Did try 23 version of Win11 and was unreliable - ultimately, a lot is cosmetic + af few under-the-hood stuff, which broke some driver's.
What OS are you using, Why, and good/bad experiences'with Win11 ?
Also, will be using Apple Silicon Mac soon, with Parallel's, and interested in experiences of it with Win11 ARM, and also when using Win11 ARM x86 Prism emulation layer - heard it's quite good - Re. Opus - any issue's, or other software ?
Win11 ist still improving.
The current Win11 is usable, but there is a minor flaw which makes it slightly inferior for me compared to Win10.
I think it will be fixed eventually.
I will continue using Win10 on the main system for some time.
The mainstream Win10 edition will be supported until October 2027, perhaps will be extended one year longer on short notice.
Win11 ARM runs excellent on Parallels on Apple silicon.
I want to use only native apps, so waiting for native ARM Opus edition.
Tried Win11 x64 a few times and always had a few issues which I couldn't solve. Win 10 latest just works - Possibly due to trying to Micosoft trying to make Win work for all platform's, after failed mobile venture, but I thought decent attempt at phone tablet OS - Too late, even though possibly the best, and MS bought Nokia, then just dumped it, after paying close to $10 Billion - Big mistake as Nokia had a lot of IP they never used.
Agree @Guido , "Win11 ARM runs excellent on Parallels on Apple silicon" - some say it lmost runs faster. Also, Prism is pretty good at x86/64 emulation.
Think Parallels had possible demo of running Intel OS on Apple Silicon - Was slow, didn't support a lot of driver's/low-level stuff, and never followed through on it.
Thinking fast external SSD/USB/Ethernet/WiFi + few cheapo native laptop's on various hardware to target most platform's, and quickly restore native image, along with VM's.
Trying to perfect solution, but right now, isn't one aside from above option.
Thanks fo info. + native AM Opus should be relatively easy fom development perspective - Hold up Dev's - Jon, Greg + Leo ?
I'm still using Parallels Desktop 20 Pro Edition, because I have a perpetual license for that.
I'm just in the process to upgrade to macOS 27 Golden Gate, hope it keeps running.
Yes I saw they prepared option for using Intel OS on Apple silicon with built-in emulation.
This would be useful only in rare cases when other emulation doesn't work.
Some apps may easier provide native ARM version than others.
7-Zip was long available as native ARM.
IrfanView has a plug-in system and is now also available as native ARM.
Opus is a bit more complex...
Regular Windows 11 is hard to bear because updates automatically enable unwanted features and add bloatware.
Windows 11 LTSC has no such issue so far, but like all Windows 11 editions, it is far buggier than Windows 10. If I were you, I would first make sure all the hardware you have is fully compatible and won’t regularly hang the system. It’s not as obvious as it was with previous Windows versions. For example, my last installation had serious problems with printing, Bluetooth headphones (regularly causing distortions and noise in the transmitted sound), HDMI compatibility (sudden resolution limits on monitors capable of much more), minor compatibility issues with a Thunderbolt 3 dock, and severe issues with an external GPU (leading to constant stop errors). I only managed to mitigate the printing and Bluetooth issues with some registry hacks and by disabling devices in Device Manager after hours of browsing the internet and searching for answers to my problems. It’s a pain.
It really seems like an end of Windows era for desktops.
