Microsoft announced that Windows 11 does not support Apple computers using M1 chips

Currently, users can use Windows 11 smoothly on Mac computers through Parallels emulator, including Mac computers using the new M1 chip. However, according to Microsoft's latest statement, users who directly install Windows 11 on Apple computer models using the M1 chip will not be supported.

Sharing with the Register page, Microsoft said that Windows 11 on Apple M1 computers is not supported. Microsoft did not elaborate on what this means, but based on the policy with other unsupported chip platforms, it is possible that Mac computers with Apple M1 chips with Windows 11 will not receive any updates. any.

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Currently, the only way to get the Windows 11 installation file on an ARM machine is through the Windows 11 Insider Program. However, Microsoft also says that it will be more strict in determining the platforms that Windows 11 ARM will support.

Parallels (virtual machine) emulator is a good choice for you to experience Windows 11 on your Mac computer. However, the only barrier is that the price of this application is not cheap, starting at 99 USD.

Hopefully in the future Microsoft will relax the support limit for computers running Windows 11.

According to the schedule, Windows 11 will be released for models that meet hardware requirements on October 5 as well as sold to users with new installations. However, it may not be until early 2022 that Micorosoft will complete the free update for all users.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 14 September 2021