Once the download and Windows 11 install file is launched, Parallels will prompt to run the file and you'll view the below screens confirming the loading of Windows.

In order to show you how to install the latest Windows 11 operating system on an M1 MacBook Pro, I've joined the Windows Insider Program and downloaded the installation file for Windows 11. STEP 2: Installing Windows 11 on ARM (M1 MacBook Pro) via Parallels In the GIF below, you view the process of installing Parallels onto a M1 based MacBook Pro computer. Although, Sage 50 CA software will not be tested and officially supported on Windows 11 until the 2023 version Windows 11 was used with the Sage 50 CA 2022 version of the software for the purpose of our test.Īdditional information on the M1 experience may be found in this article. The new Parallels 17 officially lets you run Windows 11 on your Mac. Software that provides hardware virtualization for intel based processors on MACs recently saw the release of Parallels 17, designed to allow M1-based MACs to run Windows-based software. STEP 1: Installing Parallels onto an M1 MacBook Pro Incredibly impressive compared to virtual machine (VM) setup back in 2016. The internet connection download speed was 631Mbps which allowed the total set up process to take just over 30 minutes which included research time. Below, you'll find a breakdown of getting Sage 50 CA version 2022 to work on an M1 MacBook Pro from late 2020 which was setup by installing Parallels version 17 to run Windows 11. Virtualization software mimics the hardware of a PC which enables MACs to run PC-based software like Sage 50. Over the next weeks, we'll review some of the most popular options for virtual Microsoft Windows Systems. Its' been some time since our 2016 blog on how to get Sage 50 to work on a MAC.

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