
That suggests Microsoft has figured out it can turn a buck with this, so might as well make it official.Parallels engineers have been putting thousands of hours into Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac development and testing to make sure it fully supports Windows 11. Microsoft hasn't said why it decided to start supporting Windows-on-Arm VMs on Apple silicon, but Parallels' statement in support of the move offers a hint in the form of advice that Microsoft's enterprise licenses cover use of the OS in a VM. VMware's product line manager for desktop hypervisors, Michael Roy, also said his team plans to "leapfrog the competition" with Microsoft's help. Virtzilla had previously enabled running Windows 11 for Arm in the Fusion desktop hypervisor it offers for Macs and ported into a native version for Apple's silicon. VMware has also weighed in with news that it will "move full-speed ahead in offering world-class support for Windows on Mac computers with Apple silicon." Parallels: Purveyors of decent virtualization software.VMware refreshes desktop hypervisors, adds Apple Silicon support.We take Asahi Linux alpha for a spin on an M1 Mac Mini.Parallels increases prices with Desktop version 18.Parallels has welcomed the news and suggested it will be appreciated by folks like "a field engineer that prefers a Mac access a Windows-based application such as Matlab or VTScada."

That warning hasn't curbed the enthusiasm of desktop hypervisor vendors.
