Microsoft says running Windows 11 on a M1 Mac VM is “not a supported scenario”

With the Windows 11 release barely a month away, Microsoft has confirmed that it doesn’t consider running the upcoming OS even inside a virtual machine (VM) software such as Parallels desktop, as “a supported scenario.”

The confirmation was given to The Register which was facing issues trying to run a preview build of the upcoming OS on Parallels Desktop 17.

In response, a Microsoft spokesperson categorically said that the company doesn’t support running its upcoming OS on the Apple M1-based computers, even inside VM software.

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