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QWERTY_UIOPASDFGHJKL

Level 1 (10 points)

Windows 11 on M1,M2,M3,M4 and M5 or A18

Requirements:

UTM

ARM64 windows iso only windows 10 or more (x86 is slower but yea and if you dont have a iso get it here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11arm64)

Steps:

Get the iso above if you dont have it
Download UTM with github
Create the vm click the + icon and click virtualise and windows and next and make sure windows 10 or higher is ticked and make sure it is using a windows 11 or 10 iso
install and working

Posted on Oct 23, 2026 8:13 PM

1 reply

MrHoffman

Level 10 (169,253 points)

Oct 23, 2026 9:14 PM in response to QWERTY_UIOPASDFGHJKL

Parallels is the authorized path, per Microsoft:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/platform-variants/options-for-using-windows-11-with-mac-computers-with-apple-m1-m2-and-m3-chips

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256381887