Mac: Windows for Students with M-Chip Mac Computers

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Overview

Microsoft has teamed up with Parallels to offer Windows 11 ARM for Mac. This allows students to buy Parallels, download Windows from Parallels, and obtain a Windows license code from Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (see instructions below). Students will use this license to activate the Windows ARM download from Parallels

Instructions

There are 3 basic steps:

  1. Purchase Parallels 18 (directly from Parallels). Parallels is subscription-based and renews annually.
  2. Install Parallels, then download & install the Windows offered by Parallels. 
  3. Obtain a Windows 11 license code from Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching.

Other Notes

  • Boot Camp remains unavailable for M-processor Macs.
  • Using Windows in an OIT Lab remains an alternative.
  • For university-owned computers, we have an ARM-based copy of Windows available through our volume license that can be installed via Parallels.
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