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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Run Windows 11 on a Mac

 Windows 11 running in a windowed mode on Mac

How to Install Windows 11 in Parallels on Mac

First, you’ll need to download and install the Parallels 17 or higher on your Mac.

Make sure you permit Parallels Desktop to access your Mac’s Desktop, Documents, and Downloads folders to function correctly.

Open the Parallels app and run its virtual machine wizard. Then, click on the “Get Windows 10 from Microsoft” and select the “Continue” button.

Select "Get Windows 10 from Microsoft" option and then click the "Continue" button.

Note: M1 Mac users need to download a copy of Windows 10 on ARM Insider Build and install the VHDX file using the Parallels installation wizard.

Select “Download Windows 10” and click the “Continue” button.

Select "Download Windows 10," then click "Continue."

The wizard will download the latest build of Windows 10 and install it. This might take a few minutes.

Installation Wizard downloading Windows 10 from Microsoft servers.

After the Parallels Wizard finishes installing, select “Click to Continue.”

Confirmation message for Windows 10 installation in Parallels completed.

In the Windows 10 virtual machine, type “Windows Insider Program Settings” in the search box and hit Enter.

Type "Windows Insider Programs" in the search box.

On the left column, select the “Get Started” button in the Windows Insider Program section of the Settings app.

In the Windows Insider Program section of Settings app, select "Get Started" button.

Then, link your Microsoft account that’s registered to the Windows Insider Program.

Choose "Microsoft Account" option and select "Continue" to link your account.

After this, you’ll see the Release Preview Channel available for Windows 10 Insider Program account. Next, you’ll need to edit specific Registry keys and switch from Release Preview Channel to Dev Preview Channel.

Open the Registry Editor in Windows 10 with Administrative privileges. After permitting it to make changes, you can navigate to the following key or copy-paste in the address bar of the Registry Editor:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost\UI\Selection

From the right-hand side pane, double-click the “UIBranch” key and type “Dev” in the “Value data” box.

In Registry Editor's address, double-click "UIBranch" and type in "Dev" in the "Value data" box.

Next, navigate to or copy-paste the following key in the address bar of the Registry Editor:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsSelfHost\Applicability
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From the right-hand side pane, double-click on the “BranchName” key and type “Dev” in the “Value data” box.

Double-click the "BranchName" key in the Applicability address and type "dev" in "Value Data" box.

Before you proceed, shut down Windows 10 and check whether the Parallels has at least 4GB of memory assigned. To check, click the gear-shaped “Configuration” icon in the top-right corner of the Parallels window.

Select the “Hardware” tab and choose “CPU & Memory” to see the memory assigned. Change the value to at least 4GB if less than that is automatically assigned.

Manually assign at least 4GB of RAM for "CPU & Memory" under "Hardware" section.

Next, restart the Windows 10 VM and head to Windows Update to fetch fresh updates. The download of the Windows 11 Insider Preview build should begin.

Windows 11 build downloading.

Once the Windows 11 installation is complete, restart Windows to apply the changes.

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