Microsoft has updated its page where users can download official Windows 11 evaluation virtual machines, also known as Windows Development Environment. According to the update, some of the currently available virtual machines will be taken down due to “ongoing technical issues.” The virtual machines in question are versions made for Parallels (macOS) and VMware (multi-platform). Here is the message Microsoft posted:
Due to ongoing technical issues, downloads for VMWare and Parallels will be temporarily unavailable starting July 15, 2024…
After installing this update, you might face issues during the install process. This issue is mainly observed on Windows virtual machine (Parallels Desktop) running on Arm based Mac devices. After installing this update, you might encounter an error during the system restart and the device might roll back to the previous update installed.
Resulting from this error, you might see this message in the Windows update settings:
2024-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems (KB5037853) Installation Error – 0x800f0845 ..
