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Parallels 17.1 Update Improves Windows 11 Support on Intel and M1 Macs, Compatibility With macOS Monterey
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They should clarify that The Pro and Business editions are subscription only.
Yes the Standard edition isn't but they upped the price to $99 and is limited to just 8GB of RAM and only 4 vCPUs.
I regularly use RDP from my M1 Mac mini (Big Sur 11.6) to a Dell Optiplex 7020 (Windows 10 - up to date) using wifi. Both systems natively use the same physical monitor so there is no scaling issue. Full-screen or windowed. (I often use RDP between Windows machines with different sized screens.)
I’ve tried everything out there. Parallels support said it’s Microsoft issue. Microsoft support says it’s Apple M1.
I ended up returning M1 and stick with the Intel for now.
I have used Parallels since at least V4 possibly earlier and it has always been a per seat usage and never per user. Yes I agree it's an insult to insist on a separate license that will never be used at the same time
I did a quick Google search and found Parallels staff as far back as 2006 telling users that it was per seat. That's 15 years ago
You either hold a very long grudge or just got away with running two seats on one license!
Edit: Parallels Desktop for Mac was released in 2006. You definitely got away with using your license twice and not paying
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Windows 11 is the closest to the Mac UI they have ever been and I don’t mind it (I tried the beta on an old laptop). I would like to see the licensing work out for Apple Silicon and glad Parallels is pushing Microsoft for it. Longtime Parallels user even though I think the update pricing is high I always end up getting the next version out of necessity.
We love Macs so much that we are willing to use the wrong tool for the job to avoid having to use a machine with ONLY Windows on it.
I haven’t played AoE2 DE in parallels so I can’t comment but I have played Rome 2:Total War and that runs quite well on my M1 MacBook Air (yes I have AS). By quite well, I mean it gets around 30-40 fps, which is quite decent for an Air, running on emulation and virtualisation. Resolution is around 2560x1440 and I have some settings toned down - I find 1920x1080 to be the sweet spot for running games at around 50-60fps on the Air.
I’m expecting the new MBPs to take this further.
I can’t get it to install using the Xbox app too - keeps giving me an error which is unhelpful. I’m now thinking of buying it on Steam and trying that way, but I’ll wait for the official release before I do try it.
Alrighty then. Your pretzel logic has persuaded me to buy Windows box. Now…which one…
Oh sorry lol! I had Win10 installed and it auto installed Win11 at some point a few months ago. I’ve now got the stable version running and it’s also activated - runs well. Did you try the installer for Windows that Parallels comes with it? Hope you’ve got the right ISO.
Yeah if you have ARM software, then it could be handy I guess. In our design office, for Solidworks, Catia, Revit and Inventor work, it's un/fortunately the Surface lineup for a portable solution from here on out. Pro's it works and gives you on-screen drawing tablet functionality in a single device, Cons, obvious, but they mean that there's still a good case to be made for a nice old mojave iMacs on the desktop though, while they're available in good shape. Decent power, but with sufficient cooling, useful ports, 64 and 32bit application compat, and getting to use mac apps for admin work and windows kept on a leash for CAD & win-only utilities. It's pretty unbeatable to have to test or install some terrible old software to recover some clients archival project data, and just grab the win7 or XP vm, install it, recover on to the network, and then dispose of the vm 2 seconds later like it never happened. Any time we need windows, it's just as quick to use a fresh install, and avoid rafting up reg problems and clutter.
Actually, it does. The latest Windows will run 64 bit Intel apps under emulation. Not nearly as well as the Mac does, but it's functional.
They just released an update for improved Monterey compatibility, so yes (assuming you're on VMware Fusion 12.x).
uhhh, no. Windows 11 didn't auto install at some point a few months ago. That's not even remotely possible.
1. Windows 11 needs that special chip. You can download a copy of Windows 11 that will work without the chip, however you need a Windows machine to download the ISO.
2. It should be possible to install Windows 11 on Virtual Box, if you can download a copy of Windows 11 that does not check for the chip.
I played with 11, and my opinion:
"Like Windows 10, but rounded corners"
(Plus, there's still some Windows 1.01 junk laying around too)
Along these lines I wonder what Apple engineers, designers, etc. are going to do once they completely transition away from x86. Right now they surely use boot camp or vmware fusion/parallels to run their design/engineering software. I'm sure they must use a ton of Windows only software to engineer their products. Are they just going to end up buying Dell, Lenovo, HP, etc. machines for their engineering/design work? Unless maybe they already do that.
I'm running AoE2 DE on my Retina 5K Intel iMac in Parallels, on Windows 10 and it runs really well. I haven't done the enhanced graphics pack yet though.
Unfortunately, the App Store Edition hasn't gotten this same update yet. It currently doesn't support TPM chip emulation and can't run Windows 11 at all. Frustrating.