I'm very interested in buying a new iMac M1, but I need to use it both for home and for work: for work, I need to use it as a monitor for a windows-based company laptop. Will it be possible?
Thanks for any answer.
Best wishes.
Amedeo
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
Use Microsoft's Remote Desktop from the iMac after you have enabled Remote Desktop on the Windows laptop. For those with M1 Macs, this product (currently v10.6.4) is now Apple Silicon native, and for Intel platforms requires macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or later.
Apple has not released that information yet, so no one here will know for certain. However, I highly doubt it based on the last few models released by Apple have not supported it. But it’s purely speculation.
If you need a monitor, purchase a monitor.
That is disappointing. I'd love to get a 24 or 27" iMac but also use it as a monitor for a Windows laptop which I need to use for some of my work. I guess in my case, a new MacBook and separate Thunderbolt display would be my best option.
Yes I agree, I am in the same situation and I guess I will make the same decision. In the case, I wonder if LG UltraFine could be the right option, or maybe better to wait for a new release from LG or other providers: for me, it is important that the monitor I choose is suggested by Apple itself (actually, LG UltraFine is no longer on Apple Store, at least here in Italy....)
Same here - lots of corporate laptops are locked down. I love the design of the iMac and expect the 27” iMac will be even more impressive so it would be ideal if it could work as a display to a Windows laptop.
Maybe a Mac Mini or MacBook Pro plus LG monitor is the way to go. I’ve found sharing a keyboard and mouse to be problematic too though.
I’ve never got an Apple mouse working with Windows and the different keyboard layouts always catch me out. I’d love to have a solution that let me switch easily between a Windows laptop and Mac desktop where the mouse and keyboard just worked. Please let me know if any of you have any suggestions.
No. Even those older iMacs that do support TDM do NOT support using them as a display for a Windows machine.
Nope.
Big Sur does not support Target Display Mode. None of the 2017 and newer iMacs supported Target Display Mode. There was no announcement or indication that the M1 iMac will be different.
As Tim stated, no.
Thank you all for the quick and exhaustive answers.
Amedeo
Thanks a lot for the suggestion, but unfortunately the security constraints of my Company do not allow remote connections on the windows laptop I use for work.
Hello, does anyone know if new iMacs M1 will support Target Display Mode?
