This is such an interesting time to be a Parallels customer: macOS Monterey release imminent, Windows 11 released on October 5 th, iOS and iPadOS 15 released, Parallels Desktop 16.5 and Parallels Desktop 17 released in 2021, Windows on ARM, TPM chips, M1 Mac computers, Intel Mac computers, high-priority security patches from Apple and Microsoft, and more with what sometimes seems like daily changes. Parallels made sure that the best features of Parallels Desktop work with Apple's M1 chips, including coherence mode, shared profiles, Touch Bar controls, and the ability to customize your keyboard menu and shortcuts. As the expression goes, May you live in interesting times.

Up to 30 percent better virtual machine performance (Windows): Running a virtual machine (VM) of Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview on Parallels Desktop 16.5 on an M1 Mac performs up to 30 percent better than a Windows 10 VM running on Intel-based MacBook Pro with Intel Core i9 processor.

Up to 60 percent better DirectX 11 performance: Parallels Desktop 16.5 running on an M1 Mac delivers up to 60 percent better DirectX 11 performance than on an Intel-based MacBook Pro with Radeon Pro 555X GPU.

Up to 250 percent less energy used: On a Mac with an Apple M1 chip, Parallels Desktop 16.5 uses 2.5 times less energy than on a 2020 Intel-based MacBook Air computer.

Here are some highlights from Parallels on the new version: With native support for Apple's M1 chips, you can bring Windows 10 to Apple's popular MacBook hardware.

All they are saying is that Parallels will be able to virtualization machines capable of running natively on Apple Silicon, like Linux compiled for ARM. The new version also delivers better virtual machine performance than running a Windows 10 VM on an Intel-based MacBook Pro. They’re working on a version of Parallels that will run on the M1 To host virtual machines. Parallels Desktop 16.5 is more energy efficient and delivers better performance than Parallels Desktop on Intel-based MacBooks. Parallels released a new version of its flagship software today that allows you to run Windows 10 on Apple's M1 MacBooks.

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