New 2021 Macbook & Win 7

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by ClaudioA5, Oct 22, 2021.

  1. ClaudioA5

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    Hello all,
    I'm about to order a just released Macbook pro and would like to know if I'd be able to install Windows 7 on it or not...
    Many thanks!!
     
  2. ClaudioA5

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    Hi, Thanks for your answer. But I don't understand: why do you say "....you can't run any Intel OS in a VM...."? I'm currently doing that with my old Macbook Pro. Am I missing somethong..?
     
  3. DebasmitaM

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    Hello @ClaudioA5 , Mac M1 machine has ARM based processor. Only ARM based OS support on Mac M1. Windows 7 is Intel based OS. Reach us back for any further queries. Thanks, Parallels Team.
     
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    Thanks. So, you're saying that ONLY Win 7 or Windows IN GENERAL (10 etc.) cannot run on in VM on a 2021 Macbook Pro...?
     
  5. ClaudioA5

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    Rrrright. So:
    - I can run Win 7 with Bootcamp on my old 2010 MacbookPro
    - I'll be able to run Win 11 on my new 2021 MacbookPro with Parallels
    Is that right...?
     
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    Perfect. Many thanks for that.
     

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