![]() You can also make Windows full screen, so it looks like your Mac is running Windows by its lonesome. Software emulating giant Parallels has launched a version of their Parallels Desktop for Mac that allows M1 Macs to run Windows.Ĭalled Parallels Desktop 17, this emulation software – and industry-standard – is an application that allows you to laugh it and run Windows inside of macOS right on your desktop. However, there is some good news for Mac users who also want to run Windows on the same computer (usually this is for work purposes). Hence, no Bootcamp and no running native Windows on your M1 Mac. M1 Macs can’t natively run Windows for one good reason: an M1 Mac is based on ARM architecture and Apple hasn’t made an ARM Bootcamp app available yet. Yet this doesn’t have to do with any ill will on Apple’s part or any kind of conflict between Apple and Microsoft. ![]() (It would be noted that Bootcamp or the Mac didn’t include a copy of Windows – you still needed to buy that yourself.)īut when Apple introduced the first M1 Macs last year, Bootcamp was notably absent. That is, you could either boot up into macOS or boot up natively into Windows. Bootcamp turned your Mac into a dual-boot machine. This is because all Intel Macs came with software called Bootcamp. You can buy a new license of Parallels Desktop for $80 which also includes complimentary subscriptions for Parallels Access and Parallels Toolbox for Mac and Windows.For over a decade, if you’ve had an Intel-based Mac, you could also run Windows natively on that Mac. ![]() Parallel offers a single installation file for version 16.5 that works with both M1 and Intel-based Macs. This means that users who are expecting to use the x86-based Windows apps won’t be able to do so since Windows itself is only ARM-compatible. However, it’s imperative to note that since x86 virtualization isn’t possible yet, only the ARM version of Windows is compatible with Parallels on M1 Macs. ![]() This enables our users to enjoy the best Windows-on-Mac experience available.”Īnyone with an existing Parallels Desktop 16 Mac license can upgrade to version 16.5 at no additional cost.Īpart from Windows, users can also install ARM-based Linux distributions within Parallels Desktop. However, virtual machines are an exception, and thus Parallels engineers implemented native virtualization support for the Mac with M1 chip. “The transition has been smooth for most Mac applications, thanks to Rosetta technology. “Apple’s M1 chip is a significant breakthrough for Mac users,” said Nick Dobrovolskiy, Parallels Senior Vice President of Engineering and Support. Although Parallels had been testing the technical preview of its software which included support for the M1 chip, it wasn’t available to general users. M1 Mac users who were anticipating the wait of being able to run the Insiders Preview of ARM Windows on Mac can now finally do so via Parallels. Up to 30 percent better virtual machine performance (Windows): Running a virtual machine (VM) of Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview on Parallels Desktop 16.5 on an M1 Mac performs up to 30 percent better than a Windows 10 VM running on Intel-based MacBook Pro with Intel Core i9 processor.Up to 60 percent better DirectX 11 performance: Parallels Desktop 16.5 running on an M1 Mac delivers up to 60 percent better DirectX 11 performance than on an Intel-based MacBook Pro with Radeon Pro 555X GPU.Up to 250 percent less energy used: On a Mac with an Apple M1 chip, Parallels Desktop 16.5 uses 2.5 times less energy than on a 2020 Intel-based MacBook Air computer.In a press releas e, Parallels highlights some key metrics that differentiate previous versions of the software with new, M1-supported version. Popular virtualization software, Parallels Desktop, today officially released version 16.5 which brings native support for Macs with Apple Silicon chips.
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