Is VMWare Fusion now available for M1 Macs?
iMac, OS X 10.11
OK. Thanks. I thought I would get a faster reply here from other users who use Fusion and have an M1 Mac. In any event, the official version of Fusion for M1 Macs is not yet available, but they have a fully working version called Tech Preview. I installed it yesterday, it supports Linux, but not yet Windows as they haven't resolved some licensing issues.
Until there's a resolution between MS and Fusion you might try one of these free, open-source alternatives on your Mac: LibreOffice and SoftMaker FreeOffice 2018. They both can open MS Office files, edit and save them to MS Office formats or their own format.
Warren Jones Said:
"[...]After a couple days, Windows 11 complained that it wasn't activated so I clicked the MS $$ button and 2 min + $140 later the licensing issue was resolved.[...]"
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Likely, it became a corrupt Install.
So, next time this occurs, contact Microsoft, requesting a new license. They are the developer of the product. Request the 64-bit installer. Start Here: Microsoft Contact Us Virtual Agent - Microsoft Support. Perform a chat session with Microsoft using a computer, as it would be more user-friendly doing so
"and I am running Windows (intel) fine on my ARM Mac." - No you aren't. Parallels does not have any products that would allow you to run Windows x86 on an ARM64 host. You are running Windows 11 ARM64, which has a *really* nice x86 emulation layer. Don't believe me? In your Windows VM, hit start, and type "msinfo32". That'll bring up the System Info app. Under "System Type" it'll say "ARM64-based PC" like my M1 Mac, and not "x64-based PC" like my Linux AMD64 machine does.
Forge64 Said:
"You have an ARM version of Windows that came on a DVD? I'd pay good money to see it."
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No. But, google it, and you'd might find a photo of one. Got my old Windows Vista DVD, which I installed, and then upgraded to Windows 11.
That is correct as apparently they, VMWare and Microsoft, haven't resolved licensing issues regarding ARM computers.
Ok. Thanks. The issue I have is that I have an app, from TurboTax, that only works with Windows
You have an ARM version of Windows that came on a DVD? I'd pay good money to see it.
VMWare Fusion availability for M1 Macs?
