Keep clicking next until you reach the below Installation Assistant screen. When you open Parallels Desktop and go to File > New, you will be explained various details on how M1 Macs can only virtualize ARM operating systems and so on.We have to use the manual installation process. Getting started with installing Windows 11 in Parallels on M1 MacĪlthough Parallels provides an automated installation feature where you just point it to the Windows ISO file and it handles the rest, we are not going to use it. Parallels (Make sure that Parallels is updated to the latest version).Windows 11 on ARM ISO (download from here by signing up to Windows Insider Program and switching to the Dev channel).M1 Mac (we have tested this guide on macOS Monterey beta too).What do you need to get started with Windows 11 installation on M1 Mac?īefore you proceed with this guide, it goes without saying that you will need the following: