Apple and Microsoft may be eternal rivals, but their newest collaboration has bought joy among users as they get to experience Windows on MacBooks.

For starters, this might not be something new for many users, as there are ways to install Windows on a Mac. Though there were complications with new Apple Silicon chips, now users would be able to get a whole new experience thanks to the partnership called Parallels between the two technological giants.

Microsoft’s support page explains how you can pair up its own software with Apple hardware. It reveals that Windows 11 be running either using a Windows 365 Cloud PC or in a virtual machine like the Parallels Desktop app.

How it works?

Earlier, computers need to have a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in order to run Windows, on Macs, which many users didn’t have.

However, Parallels solved this by creating a virtual TPM, but that’s no longer necessary. Instead, you can just run Parallels as normal and it will run Windows 11 without a hitch.

Which devices are capable?

Under the current collaboration, Apple M1 and M2 users can enjoy Windows 11 running on a virtual machine. It won’t be the smoothest experience, that would be capable through a native solution, but Apple has shown no signs of supporting Boot Camp on M1 or M2 Macs.

Note: Boot Camp doesn’t work with Apple silicon Macs, though, leaving people to find alternative solutions.

Despite that, the software giant plan to officially authorise Parallels to support this way of running Windows 11 on Apple’s latest Macs. Microsoft has only licensed Windows versions of Arm directly to OEMs, making it difficult for M1 and M2 users to officially run it in VM.

Parallels said businesses can purchase a Windows 11 license “through their normal Windows procurement process,” and individuals can acquire the $199 Windows 11 Pro license direct from the company.