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You can seamlessly run Windows 11 on M-series Mac computers with Parallels Desktop 19. Here’s how to install and quickly switch back and forth between the two operating systems. Parallels Dekstop 19 *CNET may get a commission on this offer Check out Parallels Desktop 19 for pricing and OS options 0:00 Intro 0:14 Parallels Desktop…

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You can seamlessly run Windows 11 on M-series Mac computers with Parallels Desktop 19. Here’s how to install and quickly switch back and forth between the two operating systems.

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0:00 Intro
0:14 Parallels Desktop 19
0:37 14-Day Free Trial Download
1:25 Installing Windows 11
2:36 Creating a Parallels Account
3:07 How To Start Windows 11 on a Mac
3:31 Activate Windows 11 Product Key
4:06 Enter Coherence Mode
4:38 Enter Full Screen Mode
4:58 Enter Picture In Picture Mode
5:18 Actions Menu Options
5:29 Configure Parallels for Gaming in Windows 11
6:22 Activating Parallels Dekstop 19 after purchase
6:29 Outro

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56 Comments

  1. @dee4071

    May 1, 2024 at 11:25 am

    It’s crazy that we have to do this. I guess this is a cleaner way to separate work and personal life. ????this would be cool on Vision Pro

    • @CNET

      May 1, 2024 at 11:29 am

      Hmmm….???? Good idea. Wonder if that would work?

  2. @chimingchung755

    May 1, 2024 at 11:26 am

    sometime or later… hopefully you guys can demonstrate how to play games on Mac and compare with windows pc

  3. @kt6339

    May 1, 2024 at 11:26 am

    iOS option……Can you use Mac OS on a windows machine ?

    • @IncognitoUnknown-fc2tu

      May 1, 2024 at 11:33 am

      You mean on PC?

    • @riasatabeer6245

      May 1, 2024 at 12:19 pm

      Yeah you can but it doesn’t work well

    • @kt6339

      May 1, 2024 at 1:12 pm

      Thx

  4. @ninjanerdstudent6937

    May 1, 2024 at 11:26 am

    There is no touch screen. Windows 11 works extremely well with a touch screen.

    • @voltgaming2213

      May 1, 2024 at 11:51 am

      No need for touch on a laptop ,I like both Mac and Windows

    • @ffuck_u

      May 1, 2024 at 12:56 pm

      “Extremely well” ???????????????? ????????

    • @ninjanerdstudent6937

      May 1, 2024 at 3:25 pm

      @@voltgaming2213 I feel sorry for you. I really do. You are stuck in an old 1990s mindset. It’s so sad.

    • @voltgaming2213

      May 1, 2024 at 9:17 pm

      @@ninjanerdstudent6937 I was born in 2000s my first laptop was a touch screen windows laptop, I have been tingling with computer custom builds since I was a kid and ,so I think I know a thing or two about laptops , I use my iPad all the time it’s incredible but rarely I feel like touching the display on a laptop it’s very inconvenient better have a touch screen near the keyboard like those dual display laptop

    • @gunreviewer4701

      May 2, 2024 at 11:54 am

      @@ninjanerdstudent6937It’s a want not a need for a touch screen for windows 11 mate

  5. @pieceofshitzu2

    May 1, 2024 at 11:30 am

    I remember when you could do this natively on macos ????

  6. @AyushSingh-yq4so

    May 1, 2024 at 11:44 am

    Is there any way to install macos on windows

    • @CNET

      May 1, 2024 at 12:05 pm

      Not that I know of.

    • @riasatabeer6245

      May 1, 2024 at 12:21 pm

      Yes there is. It’s very simple actually. But it doesnt work properly since your PC is not Apple hardware

  7. @dreamdrummer01

    May 1, 2024 at 11:45 am

    The real question is not how, but why?

    • @whatgaca

      May 1, 2024 at 3:49 pm

      Some people would like to play Windows compatible games, have access to .NET libraries, run Visual Studio Pro or other Microsoft dev tools, etc

  8. @lasarith2

    May 1, 2024 at 12:34 pm

    Microsoft: should we make a certificate to allow windows to work on Mac ,
    Nah let’s have them go though all this to be able to do it .

    • @Anon_0192

      May 1, 2024 at 7:53 pm

      Microsoft would need to rewrite windows to work on Apple’s M-series processors. Not going to happen.

    • @KingVulpes

      May 2, 2024 at 3:38 pm

      @@Anon_0192 I think we would just need drivers from Apple

    • @user-rs3lm1ci6n

      May 2, 2024 at 5:09 pm

      This is definitely on Apple for having proprietary processors. Microsoft would love if everyone installed windows on their Mac.

  9. @RITPA

    May 1, 2024 at 1:23 pm

    Parallels was great until they forced you to buy annual subscriptions and forced you to upgrade every time apple released a new version. I stopped using windows because was costing hundreds of dollars after few years. I setup a headless windows computer in a back room and use teamviewer to jump in and out for occasional windows only app. Costs nothing in subscriptions.

    • @GraysonLynch

      May 1, 2024 at 3:31 pm

      Take a look at UTM, that’s what I am using now-a-days

    • @unkown34x33

      May 2, 2024 at 9:52 am

      that’s the way to go

  10. @RITPA

    May 1, 2024 at 1:27 pm

    Does parallels include the windows software now? Or do you have to download the windows ISO?

    • @CNET

      May 1, 2024 at 1:33 pm

      It’s a virtual machine. No need for an ISO.

    • @whatgaca

      May 1, 2024 at 3:47 pm

      It downloads the iso file and uses that to install

    • @mja4146

      May 1, 2024 at 5:04 pm

      @@CNETan iso is still required for a virtual machine. In this latest version it auto downloads it without the hassle.

  11. @imavku

    May 1, 2024 at 1:27 pm

    Please suggest an open source application for installing windows on M1 mac.

    • @jordansanchez676

      May 1, 2024 at 7:05 pm

      no

  12. @elishatungamirai

    May 1, 2024 at 1:48 pm

    Do you perhaps know if I can run any software currently running on my windows laptop if I choose to upgrade to an M series MacBook and follow the VM route?

    • @CNET

      May 1, 2024 at 3:17 pm

      You can run anything that Windows 11 can run.

    • @elishatungamirai

      May 1, 2024 at 3:20 pm

      @@CNET Thank you

  13. @drfeelgood6646

    May 1, 2024 at 3:03 pm

    installing Windows 11 on Macs ? Such an evil idea :))

  14. @JasonB808

    May 1, 2024 at 3:54 pm

    Parallels sucks and is too expensive. If you are tech savvy. UTM is 100% free. It uses QEMU to run your Windows virtual machine.

  15. @wojeff

    May 1, 2024 at 4:21 pm

    The bombardment of prompts reminds me of Windows Vista

  16. @brobiv2452

    May 1, 2024 at 4:42 pm

    Isn’t windows slower on Mac

  17. @leonardopanino7274

    May 1, 2024 at 5:06 pm

    But si Windows for Arm? Or is normal 64 bit Windows ?

    • @TrentonMatthews

      May 2, 2024 at 5:31 am

      I believe its only the ARM version of Windows if using Paralells.

      If using UTM, you can install the Intel version.

  18. @codycrank3465

    May 1, 2024 at 6:22 pm

    No one likes windows ????

  19. @ThereIsN0Sp00n

    May 1, 2024 at 7:27 pm

    Windows Hello login via camera or fingerprint aren’t available on Win11 Parallels VM, so expect to enter password or PIN for each login.

    • @CNET

      May 2, 2024 at 1:06 pm

      Never have had to enter a password or pin to get into Windows 11. Unless you set that up.

  20. @iblackfeathers

    May 1, 2024 at 8:47 pm

    but is that the reporter’s real voice? or an a.i. voice? ????

    • @CNET

      May 1, 2024 at 11:59 pm

      Hard to say. ????

  21. @h0riz0n.

    May 1, 2024 at 9:16 pm

    “This is totally an advertisement.”

  22. @mal7916

    May 1, 2024 at 10:42 pm

    I love seeing Windows treated like an app instead of giving Bill Gates full access to your Mac. Exactly how it should be treated.

  23. @fdderek

    May 2, 2024 at 12:26 am

    Lifetime PC user who switched to Mac in March. Parallels has been complaint free for me. Needed for my PC only work app. What’s interesting is Mac Spotlight searches windows specific apps too and will open parallels and Win11 automatically.

  24. @farzadjahanfard

    May 2, 2024 at 3:01 am

    Can you use hdd and usb flash drives in windows if you connect it ??

  25. @MikeFromDownUnder

    May 2, 2024 at 6:01 am

    WHY!?

    • @CNET

      May 2, 2024 at 1:05 pm

      So you can use Windows apps that aren’t available on macOS.

  26. @christophersingh8123

    May 2, 2024 at 7:18 am

    There’s no installing anywhere in this video, all you’re doing is piggybacking on the cloud

  27. @alexandersydney7917

    May 2, 2024 at 11:22 am

    How much storage does it consume?

    • @CNET

      May 2, 2024 at 1:05 pm

      You can adjust the storage space to whatever you like.

  28. @kwazie_harry

    May 2, 2024 at 4:14 pm

    You can just go ahead an install UTM. Not as powerful, but a good susbtitute.

    Also had to get a mini PC and just throw proxmox in it for virtualisation. I can use it from anywhere even outside my house.

    Oh and theres also VMPlayer kow too. Soooooo, dont waste your dime on it.

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