Video: Testing Windows on an M1 Mac With Parallels 16
Tuesday December 22, 2020 12:44 pm PST by Juli Clover
Late last week, Parallels launched a Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac Technical Preview Program, which allows M1 Mac owners to use the Parallels software. Paired with a version of Arm-based Windows that s available through the Windows Insider program, it s possible to get Windows up and running on an Arm-based Mac.
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In our latest YouTube video, we installed Parallels on an M1 Mac and tested out Windows, but it didn t exactly go smoothly. When we first set up Parallels on an M1 Mac, it was functional, but about an hour into the experience we kept running into errors attempting to get Windows working. It continually froze and the performance was abysmal.
Parallels Preview Now Available For Apple’s M1 Macs By Tyler Lee, on 12/17/2020 18:35 PST
Shortly after Apple’s announcement of their M1 Mac computers, Parallels announced that they will be working on an M1 compatible version of their software. The good news is that Parallels has since reached out to customers informing them that the latest version of the app that is compatible with the M1 chipset is now available through the Mac Technical Preview Program.
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For those unfamiliar, the Technical Preview program is basically like a beta of sorts where users get to try the software ahead of its release, and also provide feedback to the developer regarding bugs. It is not necessarily meant to be used as a daily driver, but it is stable enough for a limited public release.