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Parallels continues to be the only solution because Microsoft has made no licensed retail version of Arm Windows available for Apple silicon Macs. In September, Microsoft said that an Arm version of Windows 11 for Apple silicon Macs through virtualization or otherwise is not "a supported scenario," so there's a chance that it still won't happen.Īpple silicon Mac owners who need Windows access can use Parallels 16.5 or later to run Insider Preview builds of Windows 10 and 11 that have been created for Arm hardware, but there are often issues to deal with.

When the agreement between Microsoft and Qualcomm does conclude, it will allow other chip vendors to create machines using Arm Windows, and it may perhaps free up Microsoft to make Arm Windows available on Apple silicon Macs.Īpple silicon Macs do not offer Boot Camp and there is no official Windows support at the current time, leaving ‌M1‌, ‌M1 Pro‌, and ‌M1 Max‌ owners with few options for accessing Windows on their devices. Two people familiar with the deal told XDA that the deal is "set to expire soon" but there is no specific word on when it will end. Try the steps below to activate Windows: > In Windows 10, simultaneously press the 'WIN + R' keys, in the MAC 'Command + R', to open the 'Run' window, if you are unable to use the shortcut, open the Start Menu, type 'Run' and click on application. Nonetheless, if both the companies could come to terms in the near future, we might see Windows 11 running on Apple’s M1 Macs and MacBooks sometime in the coming months.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.Īccording to XDA-Developers, Arm-based Windows has only been made available on devices with Qualcomm SoC's because of a previously unknown deal between the two companies.

However, as Microsoft and Apple have been bitter rivals since the early days, the chances of running Windows 11 on M1 devices are thin for now. So, if users could run Windows 11 on M1-powered devices in the future, it is expected to deliver better performance. In fact, we have seen that Microsoft’s Windows 10 runs better on Apple’s M1 MacBook than on the Surface Pro X device. Whether or not Apple will support Boot Camp for Windows 11 on its M1 products is another question altogether.Īpple’s M1 Macs have been hailed as powerful machines by users and critics alike. However, after the end of Microsoft’s exclusivity deal with Qualcomm, the Redmond giant might start licensing the ARM version of Windows 11 for Apple’s M1 Macs. While users can currently run Windows 11 on M1 Macs and other devices using virtual machine apps such as Parallels, they cannot run the OS natively as Apple does not support Boot Camp on its systems. When it does, it could open up opportunities for other vendors, as Microsoft could start licensing the ARM version of Windows to them.

However, recent reports suggest that the deal between Microsoft and Qualcomm will end soon. Now, for those unaware, Qualcomm is the only company that has been developing chipsets for Windows ARM PCs, thanks to an exclusivity deal with Microsoft.