Using Windows on MacBook Pro M1 CHIP

Hi riddhish96,

Boot Camp Assistant cannot be used on Macs with the M1 chip. This is primarily because the M1 chip uses the ARM architecture, and Microsoft hasn't made the ARM version of Windows available to the public. (You can, however, get it as a Windows 10 Insider, but Boot Camp Assistant still won't work.)

To run Windows on your M1 Mac, you'll need a supported virtualization solution, such as Parallels Desktop.

If you only need to run Windows apps (and not Windows itself), take a look into CrossOver.

The ARM version of Windows 10 will work in Parallels Desktop, however Microsoft hasn't made that version of Windows available to the general public. You'll need to join the Windows Insider Program in order to get access to the ARM version of Windows 10.

Windows will not work. The Windows ARM version, available to testers (insider program) only, may work with Parallels. But using an insider program version of Windows in a none test environment is not recommended, unless you don't care about losing data.

You can't. Neither Windows nor Boot Camp run on the M1 Macs.

The customer service staff may have mentioned Windows being supported on the Intel variant MacBook Pro. Perhaps your question was not specific enough or wires got crossed when discussing the purchase. Happens sometimes.