Note: nested virtualization is currently not supported in Parallels Desktop for Mac computers with Apple M1 chips.
Question
I want to use a virtualization platform in Parallels virtual machine using nested virtualization feature. What platforms are supported?
Information
Parallels Desktop for Mac supports the following virtualization platforms which may be run in Parallels virtual machines:
- VS + TwinCat 3
- VS + Android
- VS + iPhone
- VMWare Workstation + ESX
- VirtualBox
- Xamarin Android
- Android Studio
- Embarcadero Studio (Android development)
- Hyper-V
- KVM in Linux guest (Ubuntu, Red Hat, Cent OS)
- Windows 10 (starting from Parallels Desktop 12)
- Windows Server 2016 (starting from Parallels Desktop 12)
NOTE: Currently nested virtualization is not used for Windows Phone development.
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