Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.

Difference between revisions of "Parallels"

From AppleGamingWiki, the wiki about gaming on M1 Apple silicon Macs
Line 1: Line 1:
 
Parallels is a virtualisation software which can virtualize an operating system such as Windows 10 ARM on macOS. On November 10, 2020, a free version of Parallels 16 was made available in the form of a [https://www.parallels.com/blogs/parallels-desktop-apple-silicon-mac/ Technical Preview] which allows users to install [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewARM64 Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview] onto M1 Macs, and some games became playable such as [[Half-Life 2]] and [[Fallout 2]].  
 
Parallels is a virtualisation software which can virtualize an operating system such as Windows 10 ARM on macOS. On November 10, 2020, a free version of Parallels 16 was made available in the form of a [https://www.parallels.com/blogs/parallels-desktop-apple-silicon-mac/ Technical Preview] which allows users to install [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewARM64 Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview] onto M1 Macs, and some games became playable such as [[Half-Life 2]] and [[Fallout 2]].  
 
On December 10, 2020, Microsoft released Windows 10 Inside Preview Build 21277 which enabled x64 emulation, which substantially increased the compatibility of games PC games including [[Grand Theft Auto V]] and others.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21277/|title=Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21277|date=2021-04-01}}</ref>
 
 
 
  
 
==Install Windows 10 ARM on Parallels==
 
==Install Windows 10 ARM on Parallels==
Line 12: Line 8:
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Enable x64 emulation==
+
==x64 emulation==
The initial download of Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview only supports applications which are native to ARM.
+
The initial download of Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview only supports applications which are native to ARM, and requires
 +
On December 10, 2020, Microsoft released Windows 10 Inside Preview Build 21277 which enabled x64 emulation, which substantially increased the compatibility of games PC games such as [[Grand Theft Auto V]] and [[FarCry 3]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/10/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21277/|title=Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21277|date=2021-04-01}}</ref>
  
 
==Rollback updates on Windows 10 ARM==
 
==Rollback updates on Windows 10 ARM==

Revision as of 14:01, 1 April 2021

Parallels is a virtualisation software which can virtualize an operating system such as Windows 10 ARM on macOS. On November 10, 2020, a free version of Parallels 16 was made available in the form of a Technical Preview which allows users to install Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview onto M1 Macs, and some games became playable such as Half-Life 2 and Fallout 2.

Install Windows 10 ARM on Parallels

Windows 10 ARM installation instructions[1]
  1. Visit Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview, sign up and download the latest build
  2. Download and install Parallels Technical Preview
  3. When asked for a VHDX file, point to the Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview build already downloaded

x64 emulation

The initial download of Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview only supports applications which are native to ARM, and requires On December 10, 2020, Microsoft released Windows 10 Inside Preview Build 21277 which enabled x64 emulation, which substantially increased the compatibility of games PC games such as Grand Theft Auto V and FarCry 3.[2]

Rollback updates on Windows 10 ARM

Updates on Windows 10 ARM might break certain features, for example Build 21292 unintentionally disabled x64 emulation. In this particular build, the standard methods of uninstalling or rolling back the update does not work. For example, using Settings

References