With a statement made today, Microsoft announced that it has taken a step that will make users happy. According to the statement, the US-based technology giant has taken a step to officially support the use of Windows 11 on Apple’s M1 and M2 Mac computers.
In the statements made, it was stated that it was the result of a partnership with Parallels, which allows the operating system to run in a virtual environment. Parallels is a US software company that stands out in virtualization technologies.
Access to Windows 11 Enterprise and Windows 11 Pro on Macs with Apple Silicon processors
Microsoft described version 18 of Parallels Desktop as an ‘official solution’ to run Arm versions of Windows 11 Enterprise and Windows 11 Pro on computers with M1 and M2. This move, which will be very useful for users in the IT field, means that Mac users with Apple Silicon processors can access the operating system on their devices via Parallels. However, let’s add that Microsoft says there are some limitations in this method. These include things like being unable to run Windows applications or games that use DirectX 12 or OpenGL3.3.
Parallels is a virtualization software that allows Windows apps-like things to be used on Mac devices. Apple had a solution for this with Boot Camp, but Boot Camp was not available on ARM based M chips. Therefore, virtualization remained the only option.
In addition to these, Microsoft offers an alternative for those who want to reach Windows 11 from Macs with M1 and M2. This can be done via Windows 365 Cloud PCs in the cloud with full application compatibility.
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