Windows 11 on Mac with parallel complicates the story of requirements
The requirements of the Windows 11 minimum system have become a kind of chaos at the point that Microsoft issued its tool to check PC compatibility. For now, Microsoft seems to be bullish at TPM 2.0 as a requirement to keep Windows 11 users safe and safe. That said, it seems that the company is willing to bend the rules to accommodate other markets such as China and Russia. An appointment that has just been made in parallel to finally bring Windows 11 to Mac can once again raise questions about how important TPM security requirements are.
TPM is more or less industry standards made by Microsoft to ensure the security of the Windows operating system on the appropriate PC. However, it requires special hardware for cryptography, and Microsoft will need its presence, specifically version 2.0 of the standard, for Windows 11. It immediately disqualifies PCs with longer Intel or AMD processors and computers made specifically without TPM 2.0, and several people ask if the TPM is very important for Windows 11 in the first place.
Of course, the standard does improve Windows security to a certain extent, but it is not applied or even permitted everywhere. Microsoft’s documentation itself notes that Windows 11 will not require TPM to be activated in such cases, such as special images for markets such as China and Russia. Whether TPM hardware still has to be present regardless of remains missed.
Things also become a little unclear on the platform outside Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm, official Windows 11 processors. This can be the main obstacle to parallel, the popular Windows virtualization software maker for MacOS. The company has just committed to bringing Windows 11 to Mac but does not provide a timeline for it. However, even without a time factor, technical problems can be a barrier that parallel will not be overcome.
Parallels indeed supported TPM that was virtualized for Windows 10, but it only functions on Intel-based Macs. The version for M1 Mac has been promised but, once again, without an indication anytime. It is possible for developers to implement 2.0 TPM 2.0 implementations for arm-based M1, but it might not meet Microsoft requirements for Windows 11. If, on the other hand, Microsoft does make an exception to the virtualized environment, including VMware, then TPM may not be difficult requirements for Windows 11.