Parallels Desktop 17 is faster across the board and has a host of new features.
The installer will check the mac and install the appropriate version.īut what is of greater importance is that most Intel-based 32 and 64-bit apps, even resource-intensive ones like CAD software and games, will run on the Apple M1 chip Macs thanks to Microsoft’s built-in emulation for Windows. Parallels 17 comes as a Universal binary so Mac users doing a fresh install don’t have to wonder which version they should use. M1 based Macs however will only support Windows 10 and 11 and four Linux distros. Windows for example can go all the way back to Windows 2000 and XP and it can also support 12 different Linux distros. However, Intel-based Macs can run more versions of operating systems than M1-based ones. And now, Parallels Desktop 17 is here to bring Windows 10 and the next Windows 11 to both Intel and M1 based Macs. Parallels has always been a favourite solution for Mac users to run Windows and Windows-based apps on their devices. Both Intel and M1 Macs can run Windows 11 thanks to Parallels 17
