In a new support article, the firm has “approved” using Parallels Desktop 18 to run the ARM versions of Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise on M1- and M2-based Macs.

Better Control of Disk Space: As virtual machines - and notably VM snapshots - can occupy a large amount of disk space, users can now see how much disk space their VM snapshots take up and make informed decisions about their Mac computer’s disk space usage in Parallels Desktop 17.įor more details about the new improvements and pricing details, head over to the official site.Microsoft has officially authorised a method for running Windows 11 on ARM-based Macs, albeit not in the manner you may expect.

Seamlessly Drag and Drop Content between Windows and Mac: Users now enjoy the ability to drop any text or image between Mac and Windows applications, including between Windows applications and macOS Monterey Quick Note (when available).

Conveniently use a Linux virtual machine in a windowed view mode with dynamic resolution support - resize the VM window and Linux will refresh the display for the new resolution automatically. Enjoy multichannel sound support and jack presence detection with native drivers in Linux VMs. Powerful New Features for Apple M1 chip Mac: With Parallels Desktop 17, Windows 10 recognizes Mac battery status and enables battery saving when your Mac runs low of charge. The new virtual TPM chip enables Windows 10 and Windows 11 to use BitLocker and Secure Boot for the higher level of data protection.The new driver boosts the frame rate in many 2D action-platformer games including Foregone, Smelter and many others for a greater gaming experience. Display Driver for an Enhanced Windows Gaming Experience: The improved display driver in Parallels Desktop 17 delivers much smoother Windows UI responsiveness and synchronized video playback experience.Up to 60% faster network connection on macOS Big Sur (and newer) virtual machine.Up to 28% better DirectX 11 graphics performance.Up to 20% faster Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview disk performance.Up to 33% faster Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview start.Up to 25% faster 2D graphics in Windows.OpenGL graphics perform up to 6 times faster.Up to 38% faster Windows, Linux and macOS resume.Applications running with Parallels Desktop 17 on Mac computers with Apple M1¹ and Intel chip now run remarkably faster and more efficiently.Engineered for macOS 12 Monterey and Windows 11: Parallels Desktop 17 will support macOS Monterey as a host and guest operating system (OS) and will be optimized for Windows 11, with both new OSs expected later this year.New and Enhanced Feature Highlights of Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac: Parallels 17 officially lets you run Windows 11 on Mac improvements include

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