PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8usejj wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:21 AM

Reply to comment by EnvironmentalWind403 in Microsoft officially blesses Parallels as a way to run Windows on M1, M2 Macs by ActivePersona

True, but Apple insists on installing it on every Apple Silicon computer anyway.

StruggleBus619 t1_j8vosbc wrote on February 17, 2023 at 7:35 AM

You might be thinking of Rosetta 2, the emulation app Apple uses to emulate/translate x86 Mac software. Apple Silicon Macs do not currently have Boot Camp on them.

PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8xmn67 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:01 PM

That is correct. I was confused by the existence of the Boot Camp Assistant app.

happyscrappy t1_j8vg6pj wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:52 AM

What? I'm on an Apple silicon computer right now. Where do I see boot camp installed?

Disk utility doesn't show any boot camp partitions.

prefuse07 t1_j8vrc5j wrote on February 17, 2023 at 8:08 AM

It doesn't exist on AS

PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8xmeq0 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Sorry, I just meant the Boot Camp assistant app. It's odd that it exists when it's completely non-functional.

PierG1 t1_j8ww6i5 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 3:11 PM

The app exists, but it’s not functional. You can’t natively install windows so if you open it it just says “no”

happyscrappy t1_j8x04nt wrote on February 17, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Oh yeah, I see it. That's not really boot camp though. Boot camp is not an app. That's just the setup app.

The app is fully Apple Silicon native too, which is odd since as you mention, it doesn't anything except quit.