![]() ![]() They can make it easy to install, but it’s up to you to pay Microsoft.Īs before, performance is fine. So no license, but that’s pretty much as expected. But that raises the next question: Am I licensed for this Windows 11 installation, or do I still need to buy a license? A quick check in Settings confirms that: A quick check (mounting the ISO on a Windows machine and using DISM to look at the Windows image file) confirms that:Īfter accepting the license terms (EULA) for Windows, you’re automatically logged on by Parallels, with your install ready to go: Translating that file name, it’s a standard “client” image of Windows 11 21H2 (patched), so in theory that ISO contains all the retail SKUs. Looking at the VM properties during that install, I can see that it has attached an ISO:Īnd searching for that file on my Mac, I can find it in the “Downloads” folder. ![]() So let’s try it.Īfter selecting “Get Windows 11 from Microsoft” it then began downloading:Īnd as soon as that download finished, it began installing: This doesn’t have any footnotes about it not supporting arm64. So what’s new in Parallels Desktop? Beyond the typical stuff (support for the latest OSes, support for the latest Apple silicon, etc.), there’s also the”ownload, install, and configure Windows 11 in one click.” Previously, that was only supported on x86-based Macs. As both Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion have both been updated, it’s worth revisiting that blog. My blog from February compared the options available at the time. Virtual machines are usually more productive for those types of activities, hence my desire to run virtual machines on my M1 Mac Mini. But neither Parallels nor VMWare claim to be the "only" solution.I probably own more ARM64-based machines than then typical person, and I used those somewhat regularly for testing OS deployment scenarios. In fact, I might have enough space to test them both and ultimately use the one that seems more reliable. I went with 2TB so I should easily be able to allocate far more that I did for my old Win7 guest OS machine or the HP laptop I have. I suppose that the drive size I ultimately allocate to a Win11 machine will be a factor. ![]() Run Windows 11 virtual machines on Intel or Apple Silicon hardware with a new Virtual Trusted Platform Module with Fast Encryption. Since I read this announcement, and since I've used Fusion in the past, I decided to check out what VMWare has to say (aside from that they have what appears to be a no-cost Player version):įusion 13 Pro and Player support running VMs on macOS 12 Monterey or macOS 13 Ventura, on Intel or Apple Silicon Macs. Microsoft recognized Parallels Desktop as an authorized solution for running Arm versions of Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise installed in a virtual machine with Parallels Desktop on Mac with Apple silicon. Decided to check out their website today and discovered that as of February 16 (less than three weeks ago) they state ( ): Since the advent of M1, I've heard different developments about Parallels being able to run Windows 10/11. I have a 16" M2 MBP (32GB RAM, 2TB SSD) on order, will get within two weeks. I stopped using it for a separate low cost HP laptop where I currently have Windows 11 (upgraded from 10). ![]() My current Mac is a late 2013 MBP (when they first released the Haswell processors) and I've run VMWare Fusion on it since the start for Windows 7, running Big Sur (MacOS 11) and frequently ran it in Unity mode. To run Windows 11 on a Mac, what user experiences fellow Redditors have had running Parallels or VMWare Fusion on Apple Silicon, the newest Macintosh computers? ![]()
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