Parallels uses your bootcamp partition to create a Windows virtual machine. It aims at blending windows programs within MacOsX so that eventually you don’t realise you are using a virtual machine. It goes as far as mapping MacOs shortcuts to Windows shortcuts. You can configure very precisely how much integration you want: it’s very impressive and it can get very very confusing as well… It looks like my brain works better with 2 distinct OSs rather than a merged one.
Anyway, here are a few points that bugged for a while before I find the solution:
- How do you log out from Windows 8 or switch user without restarting???
Type <fn><ctrl><alt><Del>
- How do you display the Windows 8 toolbox?
If <cmd>X does not work, go to Parallels Desktop > Preferences > Shortcuts >Virtual Machines > Profile. Set it from Windows to Generic.
- How to use the F1, F2 keys directly under Windows without having to press Fn?
Apple > System Preferences > Keyboard > Tick Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys.
- How to select text (<ctrl> <shift> <right> in Windows).
<cmd> <ctrl> <shift> <right>.
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