The Technical Preview program is essentially a beta where users get to try the software ahead of its release, and also provide feedback to the developer regarding bugs.
While our team continues to work hard on bringing all of the best Parallels Desktop features to Mac computers with Apple M1 chip, we are proud to share the results we achieved with this significant milestone. Many Parallels Desktop features depend on a virtualization engine and guest OS architecture and must be developed nearly from scratch for the Apple M1 chip: starting from running an OS itself, graphics, the ability to suspend/resume a virtual machine, seamless integration, Coherence mode, Shared Folders, and many more. The company says it will continue to focus on expanding the capabilities of Parallels on M1 Macs, as well:
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It is not possible to install or start an Intel x86 based operating system in a virtual machine.
Parallels highlights a few limitations with this first version of the Parallels 16 Technical Preview for Apple Silicon Macs:
Microsoft does offer an ARM-based version of Windows that is available through the Windows Insider Program that will run on M1 Macs through Parallels, but the company does not currently offer it for sale to the public. The software requires an ARM-based operating system installation image and cannot run an Intel x86-based operating system. Those that have signed up for the Technical Preview Program will be the first to test the new app. Parallels has launched a new Parallels Desktop 16 for M1 Mac Technical Preview Program, starting today.
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