How do I run Windows on an M1 Chip on the new Apple Mini

Parallels can do this fantastically, with full screen support, guest additions and good acceleration.

Note, at the time of writing this:

• You have to be part of the insider programs for Parallels AND Windows.
• Acceleration works well. Tested Minecraft and it works pretty good.
• ARM32 apps won't yet run, and this includes the Windows App Store. You can force-install the x86 versions using PowerShell and that will temporarily fix it, but these brute-force steps to be repeated after Windows Updates.
• x86_64 apps will work, but only if using the Windows Insider updates from the DEV channel.
• You can't suspend the virtual machine, you have to pause or shut it down.
• You can't easily activate Windows, but if you have a valid Windows 10 Product Key, it will let you enter it and activate it that way.

tresf wrote:

The Parallels early access version comes at no additional charge during the duration of the early adopters/feedback period, so it's also quite affordable. ;)

Very nice. 👍

Loner T wrote:

Looks very experimental at this point. 😉

😆 Despite its caveats, it's actually easy to install and quite performant, usable and stable. Occasionally it green-screens (the new BSOD?) when I'm applying updates, but seems to recover quite well. With the Intel x86_64 emulation, I'm able to run my 64-bit Intel development tools/IDEs without any issues.

The battery lasts longer running the Windows ARM64 build and my IDE through Intel emulation than it ever did on the i7, so I'm quite happy with the setup for daily productivity. Furthemore, the shared folders work, so copying files back and forth is a breeze.

The Parallels early access version comes at no additional charge during the duration of the early adopters/feedback period, so it's also quite affordable. ;)

Looks very experimental at this point. 😉

If you are very adventurous, you can try this link - https://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-engineer-puts-windows-10-on-arm-on-apple-mac-m1-and-it-thrashes-surface-pro-x/ and work through QEMU (https://www.qemu.org).

Check with the virtual machine developers to see if their virtual machine work with the M1 computers. Boot Camp does not.