Parallels Desktop ... ARM-based Apple Silicon architecture with the first M1 Mac computers, virtualization was mostly limited to Windows 11 on ARM and some ARM Linux distributions.

That changed last week with Parallels Desktop 20.2, which adds preliminary x86 emulation so you can fire up 64-bit versions ...

For a large number of Mac users who are still on Intel-based Macs, there’s one very good reason why they’re not switching ...

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 and the company really, really hopes you’ll either upgrade to Windows 11 (if ... with an Apple M1 Max processor Parallels Desktop ...

Microsoft has officially authorized Parallel Desktop to run Windows 11 on M1 and M2 Macs. Parallels Desktop is similar to VMware but makes it incredibly easy to use Windows apps on Mac. Unlike Boot ...

Cosmetics aside, now that Windows supports ARM, Apple should revive Boot Camp, which was killed on M-powered Macs. While excellent virtualization alternatives like Parallels exist, a first-party ...

11. Next, assign a name to the virtual machine ... to emulate most operating systems due to newer architecture. If you want to run Windows apps on M1, consider using Parallels, a paid option but ...

Last week, Parallels released a new update that partially resolves this problem: Users of Parallels Desktop Pro 20.2.0 now have access to x86 operating systems via an "early technology preview" of ...

In the blog Parallels talks about the ability to run x86_64 virtual machines on Mac. This means the possibility of installing Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2019/2022, and some Linux ...

If you’ve been trying to somehow avoid the Windows 11 2024 Update, those days are over. Microsoft is now saying that mandatory Windows 11 24H2 updates have begun and the installation is ...

I was privileged to byline the cover story of the last print issue of PC Magazine, the Windows 7 review, and I’ve witnessed every Microsoft win and misstep up to the latest Windows 11.