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Macbook Apple M2 Pro Chipset as the Host of Windows 11 on Parallels and running Quickbooks Desktop 2023

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February 14, 2023
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I am currently running Intel Chip on MacBook Hosting Windows 10 on Parallels running Quickbooks Desktop 2022. As we all know, technology changes and equipment ages. The next Gen to purchase will be this setup Macbook Apple M2 Pro Chipset as the Host of Windows 11 on Parallels and running Quickbooks Desktop 2023. Parallels will run Windows 11 on Apple Silicon M2 Pro Chip, but will it run Quickbooks Desktop 2023. Anyone know if Quickbooks Desktop 2023 will work on this Apple Chipset?

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JamesAndrewM

I'm glad that you reach out first to the Community regarding the compatibility and virtualization setup of the Macbook Apple M2 Pro running QuickBooks Desktop 2023, @ApJu2021.

I'll share some information with you. As of now, we can't provide information on whether QuickBooks Desktop 2023 will work on the new Apple M2 Pro Chipset with Windows 11 running on Parallels.

Intuit, the company that makes QuickBooks, has not yet released any information regarding compatibility with the M2 Pro Chipset or Windows 11.

With that, it's always a good idea to check the system requirements for any software before making a purchase and to contact the software manufacturer directly if you have any specific questions about compatibility with a particular hardware or virtualization setup.

Additionally, I'm providing you with these articles for future reference:

Please don't hesitate to post here again if you have further questions. We're always available and willing to handle any of your queries. Stay safe!

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ApJu2021Author

I appreciate the fact that you took time to respond to my question, but I am not sure if you misread or completely understood the question, I would be using Parallels which is a VM, virtual machine on a Apple computer and the VM would be running Windows 11.The links you provided for the requirements are for Quickbooks Mac Plus 2023. With this product you would not be using Parallels and Windows 11, as they were designed to run on the native MacOS, without Parallels and Windows 11. I want you to know in, research through this Forum, I have discovered that Quickbooks 2022 for Windows runs quite well on Apple Chipsets M1 Pro, using Parallels and Windows 11. I imagine that the same will be true for the M2 Pro, as the M2 Pro is simply the same Chipset design, just more powerful than the Mi Pro chipset.

Tori B

Hey there, @ApJu2021.

Per our system requirements, QuickBooks 2023 will run on Windows 11. Therefore, if Parallels is using Windows 11, you should be fine to use QuickBooks 2023.

You can see our 2023 system requirements in the link I've included below.

System Requirements for QuickBooks Desktop 2023

I recommend consulting with Parallel to ensure they fully meet the system requirements.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns. Take care!

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framesby

Same question but with Quickbooks 2018 not needing to use any updates for this program?

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Rea_M

We appreciate you joining the thread, framesby. I'll provide details about running QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) 2018 on a MacBook Apple M2 Pro Chipset with Windows 11 on Parallels.

Your QBDT 2018 will operate on the new Apple M2 Pro Chipset with Windows 11 via Parallels. With it as your host, you'll still need to manually apply QuickBooks updates, as it is no longer supported. To download updates directly from our website, perform the following:

Go to the Downloads & Updates page and select the standard setup.
From Select Country, choose your country.
From Select Product, choose your product.
From Select Version, choose your version (2018).
Select Search.
Click Get the latest updates. When the download finishes, open the file to install the update.
When the installation finishes, follow the on-screen instructions.

Additionally, you can host your company data in multi-user mode in QBDT. If you wish to know more about this, please see this article: Set up or troubleshoot a multi-user network.

Fill me in if you have other concerns or questions about the compatibility of QBDT with the M2 Pro Chipset or Windows 11. I'll get back to help and make sure you're taken care of.

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sajjadshakeel2020

Hello,

Hope you are well.

I am also using Parallel VM for windows 11 to run QB Desktop. I want to upgrade my Laptop to M3 Chip.

Currently i am using Intel Based Chip in Macbook Air 2017.

Just wondering, if you got the new laptop M2 Pro chip set?

Any update on this?

Thank you

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