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Will Windows be compatible with Apple Silicon?
The new Apple Silicon Macs will no longer be compatible with Boot Camp, Apple's tool that allows Mac Intel users to run Windows on their computers. That will be a problem for those who depend on certain Windows programs. technologyify
The solution is found in virtualization services such as
VMware Fusion or Parallels (in fact, a version of Parallels Desktop appeared in
the WWDC 2020 keynote ). However, even though Parallels apps like Toolbox and
Access already work with the new platform, the current version of Parallels
Desktop does not work, and neither does VMware Fusion.
Getting
these virtualization services ready for Macs with the M1 chip will take a
while.
Parallels
Parallels has released a statement assuring: "Currently
available versions of Parallels Desktop for Mac cannot run virtual machines on
a Mac with Apple's M1 chip." However, the company is working on the
solution: "A new version of Parallels Desktop for Mac that can run on a
Mac with Apple's M1 chip is already in development."
Parallels' Nick Dobrovolskiy promises, in a blog post, that
a completely new version offering M1 support is in development. A Parallels
Technical Preview Program is also planned, through which anyone interested can
participate in its development. You can register through their website. For
more information, you can read Parallels plans in their release .
Dobrovolskiy also notes that he is "fascinated" by
the news that Microsoft will add support for x64 applications on Windows on
ARM.
It is worth explaining that Parallels reference to the ARM
version of Windows. Conventional Windows versions may not be able to virtualize
on an ARM Mac, or it may be very slow. Thus, the Linux version that Apple
showed during WWDC was probably an ARM version of Linux.
However, there is also an ARM version of Windows 10 that
could be run on Apple Silicon. At the moment, however, it is only available for
manufacturers such as Acer or Samsung, and it is only compatible with the
32-bit version of conventional Intel programs, but currently most apps are
64-bit.
Like old Mac programs, old Windows programs have to be
emulated under the ARM version of Windows. So far it only works with 32-bit
apps, but modern 64-bit apps will be supported soon.
With an ARM version of Parallels Desktop, you could use an
ARM version of Windows that is compatible with all Windows programs, which
means that the old Windows software could be used on the Mac.
VMware
Fusion, creator of virtualization software , has posted a
comment via Twitter, suggesting that "they have committed to offering
VMware virtual machines at Apple Silicon." However, they have not given a
date.
Windows compatibility is extremely important to many Mac
users. Hopefully Parallels Desktop or VMware will offer a way to get Windows on
M1 Macs. Now, it could take several months before you can.
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