Jens has told you that Parallels Desktop 18 is designed to run Windows on Mac models with M1 or M2 chips already shown in August 2022. The app from Parallels International GmbH ensures a high level of compatibility as well as the necessary technologies and interfaces that are required to run a wide variety of programs and services under Windows. Parallels Desktop 11 was also recommended for Windows 18, the latest operating system from Microsoft. Now Microsoft itself agrees with this recommendation and says that Parallels is the best solution for the ARM version of Windows 11 on the Apple Mac with M chips.
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Official recommendation of Parallels Desktop for Windows 11
"Parallels® Desktop version 18 is an authorized solution for running ARM versions® of Windows 11 Pro and Windows 11 Enterprise in a virtual environment on its platform on Apple M1 and M2 computers", is it [called in this support article from microsoft. It shows several solutions for working on Windows via Mac computer. The first is streaming Windows environments from Windows 11 or Windows 365 cloud PCs. The second consists of the Parallels virtual environment. In some applications, however, this can also result in restrictions. For example, Microsoft specifies the use of DirectX 12 or OpenGL3.3 for gaming.
Questions and Answers: FAQ about the ARM version of Windows
Microsoft also offers other guides and support documents for Windows 11 and Windows 10. In this combined FAQ you will find various questions and answers related specifically to the versions for ARM chips. What restrictions are there? Can you run programs that don't download from the Microsoft Store? Which assistive technologies can be implemented? What do developers need to know when programming for Windows on ARM-based systems? These and other questions will be answered. So if you're considering using a recent Mac, iMac, or MacBook to use Windows, check it out.
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