RELATED: How to Make Linux and macOS Virtual Machines for Free with Parallels Lite Here’s how it looks on my desk with Ubuntu. Multiple displays aren’t just for Windows: the feature works with any virtual machine you can get up and running in Parallels. You may occasionally lose track of a Windows program and feel confused, which is probably why Parallels doesn’t make this the default, but it’s good to have the option. To make Parallels behave like the rest of your programs, head back to the virtual machine’s settings and toggle the “Activating virtual machine shows all its spaces” option we talked about earlier. If you use the default Mission Control settings, you likely won’t even notice this happening, but if you’ve enabled the “Displays have seperate spaces” option in Mission Control, this can be jarring. RELATED: Mission Control 101: How to Use Multiple Desktops on a Macīy default, switching to Windows on one display will also switch the other display over.

You can switch back and forth between Windows and macOS in Mission Control.

The virtual machine will launch in full screen on both displays. Once you’ve changed the settings, start up your virtual machine, then click the green Full Screen button.