VMware Workstation only runs on operating systems that run on 64-bit Intel processors. Your M1 Mac is not an 64-bit Intel processor, and virtualization solutions such as Parallels or VMware Fusion do not emulate 64-bit Intel CPUS.
If you need to run Windows on an M1 Mac, you have 2 ways to do that.
- Run Windows 11 ARM under Fusion or Parallels
- Run Windows x86/x64 using an Intel chip emulator such as UTM.
- Paul (Technogeezer)
Editor of the Unofficial Fusion Companion Guides
