

Gamers may also start using their Xbox and DualShock Bluetooth controllers.

Parallels promises 1-click installs of Windows 11 on Apple Mac devices and an optimized experience that supports Apple's ProMotion technology. Parallels Desktop is fully security compliant with virtual TPM chips and Secure Boot technologies to ensure that the installation of Windows 11 on Apple devices is not stopped abruptly because of system requirements. Parallels Desktop 18 is recognized by Microsoft as an official solution for running ARM version of Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise in virtual machines on Macs with Apple silicon. Parallels Desktop 16.5 was the first version of the application that supported running Windows on Apple M1 chips. In other words, the Windows Subsystems for Android and Linux, Windows Sandbox, and Virtualization-based Security are not supported.

Microsoft lists the following limitations for running Windows 11 on ARM-based devices in a support document: First, limitations that apply to all Windows 11 ARM-based PCs, and then specific virtualization limitations. Parallels Desktop 18 "is an authorized solution for running Arm® versions of Windows 11 Pro and Windows 11 Enterprise in a virtual environment on its platform on Apple M1 and M2 computers" according to Microsoft's support document. Microsoft describes the two official options to run Windows 11 on Apple Mac computers with M1 and M2 chips: either through the Windows 365 service using a Cloud PC, or by using virtualizations using Parallels Desktop.
