What you are doing here is opening up the Windows Registry editor. When the installation wizard starts from the ISO file, press Shift + F10, and type regedit.exe.
Select the Windows 11 on ARM ISO file that you downloaded earlier and select the little check box at the bottom left which says ‘Install operating system manually’. Keep clicking next until you reach the below Installation Assistant screen. 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. 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: