Next, you get a choice of OSes to install. As there can be a lot of confusion around what you can (ARM64) and can’t (Intel) emulate on an M1 Mac, Parallels needs to start with a screenful of information: You typically start off with a virtualization solution by creating a VM, so let’s start there. So what’s the difference? Let’s do a quick comparison. VMware then later released a tech preview for their own VMware Fusion software (free while in preview). Initially, the only option for running virtual machines on M1 Macs was Parallels Desktop, so that’s where I started. (You might think the first VM was a Windows VM, but that’s not the case, the first was a Fedora 34 Linux installation. Not surprisingly, the first thing I wanted to do on it was to run virtual machines. I have a Mac Mini with the original ARM-based M1 chip. Oh, and you can generate your own Windows 11 ARM64 ISOs now too, just like Parallels does. Also see this post that clarifies Microsoft’s licensing for Windows for ARM64. Let the installation finish and you are now ready to use Windows 11 using VMware Fusion.: Feel free to read through this post and then check out the new follow-up post that compares the latest versions of Parallels and VMware Fusion. Boot up the VM and go through the steps to start the installation process. You are now ready to install Windows 11 using VMware Fusion. Installing Windows 11 using VMware Fusion Windows 11 requires 2 vCPUs and 4096 MB of memory as a minimum. Add vCPUs and memory to your VM as need as well in this step. The Trusted Platform Module now appears in the settings. Click on “Add Device”.Ĭlick on “Trusted Platform Module” and click on the “Add” button. The next step is to add the Trusted Platform Module. You will need this password every time you boot the VM. Select “Install from disc or image” and click “Continue”.Ĭhoose “Windows 10 and later 圆4” as the operating system.Ĭlick on “Encryption” as shown below. Go to VMware Fusion and start the wizard to create a new VM. You can download a Windows 11 Eval ISO from Microsoft Evaluation Center. I soon learned that if you want to run Windows 11 using VMware Fusion, you need to go through a few extra steps to make work. I am a Mac user, so I have for years used VMware Fusion to run VMs on my Mac.
Windows 11 was is now released for the general public and I went and downloaded an evaluation on Windows 11 to see what all the fuss was about.
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