Parallels Desktop is updated to version 17.1 and is now compatible with Windows 11 and macOS Monterey

VMware has released a new version of the popular Parallels Desktop program. This is version 17.1, an update that makes the well-known application become compatible with the new Apple operating system, macOs Monterey and that can be used Windows 11.

A few hours ago Apple has presented its new equipment with their own processors, so this news may interest all those who plan to get a computer with processor M1 or M1 Pro and M1 Max and want to use Windows 11 on their computer.

Compatible with macOS Monterey and Windows 11

Through a communication in the company blog, announced that Parallels Desktop Update 17.1 makes it fully compatible with macOS Monterey As a host operating system and incidentally it comes to improve the user experience when running macOS Monterey in a virtual machine on Apple M1 Mac.

Parallels Desktop update to version 17.1 also includes improved support and stability of Windows 11 virtual machine with the introduction of Virtual Trusted Platform Modules (vTPM) by default for all future and past Windows 11 virtual machines.

Remember that from Parallels Desktop version 16.5 (Standard Edition, Pro Edition and Business Edition), the platform is compatible with the new Apple M1 processors and also with those already known from Intel.

Users of all editions of Parallels Desktop 17.1 will be able to run Windows 11 with the use of an added vTPM by default because they meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11.

In addition, with this version you can install Parallels Tools on a macOS Monterey virtual machine on a Mac with Apple M1 and use the built-in Copy and Paste between the VM and the main macOS. What’s more, virtual machine default disk size increases from 32GB to 64GB.

The new update it also improves the performance of some games, case of World of Warcraft, Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition, Tomb Raider 3, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, World of Tanks or Balsa.

Remember that with version 16.5, Parallels was already able to natively emulate the ARM Insider Preview version of Windows 10, as well as any Linux distribution based on the ARM architecture. Now comes support for Windows 11 making it harder for Microsoft to keep his words.

More information | Parallels Desktop Blog

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