2 red parallel bars) that is on my Dock ? One is labeled Parallels Desktop, and the other Windows 10. Which do I want to use, when ? e. Incredibly slow opening up anything on Windows side. Why, likely ? What should I check, or change in any of the Configuration options ? Where to do ? Much thanks. Really appreciate the help, Bob
Hi RobertR18, You can find the answers below to your questions. a. Parallels Desktop User Guide b. Getting Started With Parallels Desktop *. Isolate virtual machine from Mac. c. Information about Coherence view. d. One icon is for Parallels Desktop which will launch Parallels Desktop Control Center and another will launch Parallels Desktop then the virtual machine created on it. e. You can increase RAM and check the performance.