I would not run critical business software on unsupported or beta software. It's fine for proof of concept for running when supported software comes out.
That said, getting things to work when they shouldn't is a lot of fun.
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Update: Windows 11 and Parallels on M1 Pro Max working great
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I would not run critical business software on unsupported or beta software. It's fine for proof of concept for running when supported software comes out.
That said, getting things to work when they shouldn't is a lot of fun.
I've only just got round to doing this and while the install has gone fine, I can't get my internet connection to work in it.
Updated... Looks like reinstalling Parallels Tools has sorted this out. Weird...
- Shared network modę doesn't work.
- If I change to Bridged Mode, it works for a while and then stops. I need to shut down the VM, change to network mode, then switch it back to work.
Updated... Looks like reinstalling Parallels Tools has sorted this out. Weird...
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It's not even the app itself (Which is Web Based) that doesn't work, but the security token software I use to run it. Oh well, I guess I can't use the M1 for now. Back to my PC.
Hi @WorldIRC,
Out of morbid curiosity, what security token software are you having problems with? Is not installing, or will it just not run? One of the "gotchas' folks with older software run into, are applications that have 16-bit code. Currently, no version of 64-bit Windows (ARM or otherwise) cannot run 16-bit code. 32-bit programs will work, but not 16-bit. Thanks!
Rich S.
Pretty sure it’s CA WebSocket. It installs and I can activate the token. But once I reboot the access token that gets installed corrupts and I can no longer get into my work sites. The software is 64bit only so no issue there.
Our tech team is looking into the logs to see what may be causing it.
Thanks for the info. I am not familiar with that software. It is curious that it works fine, until you reboot. I wonder if it something as simple as a Windows Service that is supposed to start "automatically" is not starting when you reboot. I wish you luck!
Rich S
The Service is starting no problem (it’s in our troubleshooting guide). Our security group is looking into it.
Most 32-bit and 64-bit user-mode programs should run find in Windows ARM. It is just programs that try to access the kernel and other protected system resources (and/or need plugins that do) that typically run into compatibility problems. This is a long-shot, but have you tried running it using compatibility mode? https://www.online-tech-tips.com/co...grams-in-compatibility-mode-in-windows-11-10/
Hi RainbowSWE,
Well, it comes from my experiences with other binary translation systems, and the published documentation on Rosetta 2. See this article for example. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple-silicon/about-the-rosetta-translation-environment. Do you not agree? Of course, this is a general statement, hence why I qualified with 'most.' Some applications may use less-common features of the architecture, and may not have the translation available in Rosetta 2. This is why you have to test your app, just to be sure
Rich S.
Our security team finally ran the logs. They're trying to figure out if Windows 11 is the issue, or ARM, or both.
In the meantime, they've provided me an alternative process to access my resources, so for now, I seem to be OK.
Compatibility mode didn't help.
Finally received my M1 Max yesterday. I was surprised when Parallels asked me if I wanted to install Windows 11, I thought I would have to hunt around for the 11 ARM installer. Parallels did its thing and in no time I had Windows 11 running. I have one specific app needed at work, it is an old old old app for a RIP we use in our press department. Amazingly it works great, and thanks to the speed of the M1 Max it runs better then it does on my 5K iMac.
This is a great discussion. I am having are two colossal problems. (1) Google Drive for Desktop plus Spotlight no longer works. When you "mount" your Google Drives on the Mac using Google Drive for Desktop, Spotlight is unable to index them, making the feature nearly unusable. (2) When running Parallels plus Windows 11, the Windows version of Google Drive for Desktop will not install due to the ARM processor emulation. Now, clearly, these are Google problems but in at least one posting I read, the Spotlight issue was a situation where Apple and Google were refusing to cooperate. Any thoughts, suggestions, or factual data regarding these problems? TIA.
The way around these issues for me was Dropbox after using OneDrive for years (it was an option before but it recently went bust on macOS).
1. Dropbox works very nicely with Spotlight in macOS.
2. The Dropbox folder is shared with Windows 11 in Parallels and I have full access and sync in Windows. This way everything works and syncs macOS<>Windows 11.
1. Dropbox works very nicely with Spotlight in macOS.
2. The Dropbox folder is shared with Windows 11 in Parallels and I have full access and sync in Windows. This way everything works and syncs macOS<>Windows 11.
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I'm having the same issue. Really wish Google would address and fix it. Join the thread here. https://www.googlecloudcommunity.co...oogle-Drive-files-in-desktop/m-p/415406#M2182
Did you buy the one-time fee license, or do you pay monthly in order to get the newer updates? I'm kind of on the fence about which license to grab since I think there are a few things that they could tweak, before it makes sense to buy a one-time license with the MacBook Pro M1 using Windows 11.
The Standard Edition with 4 vCores per Virtual machine is buy only. You can only get the Standard Edition subscription only if you are a Student. Also, the Standard Edition is usually for 30% off on Black Friday for the permanent license.
The Pro Edition with up to 32 vCores is subscription only, you can't get a one-time license.
In the end it is not about one-time fee or subscription, but how many vCores you need (Standard vs Pro Edition)
Parallels 17 buying options
Parallels 17 is the 2nd version that supports the M1 Macs, the first one was 16. They probably update it yearly once a new macOS version rolls out.
The Pro Edition with up to 32 vCores is subscription only, you can't get a one-time license.
In the end it is not about one-time fee or subscription, but how many vCores you need (Standard vs Pro Edition)
Parallels 17 buying options
Parallels 17 is the 2nd version that supports the M1 Macs, the first one was 16. They probably update it yearly once a new macOS version rolls out.
Hi RainbowSWE,
Well, it comes from my experiences with other binary translation systems, and the published documentation on Rosetta 2. See this article for example. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple-silicon/about-the-rosetta-translation-environment. Do you not agree? Of course, this is a general statement, hence why I qualified with 'most.' Some applications may use less-common features of the architecture, and may not have the translation available in Rosetta 2. This is why you have to test your app, just to be sure
Rich S.
I was just curious.
This is very interesting for me...
Can you please let me know which USB serial driver you tried to install? FTDI/Silicon Labs? Thank you!