There are additional new functions for the Pro and Business versions aimed at companies. When configuring a virtual machine, a user can choose the number of CPU cores and RAM himself, with support from a new automatic system: the app analyzes the guest system and suggests a specific configuration. The space requirements of so-called snapshots can now also be displayed for the first time: These snapshots save older system states and were previously able to occupy a large amount of storage space undetected. Further improvements concern productivity: The so-called Coherence mode has been expanded, so you can now exchange content between the (virtual) Windows app and a Mac app using drag-and-drop.Īlso new is the support of USB 3.1, so far only USB 3.0 was supported, which makes other peripheral devices compatible. The TPM chip, which is also available on M1 Macs for the first time, enables Bitlocker and Secure Boot to be used. Good for notebook users: In the new version, a virtual system can detect the battery level and activate its energy-saving mode if necessary.
On M1 Macs, Windows 10 ARM started up by 33 per cent, data storage performance by 20 per cent and DirectX11 performance by 28 per cent.
A new display driver should also improve the gaming experience: Many games now run at a higher frame rate, which significantly improves the gaming experience.ĭaily tasks such as resuming Windows, Linux and macOS should also be 38 per cent faster. The OpenGL graphics performance, which is important for many Windows programs, is said to have improved by up to a factor of 6, and according to the manufacturer, 2D graphics processing has also been accelerated by 28 per cent. In addition to supporting the new systems, the new feature provides improved performance. This module has been around in the Intel version for a long time. Windows 11 requires a hardware module called TPM, which increases system security. A problem that the developers had to solve: The new ARM platform required a lot of adjustments, and some hurdles also had to be overcome for compatibility with Windows 11. The recently introduced Windows 11 is supported on both Intel and M1 Macs. However, there are still limitations to the support of Monterey. The currently available preview versions of Monterey and Windows 11 can even be installed and used directly via the Parallels installation wizard. When the final version is released, ParallelsDesktop can be run on a Mac with macOS 12 Monterey, and the upcoming Mac version will also be able to be used as a virtual system – for example, to test the functions in advance. Parallels 17 Desktop: Run Windows 11 on Mac The new version 17 goes one step further: In addition to numerous improvements and new functions, the upcoming Windows 11 is also supported for the first time – on both Intel and M1 Macs. Here, Parallels ahead and began offering Parallels Desktop 16.5 M1 native support. Bootcamp is ruled out on the M1 Mac, and Virtual Box and VMware have not yet presented an ARM version of their apps.
If you as a Mac user rely on Windows – for example, because there is special software only for the PC, there are four alternatives to choose from on Intel Macs: Bootcamp and one of the virtualization solutions Virtual Box, Parallels and VMware Fusion. The new version of Parallels 17 offers support for Windows 11 for the first time and even offers this natively on Apple’s M1 Macs – at least for the ARM versions of Windows.