Parallels Desktop for Mac computers with Apple silicon M3 chips

Assuming Apple announces Macbook Pros with M3 Pro chips at their Oct 30 event, will the current versions of Parallels support the new chips (with Win 11 ARM) or does it typically take a few weeks/months for Parallels to issue updates?

 

HI
IS THERE ANY NEWS THAT PARALLELS19 WILL WORK ON THE MACBOOK M3 PRO ?

 

HI
WANTED TO KNOW WILL WE BE ABLE TO INSTALL THE PARALLELS19 ON THE NEW MACBOOK M3 PRO OR WILL THERE BE A NEW VERSION OF THE SAME ?

 

Hello!
We expect that there will be no issues with running Parallels Desktop 19 on the new Mac computers with M3 chips. But if any issues come up, please let us know.

 

Hi
I am installing my accounting software on parallels on M3 Pro and after installing when I am running the application getting errors as attached.
Plz help to check and confirm.

 

Hello!
Would you share the software name, please?
Additionally, kindly collect a technical report while the issue is being reproduced (click Parallels icon > Help > Send technical data > check "Attach screenshots..." > press Send Report) and send the report's 9-digit ID in your reply to this post.

 

I just got my M3 iMac setup, had Migration Assistant copy all my apps, etc. from a Time Machine backup. Parallels opened fine - though it did not find my current license for the Pro version of Parallels 19 - but I copied my long activation number from the website and after clicking that the license should be activated on the new iMac everything went fine. Opened Windows 11, was able to access all my apps and my printer without any issues. I did run a few games included Diablo Immortal which seems to run smoother on the new machine (though I now have 16GB RAM so I was able to allocate 8GB to the VM) and two older programs (Lotus Approach and Microsoft Links) both ran perfectly. So far no issues switching from a M1 iMac to a M3. (Have not tried installing Diablo II Resurrected yet because I assume the Direct X 12 issue will still prevent it from running.)

 

I was able to install windows on Parallels on my iMac m3, but could not activate windows like user above. I have an electronic registration key that isn't transferring.

 

HI
I AM USING MACBOOK PRO M3 PRO WITH PARALLELS AND WINDOWS 11 IN IT, THERE IS NO SAVE TO DESKTOP OPTION WHEN AFTER DOWNLOAD WE WANT TO SAVE THE FILES TO DESKTOP. ATTACHED SNP FYR, PLZ CHECK FOR THE SAME AND CONFIRM SO AS TO HOW TO ENABLE THE SAME.
PLZ HELP TO UPDATE ON THE SAME ON PRIORITY BASIS.

 

Hi Parallels Team
Any update on the above issue stated for save to desktop not showing in parallels ?

 

Up and running with Parallels 19 and Windows 11, new Macbook Pro M3. Install was fine, and all seems completely functional. Installed a few PC apps, and all is still well. Having a small bug, where Microsoft account appears fully functional (OneDrive, Office 365, etc., all seem fine), but in settings, it shows that MS account isn't connected, and when I try and connect, it goes through authentication apparently properly, including sending message to my phone, right before Windows throws an error. I don't think it is anything other than a minor error at this point - as everything still seems functional and I can't identiffy any program or feature that isn't working as designed - but the error is annoying. Is it likely a Parallels problem, a Windows 11 problem, or a Macbook M3 problem? (empty box was added to cover email address)

 

Microsoft's update pushed late yesterday for Win11 Cumulative 2023-11 did not change anything, same error and same screenshots.

 

I just received my new iMac today with the M3 chip and migrated all my data. Parallels forced me to upgrade to v19 for $99. After installing parallels v19 it said that my Widows 10 image is not compatible. Have you completed the upgrade so that we can run parallels or is it still to be released? If it is not ready you should have a notice on your page where you purchase the upgrade. At this point I paid for nothing!

 

Win 10 will not work on Apple Silicon ("M" Chips). You need to create a new VM using Windows 11 ARM. Parallels 19 should give you the option to download it when you create a new VM.

 

installed on MacBook Pro M3 (max) and no issues. Made a clean W11 and Mac OSX Sonoma 14.1.1 vm. What does not work is the config/settings for a Mac vm. I edited the config file, but not easy or user friendly, so hope they fix this soon,. So M3 all works without issues.

 

I created a separate thread for this before seeing this one, hope it's ok to cross post.

I thought there might be a knowledge base article on this, but I didn't find one. I have a new MBP M3 to replace my current M1. I'm hoping since both are Apple silicon, I can just install Parallels on the M3, and copy the Win 11 ARM VM file(s) across to the same locations, also moving the license at some point. Is this documented anywhere, or can someone walk me through it? Thanks!

 

I am no expert but I just did the same thing - M1 to M3 iMac - with Parallels 19 and Windows 11 ARM. Initially I had the Windows VM on my internal hard drive. I set up the new iMac from a Time Machine back (so the VM would be included in the restore) but I also had a clone using Carbon Copy Cloner of the VM on an external SSD hard drive. Everything went as planned. I was asked to enter my "authorization number" from my original install of Parallels (which I copied and pasted) and I was asked if I wanted to transfer the license from the original iMac to the new iMac, which also went without a hitch.
I then decided - to save some space on my hard drive - to use the cloned copy of the VM on the external HD. This was done simply by adding that VM to the Parallels Control Panel, and once I knew it was working properly, I removed the original VM from the Control Panel and deleted that VM from my internal HD. Now running Parallels/Windows 11 off the external SSD drive and everything is working fine.

 

Interesting, I had my Win10 VM on an external SSD before getting the M1 and creating the Win11 ARM on the 1TB internal. I documented how I did this migration in my other thread about this issue. Thanks for your reply.

 

Just upgrade to M3 Pro - I have two users and each has a separate purchased install of Parallels and Windows 11 - Issue is I can only run one or the other - NOT both at the same time. Please help.