Will Windows 7 work on an M1 Mac with Parallels 16.5?

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by Billymac231, Apr 15, 2021.

  1. Billymac231

    Billymac231 Member

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    I got excited when I saw the news about 16.5 compatibility with M1 Macs, and I very nearly ordered myself a new MacBook Pro on the strength of that news.
    But then I saw an article that said that you need a special version of Windows to run on M1...
    The reason I use Parallels is because of one particular program that will not work under Windows 10, so am I correct in thinking that I need to put that MacBook Pro order on hold?
     
  2. mmika

    mmika Pro

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    No. Windows 7 will not work with Parallels 16.5 for M1 Mac
     
  3. Billymac231

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    Thanks Mmika.
    Do we know whether Parallels will be working on a version that will allow any Guest OS to work on M1, like they do on Intel machines?
     
  4. Billymac231

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    Oh, right. Thanks for that Michael.
    Big decisions to be made in the future then... changing back to running a PC, or giving up the program that I use... Either way, I will not be requiring Parallels.
     

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