Justin Duino / How-To Geek Run Windows within a virtual machine if you have an Apple Silicon (M1, M2, or similar) chip in your Mac, at nearly native speed. Alternatively, install Windows 10 (or a custom Windows 11 ISO image) on your Intel Mac using Boot Camp Assistant.Despite switching from Intel chips to ARM-based Apple Silicon, you can still run Windows on a Mac and enjoy excellent performance. Here’s how to do it, whether you have an M-series chip like an M1 or M2—or an older Intel-based Mac. Can You Run Windows on an M-Series Mac? Since Apple switched to using proprietary ARM-based chips with the arrival of the M1 in 2020, it’s no longer possible to run “standard” x86 Windows on modern Apple computers. All Mac models introduced or refreshed since 2020 have used an Apple Silicon processor like an M1 or M2 that is not compatible with the same version of Windows that would be installed on a standard PC. Mainstream Intel and AMD processors use a different processor architecture, called x86. Before 2020, Apple used the same Intel processors which meant their machines were natively compatible with Windows. If you have an older Mac with an Intel processor you can still install Windows natively. Fortunately, Mac users with an M1 chip or newer can use an ARM-based version of Windows 11 imaginatively called Windows on ARM. It’s not possible to install this natively, but that’s not necessarily a big deal anymore. Windows on ARM can run many (but… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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