BootCamp and M1 Mac Computers

Windows 10 for arm does have an emulation layer for running x86 software. Much like Rosetta 2 for Mac os. It runs 32bit (unlike Mac os) and 64bit software at really good speeds considering the how much emulation is going on.

I and others have been looking into the compatibility and speed of games within Parallels 16.5 and posting the results of YouTube.

Take a look at this:

https://youtube.com/channel/UC5OHvLWL8i6oVlYrr1k43sg

Most games I have tested there run at least 30fps. Saying that not all games work but most do.

To be clear: Parallels (latest version) provides a path to run the ARM version of Windows 10 successfully. That’s a compromise as the ARM version cannot natively run x86 apps. There is an emulator built in that runs some, but not all, x86 apps. When it comes to high end games, forget it.

There is an ARM version of WINE, but it is not much of a solution, having been stalled for some time and having all the limitations of WINE in general.

Chavez0321 wrote:

One of the main reason buy Mac's is Boot Camp Assistance were it allows me to switch from Mac OS to Windows OS. I bought a MacBook 13 Pro M1 maxed out, I went out and bought a new Windows 10 the most expensive one and as I attempt to install it on the Book 13 Pro M1 and click on the Icon that is already installed that says Boot Camp Assistance thinking I'm good to go because it was per-installed but it quickly let me know Boot Camp Assistance was not available for M1 Macs when i clicked on the Icon for Boot Camp assistance, so I'm Stuck with Windows 10 and no where to install it, what a Bummer.

If you are within the Return window, get an Intel Mac, if you need Windows, or a Windows PC. Also, see Install Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp Assistant - Apple Support for reference, which says...

Boot Camp requires a Mac with an Intel processor.

Will Boot Camp Assistance ever become available for M1 Mac Computers?

Apple does not announce availability of features through ASC. You will need to watch WWDC announcements. If Microsoft can port Windows to Apple M1, you can use it. Try to convince Microsoft as well. 😜

Just some thoughts on this,

I would think through VirtualBox, Parallels, or VMware Fusion you can run Windoze in a VM. But interesting that Boot Camp won't work in M1. I suspect that may change in the future as Windoze can run on ARM based processors.

Good luck!

Boot camp i don't know but you can still run windows on your m1 mac through parallels by giving a small fee per month or year.

I've used it and it works completely fine. Just go to youtube and checkout how to install parallels.

You can use the app Parallel and virtually emulate windows, but you need a iso or disk image file of windows. Parallels is free for 16 days then you have to buy it for 80€. I hope this helps

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You might want to try out UTM at https://mac.getutm.app. It is free, and has a guide on installing Windows with it.

eshaan224 wrote:

You might want to try out UTM at https://mac.getutm.app. It is free, and has a guide on installing Windows with it.

This is based on QEMU (https://www.qemu.org).

Good question but the real answer is most likely the bootcamp days of Mac are over. The only way Windows can work on a Mac through bootcamp is if you have an Intel base processor on said Mac. So, no

I think and suggest, give BootCamp some time to find a way if they can manage Windows to work with M1, otherwise, use an alternative like Paralells for now where you will not get the full Windows experience, though.

tharindu273 wrote:

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Correct. Boot Camp Assistant does not work on M1 Macs. And in spite of what you may read, there is no production version of Windows available to the public that runs on M1 Chip Macs.

For me, a major selling point of buying a Mac has always been that it can run both macOS and Windows. That ability made purchasing a Mac an easy decision, and running both OSs made the machine far more versitile. Sadly, the days of support for both operating systems appear to be over. While it is certainly possible to wait, in the hope that Apple will bring Bootcamp to M1, it seems unlikely that this will ever happen. Windows on ARM is not much of a priority to Microsoft in the first place, and it is certainly not much of a priority to Apple.

Software like Parallels isn't much of an option either, as it is so expensive that you could buy a low spec dedicated Windows machine after only a few years for a similar or lower price. Parallels is also far from perfect and comes with its own set of issues. A big one is that many games simply will not work using it. If you need Windows, at this stage the only real solution is simply buy an Intel based Mac, or buy/build an additional Windows based PC.

Abhay_19 wrote:

Boot camp i don't know but you can still run windows on your m1 mac through parallels by giving a small fee per month or year.

I've used it and it works completely fine. Just go to youtube and checkout how to install parallels.

I think most Apple users know how to install Parallels. The issue is that Windows 10 will not run on a M1 Mac. There is no production version of Windows available to users who want to run Windows on a Mac.

Chavez0321 wrote:

One of the main reason buy Mac's is Boot Camp Assistance were it allows me to switch from Mac OS to Windows OS. I bought a MacBook 13 Pro M1 maxed out, I went out and bought a new Windows 10 the most expensive one and as I attempt to install it on the Book 13 Pro M1 and click on the Icon that is already installed that says Boot Camp Assistance thinking I'm good to go because it was per-installed but it quickly let me know Boot Camp Assistance was not available for M1 Macs when i clicked on the Icon for Boot Camp assistance, so I'm Stuck with Windows 10 and no where to install it, what a Bummer.

Will Boot Camp Assistance ever become available for M1 Mac Computers?

When Microsoft makes a version of Windows on ARM that isn't a Dev Insider Build, Apple could be able to make a version of Bootcamp for M1.

daelin73 wrote:

It already exists. uupdump

Go here and have it build you an ISO. Granted, you'll need a PC to do this, but it will make an actual ISO for ARM Windows.

There’s no available Windows Arm production distribution for Mac M1 (yet?).

There’s no product that can be purchased.

There is an Arm beta that some folks have gotten to work on M1-based Macs, and maybe Microsoft turns their beta into a purchasable product?

But that hasn’t happened yet.

If you want to run a non-product insider beta for Arm on an unsupported platform, sure, have at.