That’s it, now you can use Windows 10 on your M1 Mac.Īs you know the Parallels Desktop for M1 Mac is still in Technical Preview and so there may be some bugs.

After the configure process the Windows 10 will boot in the Parallels Desktop.

Now you just have to wait for the configuration process.After activating Parallels Desktop, it will start configuring Windows 10.It will ask for the product key, so enter the key that you saved during the download process.You can sign up if you don’t have an account. Log in to Parallels account when it asks.

Now click on Create and it will start creating a Windows 10 for ARM virtual machine instance.It will detect the Windows 10 file, if not then manually choose the file in Installation Assistant.Once you have the Windows 10 VHDX image, open Parallels Desktop on your Mac.Take a backup of your Mac before you follow the next section.As it is a full OS file, it can take some time depending on your connection speed. It will start downloading on your Mac.Then download the latest preview of Windows 10 Client ARM64 Insider Preview.Now register for the Windows Insider program.And so, you will need the Windows Insider Preview to get Windows 10 on your latest Mac. That’s it, now you have installed Parallels Desktop on your M1 Mac.Īs for now the Parallels Desktop only supports ARM based operating systems.

Go through all required installation steps including permissions and license agreement.

Once you have the DMG file of Parallels, install it on your M1 Mac.

Save the activation key and download Parallels Desktop.

During the signup process, you will get an activation key.

You need to sign up in order to download the technical preview.

First, download Parallels Desktop for M1 Mac using this link.

Users interested in trying out the new version of Parallels Desktop for Mac can complete this form (opens in new tab) for a chance to participate in its technical preview. With macOS Big Sur and new Mac with Apple M1 chip becoming available, we will continue to do more extensive evaluations, both in our lab and with your help via the upcoming Parallels Technical Preview Program.” “As our customers know, Parallels cares deeply about the quality of our software products and the experiences they provide. SVP of engineering and support at Parallels, Nick Dobrovolskiy explained in a blog post (opens in new tab) that the company will continue to improve and optimize its virtual machine software for devices running Apple's M1 chip, saying: The company switched Parallels Desktop to universal binary and also optimized its virtualization code. Since then though, Parallels has made tremendous progress further developing its new version of Parallels Desktop for Mac's running on the Apple M1 chip.

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