Microsoft officially unleashes Windows 11 on Apple Silicon Macs

From ComputerWorld: Many enterprise professionals have been hoping Microsoft would agree to authorize Windows for use on Apple Silicon Macs inside Alludo’s Parallels Desktop.

Now, they officially can. Parallels Desktop is finally an authorized solution for Arm versions of Windows 11 on Macs running M-series processors.

The move is particularly good news for enterprises with mixed fleets, as it eases the path to an upgrade to Macs across the company. It also means legacy Windows apps can be supported on those new Apple computers.

As Kamal Srinivasan, Alludo senior vice president of product told me, “This will make it easier for enterprises to integrate Mac with Apple Silicon into their IT infrastructure and increase adoption of Apple hardware in the workplace.”

That’s a smart move, given Apple’s accelerating status in enterprise IT.

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