VMWare Fusion availability for M1 Macs?

I did the same to get Visio working however it is worth noting this is not Windows 11 Intel, it is Windows 11 ARM. Also: It is not possible to virtualize Windows 11 X86/X86_64 or any 32/64-bit X86 VMs on M1.

All that said, the Windows 11 ARM edition [that Parallels installs as a preview but can be licensed] does have emulation support for both X86 and X86_64 binaries.. this is how I got Visio working. Note that this will consume significant CPU/battery. Using native Windows ARM binaries [whenever possible] will mitigate this.

"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.

Good question for the makers of Fusion.

https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Fusion-for-Apple-Silicon-Tech/ct-p/3022

You have an ARM version of Windows that came on a DVD? I'd pay good money to see it.