The situation has now changed with the M1 Macs – however, Microsoft still does not sell Windows 10 for ARM freely. The reason for this is also that Windows 10 ARM cannot (yet) run all Windows programs - and of course the fact that only very few systems other than tablets have so far been considered for Windows on ARM. Unfortunately, this is currently not available on the open market, but is sold together with ARM devices if they are supposed to run Windows.
The support article from Microsoft doesn’t lay out how a user can actually buy a copy of Windows 11 to install and activate, but users who are interested can buy and download a copy of Windows 11 Pro here.Windows 10 ARM is a Windows version adapted for ARM processors. That’s a bigger problem for enterprise users of Windows that might have a mix of Windows- and macOS-powered laptops. While you could technically purchase a Windows 10 license key and activate the Arm version before this wasn’t officially licensed. Parallels is also handling the complexity of Windows 11’s TPM and Secure Boot requirements with a virtual TPM that’s paired with Apple silicon. Parallels started supporting Windows on M1 chips with the Parallels Desktop 16.5 release, but this latest version lets you download and install Windows 11 in a single click.
Up until now, Microsoft has only licensed Windows versions of Arm directly to OEMs, making it difficult for M1 and M2 users to officially run it in VM. Still, Microsoft’s plan to officially authorize Parallels to support this way of running Windows 11 on Apple’s latest Macs is a step beyond what we’ve had so far.
That won’t provide the best performance that would be capable through a native solution.The virtualized Arm version may not support some anti-virus and game. While Microsoft has limitations on which CPUs are supported to run Windows 11 natively, the company is happy for Apple M1 and M2 users to run the OS in a virtual machine. Parallels Desktop version 18 is “an authorized solution” to run Arm versions of Windows 11 on Apple’s latest M1 and M2 Macs, according to a new Microsoft support article published today. Microsoft is officially supporting Windows 11 on Apple’s M1 and M2 Macs thanks to a partnership with Parallels to allow the operating system to run in a virtual environment.
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