To install Windows 11 on the M1 Mac Mini with Parallels, follow these simple steps. You may not be aware, Parallels allows you to create a virtual machine on your Mac that will run windows without any rebooting required or even Linux if you desire.

I have watched many a video about virtualization on Mac and I was pretty confident that I could use Parallels software. So in the interest of exploring all my options, I thought I would try virtualization. This was also considered, but unfortunately Boot Camp requires a Mac with an Intel processor. So my dilemma is this, do I save for a new PC, or do I try and use a virtual machine.īefore I get into my experiences with this, I should first mention Boot Camp, which allows you to boot your computer into either macOS or Windows. It runs everything I throw at it, but the 7th generation intel chip is not supported by Windows 11. It's a shame, as this gaming PC certainly has the horsepower, an i7 with 16Gb of RAM, and a 1060 GPU with 6Gb of VRAM. For what I need it works great, but this laptop is getting old and is not upgradeable to Windows 11. Now you may be aware, as I have mentioned in my previous post about my M1 Mac Mini, I currently use my Acer Predator Helios 300 through a remote desktop connection from my M1 Mac Mini. So as a web developer who works with Windows technologies, how is it even possible to develop on an M1 Mac mini? That is what I decided to attempt to figure out.

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