Can I install Microsoft Windows 10 on MacBook Air M1 chip with Bootcamp

Dexterguy wrote:

I m trying out the VirtualBox installation with my M1 and let me share my findings back.

See https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=98742 for reference.

Emulation and Hypervisor solutions are two very different problems. See https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_silicon/about_the_rosetta_translation_environment which clearly states the obvious.

If you need Windows, Microsoft would need to build Windows for ARM M1, but Apple no longer will allow an OS to boot from ARM M1. However, it will allow Virtualization, if it is ARM-on-ARM (M1 to be specific).

If you need Windows on a Mac, buy an Intel Mac.

QEMU solutions will be very slow.

Dexterguy wrote:

I couldn't work out windows on ARM. So exchanged my MacBook with an intel.

Microsoft Surface Pro does run on an ARM-based CPU, which is the Microsoft/Qualcomm SQ1/SQ2 processor, not the same as ARM M1, though.

Parallels Desktop for Mac with Apple M1 chip (Apple Silicon)​ has already released a Technical Preview build and will have a version ready pretty soon for those on M1.

Also, VMWare Fusion will be supporting M1 chips as well.

Both VMWare Fusion and Parallels allow for running Windows while running MacOS.

No one has committed to X86-emulation-on-ARM-M1 yet! Parallels and Fusion do not support it yet.

For example, from VMware Fusion link...

The other big question is how M1 chips in host devices will affect guest VMs on Fusion running Windows and other x86 operating systems. Our colleagues over on the Fusion team have said “While we’re not quite ready to announce our timeline, we’re happy to say that we are committed to delivering VMware virtual machines on Apple Silicon!” So, stay tuned to the VMware Fusion Blog and Twitter account for the latest. 

Delivering VMs on M1 implies a Guest OS that runs on ARM M1 natively, not in emulation.

If anyone needs Windows now, buy an Intel Mac. I do not foresee Apple supporting Intel X86 past 2022. If Intel ARM becomes a reality, then perhaps, they can.

No Boot Camp will not work.

Check with the virtual machine developers to see if they have a version that works with the M1 chip.

Parallels, Fusion, and VirtualBox are VMs. VirtualBox is free. But I don't know if any of them work with the M1 chip. Check their websites for compatibility.

Is that an Intel Mac you exchanged it for?