VMware Fusion will also not be able to virtualize Intel-based Windows or Linux distributions, while support for virtualizing macOS is not ready yet. In a tweet, Roy said Windows 10 should still run when selecting the “other” operating system type, but VMware will not be shipping drivers or VMware Tools. VMware Fusion will not officially support Windows 10 on M1 Macs at launch, as Microsoft has yet to offer licensing for the Arm version of Windows 10. VMware Fusion for M1 Macs will be quite limited in scope, with a focus on virtualizing Arm-based Linux distributions. A public tech preview will follow in around two weeks, according to a tweet from VMware Fusion manager Michael Roy. So if you develop for a Linux environment you should be able to carry on as normal.VMware Fusion is now available as a private tech preview for M1 Macs, with users able to request access through an online form. I installed Docker on my M1 and found that, with no changes to my Dockerfile’s a Docker build simply pulls down the right architecture of, in this case, Ubuntu 20.04. So I don’t know how I can work around this to actually run Windows on Parallels on an M1 Docker (Linux) There seems to a be work-a-round of running a ARM based Windows Insider Preview version of Windows 10 on Parallels but when I read the licensing it says you need a licensed copy of Windows on the device you run it from. Work-a-round 2: Buy the M1 Apple silicon and then spin up a windows machine in the cloud every time your need the x86 experience. They cost more but may be worth it if you are a developer Work-a-round 1: You can still buy Intel based Macbooks if you want to run x86 VM’s on Apple. The Apple M1 is an ARM archictectured processor and while there will probably be some sort of emulation layer in the future there isn’t one at the moment.ĭON’T buy an Apple with an M1 processor if you want to run Intel x86 VM’sĭO buy an Apple with an M1 processor if you want really good battery life and extra-ordinary performance

If you want to run a Windows x86 Virtual Machine on a Macbook using VMWare Fusion or similar virtualization products.

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