ArcGIS Pro & Desktop on Apple M1

[SeanAdlai]

Apple M1 Running ArcGIS Pro and Desktop as follows

1. Apple iMac M1
- https://www.apple.com/imac-24/

2. Parallels (Install parallels on M1 Computer)
- https://kb.parallels.com/en/125038

3. Windows Insider preview ARM 64 (Install Windows
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewARM64

4. Install ArcGIS Pro and/or Desktop on Windows VM

 

[Lauraraposo98]

I noticed on esris website it states ArcPro can't run without an intel processor? Has the M1 chip worked well for you? 

[SeanAdlai]

Works great! No issues so far.

[MarcelSt-Germain]

Maybe, not so far away, Windows arm will be available, legally.  If ESRI can than compile Pro for arm...

https://www.xda-developers.com/qualcomm-exclusivity-deal-microsoft-windows-on-arm/

[KendrickCurtis1]

Thanks for the review and information.   Looking to purchase the MBP with M1 and want to be certain I understand how to install.  I am unclear on where and how (and precisely what) to download Windows OS.  Does it have to be purchased separately?   (Assuming I will be installing Parallels Desktop® 17 for
Mac??)

[MarcelSt-Germain]

Hi Kendrick,

Yes and no.  You have to purchase parallels to be able to run windows.  But, for now, Window arm is not available to purchase.  Look at the tread of Sean.  You have to register for preview insider then download, windows for testing.

Like said, in future, Microsoft will, maybe,  sell windows arm but not for now.

[KendrickCurtis1]

Thank you.  I appreciate your help and confirmation.

[AMoyers]

@SeanAdlai I have just bought an M1 Mac and I've been trying to get ArcGIS Pro to run on it, but it won't open.  According to your experience, if the install goes as planned and proper dependencies are in place it should install regularly and run out of the box on Parallels with Windows ARM, correct?  I have Parallels 17 with Windows 11 ARM and ArcGIS Pro, the first time I ran the installer I got messages about missing runtimes which I installed.  The second time I ran the installer it completed the install but will not open at all (don't see any "thinking" or background processes that have initiated either).  Anyone have any thoughts?

[MatthiasEbert]

I have exactly the same issue. could you solve the problem?

[SeanAdlai]

Hello @AMoyers and @MatthiasEbert , I will try to replicate your scenarios afresh.

Sean.

[PawelMalinowski]

Same here, win 11 arm, arcgis pro failing to start...here's the msg from event viewer:

"Failed to load the dll from [C:\Program Files\dotnet\host\fxr\6.0.7\hostfxr.dll], HRESULT: 0x800700C1

The library hostfxr.dll was found, but loading it from C:\Program Files\dotnet\host\fxr\6.0.7\hostfxr.dll failed

  - Installing .NET prerequisites might help resolve this problem."