In spite of your Mac’s hardware, Parallels Desktop has reached version 17.1 and can apparently run Windows 11 with full macOS Monterey support.
Parallels Desktop previously became an Apple Silicon native app with version 17, but there remained issues over running Windows 11 on it. Microsoft’s OS had certain minimum specifications, and key amongst those was the requirement for a Trusted Platform Module (TPM).
Specifically, Microsoft has announced that it requires TPM 2.0 hardware to install and run Windows 11. This isn’t something that all Macs have, albeit Parallels has stated that it has created a virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) to address the issue.
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</center>“Knowing that Parallels Desktop plays a critical role in enabling users to run the latest versions of Windows on their favorite Mac device today,” said Parallels Vice President for Engineering, Elena Koryakina, “we’ve developed a simple solution to help all users upgrade to Windows 11 with the enablement of vTPMs by default on all Mac devices.”
Parallels has previously used vTPMs, but only on specific, professional versions of its Desktop software. The new version offers vTPM support in the Standard, Pro, and Business versions.
Parallels Desktop 17 is a subscription app, starting at $80 per year for the Standard Edition. The Pro and Business Editions are available for $99.99 per year. Those who purchased a perpetual license for a previous version of Parallels Desktop can upgrade to Parallels Desktop 17 for $49.99.
If you’ve tried Parallels Desktop 17.1 and Windows 11 on it, please let us know about your experience in the comments.
Via AppleInsider and parallels.com