Install Windows 11 Home for M1 Chip

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  1. Matthias12

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    Hello,
    I am using Parallels 18.2.0 with a M1 chip.
    Parallels always installs the Windows 11 Pro version, but I only have a license of the Home version. During the installation I also had no possibility to choose the version.
    On the site of Microsoft have not found an iso file for Windows arm. And from third party sites I was not sure if it is safe.
    How can I install Windows 11 Home?

    Greetings Matthias

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  2. Mikhail Ushakov

    Mikhail Ushakov Parallels Team

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    Hello Matthias,
    Foremost, please be advised that Windows Home Edition isn't officially supported by Microsoft to run on M-Series Mac computers, while Windows 11 Pro Edition is. That's why Pro Edition is downloaded by default.
    You can contact Microsoft and arrange a refund for your Windows Home Edition license to purchase a Windows Pro Edition license from them.
    If you posses a Microsoft account, you can get support at https://aka.ms/msfthelp. Self-help resources are available at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows.
    If it doesn't help you, please let me know.
     
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  3. Matthias12

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    Hello Mikhail,
    Thank you for your message. Too bad. I did the same thing on my wife's computer in December. Also a M1 chip. At that time it still worked with Home. I have now as a workaround copied the Windows from my wife on my computer, created a new user and entered my Windows activation key. This works so far without problems.
    Greetings Matthias
     
  4. Matthias12

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    Thank you
     

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