As Microsoft had been developing an ARM version of Windows 10, users on an M1 Mac, running Parallels 17 can install this relatively easily, which can enable Office and other Windows apps to run within this virtual workstation.īut with a majority of users looking toward Windows 11, many are wondering just how well the ARM version could run, especially after testing out Windows 10 ARM as a Technical Preview for the last year.Ī big topic of Windows 11 has been TPM, and its requirement in order for many PCs to upgrade to the latest version of Windows.
Parallels Desktop 17 supports Sidecar, DirectX 11, is ready for macOS Monterey and optimized for Intel and Apple M1 chip.
“In collaboration with Apple, we’re thrilled to have created the world's first prototype of a macOS Monterey virtual machine running on a Mac with Apple M1 chip.” How could Windows 11 benefit from Parallels? Parallels has released Desktop 17 for Mac, allowing Apple customers to run Windows on a Mac without rebooting, available for Macs powered by both Intel and. Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful application for running Windows applications on a Mac without rebooting. “Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac continues to deliver performance and stability improvements as well as innovative, easy-to-use features on Intel and Apple M1 Mac, offering users the most advanced Windows-on-Mac experience ever,” said Nick Dobrovolskiy, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Support at Parallels in a press release. With Windows 11 on its way and the rumor of M1X MacBook Pro machines coming, it’s high time for one of these virtualization apps to cater towards both macOS 12 Monterey and Windows 11, which this new release of Parallels looks to be aiming for.