Parallels Can Now Run x86 Windows and Linux

There’s a ray of hope for Apple silicon Mac users who want to run Windows
For a large number of Mac users who are still on Intel-based Macs, there’s one very good reason why they’re not switching over to Apple silicon. They do a good amount of work that requires them to switch over to Windows, and Intel Macs are best suited for that.
Parallels can finally run x86 versions of Windows or Linux on Apple Silicon
Last week, Parallels released a new update that partially resolves this problem: Users of Parallels Desktop Pro 20.2.0 now have access to x86 operating systems via an "early technology preview" of Parallels' "proprietary emulation engine."
Parallels is testing x86 emulation on Apple silicon Macs
Parallels has added support for x86 emulation in Parallels Desktop 20.2, product manager Mikhail Ushakov wrote in a blog post last week. The “early technology preview” will let you emulate Intel-based hardware on an M1-or-greater Mac, a first for Parallels since Apple’s Arm transition in 2020 — but don’t expect stellar performance.
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That changed last week with Parallels Desktop 20.2, which adds preliminary x86 emulation so you can fire up 64-bit versions of Windows 10, Windows 11, and
Parallels Can Now Run x86 Windows and Linux on Apple Silicon Mac
Parallels Desktop, a popular application for running Windows and Linux virtual machines on Mac, can now run 64-bit x86 operating systems on Apple Silicon Macs. That means more versions of Windows and Linux can run on the latest M1,
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