He couldn’t do that unless either he had the M1 version of Windows 10 or Parallels provided a virtual Intel machine, could he? And if SketchUp got far enough on Windows to complain about the graphics, that would imply that it started up but quit when it couldn’t find acceptable graphics, not that it couldn’t run because of inherent M1 incompatibility. So, correct info from someone who knows and has verified it on real hardware would be much appreciated.ĭoes Parallels M1 implement a virtual M1 machine? Does/could it run a virtual Intel machine? The original post says the OP had Windows 10 running on Parallels, but that SketchUp complained about the graphics. To get started, head to the official Parallels website, and download the app from there.

The only caveat is that you’ll have to pay for its subscription, though. While VMWare does not plan to support x86 emulation on M1 Macs and Parallels support staff only offers misdirection when. In fact, when Windows 11 first came out, it was the only tool that could run the Windows 11 on your M1 Mac. But I’m wondering about what sort and how many rocks are in the way of completing the transition to Parallels on M1. Parallels is a proprietary desktop virtualization software. I admit I haven’t researched this and don’t have an M1 Mac to try it out. So this topic leaves me confused about what Parallels M1 provides. Anything running under Parallels is on a virtual machine, not directly on the native hardware. Anyway, the Parallels Desktop technical preview release for M1-based Macs is an early look at the work that Parallels is doing to adapt to Apple’s new architecture.

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