Last week, Parallels released a new update that partially resolves this problem: Users of Parallels Desktop Pro 20.2.0 now have access to x86 operating systems via an "early technology preview" of ...

Parallels Desktop is worth paying for if you value an easy and automated setup procedure and superior performance than free ...

Parallels Desktop introduces a new experimental feature that lets you install x86_64 operating systems on your Apple-silicon Mac.

and Linux. While support for Apple Silicon has been around since Parallels Desktop 16.5, it has been limited in not having x86 emulation support until this update. The new emulation in a tech ...

The company describes this feature as a “milestone for Apple silicon users,” as they can now enable x86_64 virtual machines, including Windows 10/11 and Linux. With that, Parallels addresses a ...

In context: Parallels Desktop has long been a popular virtualization solution for Mac users who need to run Windows or Linux alongside macOS. But the transition to Apple's own ARM-based silicon ...

Parallels says users will be able to: Run existing x86_64 Windows 10, Windows 11*, Windows Server 2019/2022, and some Linux distributives with UEFI BIOS via Parallels Emulator. Create new Windows ...

Parallels has long made it possible to run Windows ... Now you can run 64-bit versions of Windows (and some Linux distributions) made for x86_64 architecture. The feature is still in early preview ...

However, this did not apply to virtual machines. As a result, Parallels Desktop previously only allowed Windows or Linux for ARM (plus the ARM version of macOS) to be used in VMs. The new feature ...

Parallels Desktop, a popular application for running Windows and Linux virtual machines on Mac, can now run 64-bit x86 operating systems on Apple Silicon Macs. That means more versions of Windows ...