how to install windows on a not intel based Mac?

recently I wanted to play Genshin on my Mac, its only on windows so I tried to install windows on parallels desktop and I did but it was really laggy and I couldn't really play anything with it and I had only a 30 day trail if I remember correctly.

I tried geforce too but it was as laggy as parallels and when I tried to install it with boot camp I couldn't because it turns out I don't have an intel based Mac.

I did a bit of digging and I found out that boot camp is needed to instal all these files like bluetooth and all that but I still have these files from parallels even though I don't use it so I was wondering if I could install windows without using boot camp when I have these files.

(sorry if my English is bad I'm still learning)

Posted on Mar 6, 2025 9:37 AM

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Mar 6, 2025 7:19 PM in response to lilly2216

CrossOver is a tool similar to Wine that allows you to run Windows applications on your Mac without having to install the entire Windows. Although it cannot guarantee that all Windows games can run, many people say that Genshin Impact can run on CrossOver and is smoother than Parallels.

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how to install windows on a not intel based Mac?

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