I just purchased a new Mac, and have been trying to get mt Windows Home edition installed, but every time I try, it installs Windows 11 Pro. Is there a work around to get the Home edition installed? Do I have to download the .iso file and create a new VM for this? It's been a while for me as the last time I installed Parallels was a long time ago. I am sure things have changed. Thanks John
Hello John, 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. Would you tell me more details about your scenario, why do you need a Windows Home Edition installed?
Guess that's information I could have used before I spent $100 on Windows home edition. Lesson learned. I actually figured how to get the Home edition on after a few attempts. I just deleted the pro VM and installed the Home edition in the Control panel. Thank you though for the reply. John
download Windows as usual - 'Get Windows from Microsoft'. It'll download an ISO file. Cancel the installation then. Upon that you can open Installation assistant wizard > install from iso > select the downloaded iso and you'll see an edition selector. Select Windows Home, that's it.
Hello, 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. You can run Windows 11 Home Edition at your own risk, you will not be eligible for support from Microsoft should you have any problems with your Windows installation. If you acknowledge and accept the risks, you can perform the steps below to create such a virtual machine: In Parallels Desktop menu click 'Get Windows from Microsoft'. Once downloading of the image is completed, terminate the installation and delete your virtual machine from Control Center (right-click the virtual machine name > Remove). Run Parallels Desktop, then click on the Parallels icon in the Mac menu bar > Control Center > + > 'Install Windows or another OS from a DVD or image file' > select the image > Continue > in the dropdown menu select Windows Home Edition > follow on-screen instructions. Thanks.
