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So... I heard a lot of people asking: "can you run Windows on Apple M1 Macs?"
The answer:
Natively (as w/ Boot Camp like before): No, unless Apple gets involved for the drivers part (to have a usable experience). An unlocked bootloader isn't sufficient for this on its own. 1/4
The answer:
Natively (as w/ Boot Camp like before): No, unless Apple gets involved for the drivers part (to have a usable experience). An unlocked bootloader isn't sufficient for this on its own. 1/4
For virtual machines:
Yes, however you should be aware of limitations:
- Apple Silicon doesn't support 32-bit Arm code execution in hardware. This means that 32-bit Arm Windows apps won't run. Those applications are quite rare, but currently include the Microsoft Store. 2/4
Yes, however you should be aware of limitations:
- Apple Silicon doesn't support 32-bit Arm code execution in hardware. This means that 32-bit Arm Windows apps won't run. Those applications are quite rare, but currently include the Microsoft Store. 2/4
- At first, it's likely that Virtualization.framework-based solutions will the only ones available. Those require you to inject the virtio drivers before booting Windows. Those are an industry-standard interface, with source code available for the Windows drivers at 3/4
https://github.com/virtio-win/kvm-guest-drivers-windows.
So where can you download download Windows 10 on Arm for virtual machine use? This is currently available through the Windows Insider Program at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewARM64.
Windows Insider previews released in the next few weeks will support x64 apps.
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So where can you download download Windows 10 on Arm for virtual machine use? This is currently available through the Windows Insider Program at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewARM64.
Windows Insider previews released in the next few weeks will support x64 apps.
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