Parallels and Windows 10 for ARM

[gank41]

For anyone on an M1 Mac worried about their Windows 10 Insider Preview expiring, or not being able to upgrade to Windows 11, I found this very helpful. I’ve been able to continue running Windows Updates after following the steps here:

How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements

Use simple utilities to install Windows 11 on any PC.

www.tomshardware.com

Not sure if the .cmd file would need to be run again or if it’ll stick. But it’s working for me.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[nobullone1964]

I just went to the download page, right clicked the button that you click on to download, and changed the link to point to Windows10_InsiderPreview_Client_ARM64_en-us_21354.VHDX

I'm using Safari. It didn't work. Are you using another browser to accomplish this right click action?

 

[gank41]

I'm using Safari. It didn't work. Are you using another browser to accomplish this right click action?

From here:

Download Windows Insider Preview SDK

Then go to the “For older SDK Insider Preview builds, visit Flight Hub” link towards the bottom:

Flight Hub - Windows Insider Program

Flight schedules and status for Windows Insider Program

docs.microsoft.com

 

[nobullone1964]

From here:

Download Windows Insider Preview SDK

Then go to the “For older SDK Insider Preview builds, visit Flight Hub” link towards the bottom:

Flight Hub - Windows Insider Program

Flight schedules and status for Windows Insider Program

docs.microsoft.com

Thanks so far. Which link should I use that is trustworthy. I don't see any parallels image files.

 

[gank41]

Thanks so far. Which link should I use that is trustworthy. I don't see any parallels image files.

They’re not going to provide a “Parallels” file. You need to download the ARM image for Windows 10.

 

[nobullone1964]

They’re not going to provide a “Parallels” file. You need to download the ARM image for Windows 10.

Exactly! That is what I was looking for from the start. They only show the ARM image file for Windows 11. I'm looking for the Windows 10 VHDX file.

 

[gank41]

Exactly! That is what I was looking for from the start. They only show the ARM image file for Windows 11. I'm looking for the Windows 10 VHDX file.

It should be listed under the Flight Hub link. Scroll down to Windows 10.

 

[nobullone1964]

It should be listed under the Flight Hub link. Scroll down to Windows 10.

There is no VHDX. Can I use an ISO?

 

[gank41]

There is no VHDX. Can I use an ISO?

Well, the ISO would be like the install CD. I just looked thru a bunch of links on the Windows on ARM page and all I’m seeing now is the direct link to Win11. I might have better luck on my laptop but I’m not near it now. It’s possible they don’t offer the ARM version of Win10 anymore, too.

 

[nobullone1964]

Well, the ISO would be like the install CD. I just looked thru a bunch of links on the Windows on ARM page and all I’m seeing now is the direct link to Win11. I might have better luck on my laptop but I’m not near it now. It’s possible they don’t offer the ARM version of Win10 anymore, too.

That's what I figured. I just installed the Windows 11 preview. It's updating now. I'm testing how some games will run in the OS. I'm going to try the Batman and Injustice series games. So far both OSs are running and the Mac mini is cold. I'll see what happens when these games are running, too. If all goes well I'll purchase Parallels 17 after the trial.

 

[gank41]

That's what I figured. I just installed the Windows 11 preview. It's updating now. I'm testing how some games will run in the OS. I'm going to try the Batman and Injustice series games. So far both OSs are running and the Mac mini is cold. I'll see what happens when these games are running, too. If all goes well I'll purchase Parallels 17 after the trial.

As always, YMMV, but so far Win11’s been pretty good for me. I don’t do any gaming, though, but I was able to install Acid Pro for recording music. That’s been working great, along with various other basic apps like Citrix and Office. If I could do a BootCamp install on my M1 MBP, I’d use it more often.

 

[Morac]

I have Windows 11 running in Parallels on my M1 MBA 8 GB using the TPM 2.0 emulation chip. Windows 11 needs 4 GB of memory to be usable though. Parallels is recommending giving Windows 11 3 GB of memory, which is barely enough to get it to boot. Giving it 4 GB, it boots up and the desktop seems okay performance-wise, but that uses 3 GB for a swap file which is going to cause performance issues trying to actually run any applications.

Windows 10 worked well since it only really needed 2 GB of memory and I gave it 3 GB. I did make a copy of the pvm file before Windows 10 updated to Windows 11, so I have a copy of Windows 10, but my understanding is that the Windows 10 ARM64 preview won't be getting any updates. As such it won't get security updates. It may also periodically try to update to Window 11 (which should fail because I didn't add the TPM chip to Windows 10).

 

[haralds]

Windows 11 runs very well on my MacBook Pro with 16GB/2TB running with 2 Processors and 6GB with TPM. No warnings anymore about Preview. it is activated with a regular Pro key.

 

[nobullone1964]

Windows 11 runs very well on my MacBook Pro with 16GB/2TB running with 2 Processors and 6GB with TPM. No warnings anymore about Preview. it is activated with a regular Pro key.

What version of Parallels are you using?

 

[gank41]

What version of Parallels are you using?

I also have Windows 11 Pro (21H2) activated with a Win10 Pro key I purchased running on Parallels Version 17.0.1 (51482) on my M1 MBP 16GB/2TB with 2 processor cores and 6GB of RAM set along with TPM enabled from the trick from my post 151 above and can add that it runs absolutely great. I've had no issues running Windows 10 on my machines since Parallels released their tech preview, and continue to have no issues now on Windows 11...

 

[Mike Boreham]

I also have Windows 11 Pro (21H2) activated with a Win10 Pro key I purchased running on Parallels Version 17.0.1 (51482) on my M1 MBP 16GB/2TB with 2 processor cores and 6GB of RAM set along with TPM enabled from the trick from my post 151 above and can add that it runs absolutely great. I've had no issues running Windows 10 on my machines since Parallels released their tech preview, and continue to have no issues now on Windows 11...

Did you try enabling TPM in Parallels Configuration settings before that method? I have only enabled TPM in Parallels, not using your trick, and Windows 11 ARM release build is quite happy on my M1 MBA.

 

[gank41]

Did you try enabling TPM in Parallels Configuration settings before that method? I have only enabled TPM in Parallels, not using your trick, and Windows 11 ARM release build is quite happy on my M1 MBA.


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I didn’t need to enable it as it was already enabled from when I initially created the VM. I used the method from Tom’s Guide to trick Windows into not looking at system requirements when upgrading from Win10 to Win11.

 

[Mike Boreham]

I didn’t need to enable it as it was already enabled from when I initially created the VM. I used the method from Tom’s Guide to trick Windows into not looking at system requirements when upgrading from Win10 to Win11.

Thanks but don't quite understand. Tom's method stops it looking for TPM, so it doesn't matter if it enabled or not.......
....but yours was already enabled?

Does the TPM page in your Windows say "Status: TPM is ready for use" ?

 

[gank41]

Thanks but don't quite understand. Tom's method stops it looking for TPM, so it doesn't matter if it enabled or not.......
....but yours was already enabled?

Does the TPM page in your Windows say "Status: TPM is ready for use" ?


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It's not just that it avoids the TPM Check, it also bypasses the "Apple Silicon" reference that would stop the Windows 11 Upgrade, as Apple Silicon isn't supported. Running that .cmd file helps bypass that.

For more context, I had already been running a Windows 10 VM using my License Key that I had purchased some time ago, and then cloned it and kept it on Windows 10 and then upgraded my cloned Win10 VM to Win11. This was months ago before Microsoft enacted the supported hardware to exclude M1 Macs. After the official Win11 update came out, that's when I tried upgrading my Win10 VM and it failed saying it wasn't supported. A few days pass and I see the link I posted about above, and that allowed me to update to Win11 and still continue to receive updates. It's hard to say if this .cmd file would need to be run again if something in Windows gets reset, a reg key or something, but at least I'm current.

 

[Mike Boreham]

It's not just that it avoids the TPM Check, it also bypasses the "Apple Silicon" reference that would stop the Windows 11 Upgrade, as Apple Silicon isn't supported. Running that .cmd file helps bypass that.

For more context, I had already been running a Windows 10 VM using my License Key that I had purchased some time ago, and then cloned it and kept it on Windows 10 and then upgraded my cloned Win10 VM to Win11. This was months ago before Microsoft enacted the supported hardware to exclude M1 Macs. After the official Win11 update came out, that's when I tried upgrading my Win10 VM and it failed saying it wasn't supported. A few days pass and I see the link I posted about above, and that allowed me to update to Win11 and still continue to receive updates. It's hard to say if this .cmd file would need to be run again if something in Windows gets reset, a reg key or something, but at least I'm current.

I installed using ISO from UUUP dump into a new VM which seems to avoid the M1 Processor blocked issue. I am activated via my MS account.

 

[marthijn]

RANT:

Parallels 17 caused an issue with a 32-bit x86 app (MetaTrader 4) I was using.

Installed the app fine, but can't launch it. Nothing happens. Event Viewer shows some kind of Fault.

Logged a ticket with Parallels. They waited days to reply me with a generic support help page link that doesn't address my issues, and closed my ticket.

So unimpressed.

Reverting back to Parallels 16 using the same VM, the app launches fine. But unsure how this will work in the long run, with Windows 11 becoming the main preview OS version and Monterey coming in.

Can you tell me exactly which versions you used?
I have the same problem and trying over weeks to get it running again.
Windows 10, Windows 11. Different revisions. Parallels 16, Parallels 17. The app just won't open.
It worked before, but have no idea why not now.

Thanks in advance!

 

[nobullone1964]

Can you tell me exactly which versions you used?
I have the same problem and trying over weeks to get it running again.
Windows 10, Windows 11. Different revisions. Parallels 16, Parallels 17. The app just won't open.
It worked before, but have no idea why not now.

Thanks in advance!

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[marthijn]

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Yeah I Googled as well. This is not a solution. It is buggy like hell on Mac. There is a Mac version for it. So no need of these kind of tools.

But I need it running in Windows. I saw @hunkster had it running again. So that is why I asked him for the versions he used.

 

[hunkster]

Can you tell me exactly which versions you used?
I have the same problem and trying over weeks to get it running again.
Windows 10, Windows 11. Different revisions. Parallels 16, Parallels 17. The app just won't open.
It worked before, but have no idea why not now.

Thanks in advance!

I went to the Parallels website, downloaded version 16 and installed over the one I had (which was the latest then). Not sure if this step is needed or an uninstall would do.

Then I downloaded the latest version from the Parallels website and installed it over version 16. Problem fixed.

 

[Thomas Davie]

Can you tell me exactly which versions you used?
I have the same problem and trying over weeks to get it running again.
Windows 10, Windows 11. Different revisions. Parallels 16, Parallels 17. The app just won't open.
It worked before, but have no idea why not now.

Thanks in advance!

I had issues too. After successfully installing Win 10 ARM64 I switched as soon as Win 11 came out and stopped working. A Parallels website note referenced version 22000 of Win 11 ARM64 and even provided a link. Worked, was able to update and still works.

Tom