The best Windows emulators for Mac include Parallels (best overall), VMware Fusion (great for professionals), and VirtualBox (free option). Wine, Wineskin, and WineBottler are great for running ...

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Apple Silicon Macs don't support Boot Camp, meaning you can't install Windows and boot it up directly. That doesn't mean you can't get Windows 11 up and running on your Mac, though. Microsoft ...

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If you want to run Windows apps on your Mac VirtualBox is free for personal use, but you need the technical know-how.

Games compatibility is more limited than some of its rivals, but this free open-source app is ideal for running many Windows games. Let’s face it–the main reason most of us want to run Windows on our ...

The only way to run Windows 11 on a Mac is via Parallels. Parallels is available for purchase in the Mac App Store. You'll also need to buy a copy of Windows 11 ...

With Intel Macs, you could use Apple’s Boot Camp feature to directly install Windows on your Mac, running it in parallel to macOS. That isn’t possible on Apple Silicon Macs. There are still a number ...