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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:
- Purchase Parallels 18 (directly from Parallels). Parallels is subscription-based and renews annually.
- Install Parallels, then download & install the Windows offered by Parallels.
- 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.