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Install Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp Assistant

With Boot Camp, you can install Microsoft Windows 10 on your Mac, then switch between macOS and Windows when restarting your Mac.

What you need to install Windows 10 on Mac

• MacBook introduced in 2015 or later
• MacBook Air introduced in 2012 or later
• MacBook Pro introduced in 2012 or later
• Mac mini introduced in 2012 or later

• iMac introduced in 2012 or later 1
• iMac Pro (all models)
• Mac Pro introduced in 2013 or later

The latest macOS updates, which can include updates to Boot Camp Assistant. You will use Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows 10.

64GB or more free storage space on your Mac startup disk:

• Your Mac can have as little as 64GB of free storage space, but at least 128GB of free storage space provides the best experience. Automatic Windows updates require that much space or more.
• If you have an iMac Pro or Mac Pro with 128GB of memory (RAM) or more, your startup disk needs at least as much free storage space as your Mac has memory. 2

An external USB flash drive with a storage capacity of 16GB or more, unless you’re using a Mac that doesn’t need a flash drive to install Windows.

A 64-bit version of Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro on a disk image (ISO) or other installation media. If installing Windows on your Mac for the first time, this must be a full version of Windows, not an upgrade.

• If your copy of Windows came on a USB flash drive, or you have a Windows product key and no installation disc, download a Windows 10 disk image from Microsoft.
• If your copy of Windows came on a DVD, you might need to create a disk image of that DVD.

How to install Windows 10 on Mac

To install Windows, use Boot Camp Assistant, which is included with your Mac.

1. Check your Secure Boot setting

Learn how to check your Secure Boot setting. The default Secure Boot setting is Full Security. If you changed it to No Security, change it back to Full Security before installing Windows. After installing Windows, you can use any Secure Boot setting without affecting your ability to start up from Windows.

2. Use Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows partition

Open Boot Camp Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Follow the onscreen instructions.

• If you’re asked to insert a USB drive, plug your USB flash drive into your Mac. Boot Camp Assistant will use it to create a bootable USB drive for Windows installation.
• When Boot Camp Assistant asks you to set the size of the Windows partition, remember the minimum storage-space requirements in the previous section. Set a partition size that meets your needs, because you can’t change its size later.

3. Format the Windows (BOOTCAMP) partition

When Boot Camp Assistant finishes, your Mac restarts to the Windows installer. If the installer asks where to install Windows, select the BOOTCAMP partition and click Format. In most cases, the installer selects and formats the BOOTCAMP partition automatically.

4. Install Windows

Unplug any external devices that aren’t necessary during installation. Then click Next and follow the onscreen instructions to begin installing Windows.

5. Use the Boot Camp installer in Windows

After Windows installation completes, your Mac starts up in Windows and opens a ”Welcome to the Boot Camp installer” window. Follow the onscreen instructions to install Boot Camp and Windows support software (drivers). You will be asked to restart when done.

• If the Boot Camp installer never opens, open the Boot Camp installer manually and use it to complete Boot Camp installation.
• If you have an external display connected to a Thunderbolt 3 port on your Mac, the display will be blank (black, gray, or blue) for up to 2 minutes during installation.

How to switch between Windows and macOS

Restart, then press and hold the Option (or Alt) ⌥ key during startup to switch between Windows and macOS.

Learn more

If you have one of these Intel-based Mac models using OS X El Capitan or later, you don’t need a USB flash drive to install Windows:

• MacBook introduced in 2015 or later
• MacBook Air introduced in 2017 or later 3
• MacBook Pro introduced in 2015 or later 3

• iMac introduced in 2015 or later
• iMac Pro (all models)
• Mac Pro introduced in late 2013 or later

For more information about using Windows on your Mac, open Boot Camp Assistant and click the Open Boot Camp Help button.

1. If you’re using an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) or iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) or iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) with a 3TB hard drive and macOS Mojave or later, learn about an alert you might see during installation.

2. For example, if your Mac has 128GB of memory, its startup disk must have at least 128GB of storage space available for Windows. To see how much memory your Mac has, choose Apple menu  > About This Mac. To see how much storage space is available, click the Storage tab in the same window.

3. These Mac models were offered with 128GB hard drives as an option. Apple recommends 256GB or larger hard drives so that you can create a Boot Camp partition of at least 128GB.

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Перезапуск компьютера Mac в macOS или Windows

После установки Microsoft Windows на компьютер Mac можно переключать режим запуска компьютера между операционными системами MacOS или Windows.

Запуск macOS из Windows

1. В области уведомлений в правой части панели задач Windows щелкните , чтобы показать скрытые значки.
2. Щелкните значок Boot Camp .
3. В появившемся меню выберите команду «Restart in macOS» (Перезапуск в macOS).
   Если последние обновления Boot Camp не установлены, может отобразиться сообщение «Could not locate the OS X boot volume» (Не удалось найти загрузочный том OS X).
   

Также можно воспользоваться менеджером загрузки в процессе запуска компьютера Mac:

1. Перезапустите Mac с помощью меню «Пуск» в ОС Windows.
2. Нажмите и удерживайте клавишу Option (или Alt) ⌥, когда компьютер Mac начнет перезагружаться.
3. Выберите загрузочный том Mac (Macintosh HD) в окне менеджера загрузки, затем нажмите клавишу «Return» или щелкните стрелку вверх:
   

Запуск ОС Windows из macOS

• Воспользуйтесь менеджером загрузки, чтобы выбрать том Windows (Boot Camp) при запуске компьютера.
• Также можно выбрать том Boot Camp в окне настроек «Загрузочный диск» и перезапустить компьютер.

Дополнительная информация

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• Узнайте, как установить Windows 10 на компьютер Mac.

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How To Run Windows Software on OS X

One of the major advantages that Macs have is that thanks to their Intel architecture and some clever coding from the boffins at Apple (and other companies), they can run applications designed for both OS X and Windows. Before you start jumping for joy, let me mention that you can’t simply download a Windows program, install it onto your Mac then fire it up — there’s a few technical issues to iron out first!

In this tutorial, therefore, I will cover a couple of different (and easy) methods you can use to get your favourite Windows programs running on OS X. Before we start, though, it’s worth mentioning that not all Windows programs run seamlessly. You’ve got to be prepared to accept a few bugs here and there and, especially in the case of games, a possible compromise in graphics performance. If you’re still interested, then read on to find out how.

The Possibilities

In short, Windows and OS X are completely different systems with different architecture, so programs won’t run natively on either platform unless they have either been ported across (that means they have been rewritten for the OS X architecture) or they have some kind of emulator built-in.

Thanks to the popularity of Macs nowadays, many developers are releasing either dual versions of their applications, or porting them over to OS X so they can run natively without any additional software required. There are three possible methods: either via Apple’s Boot Camp, a virtual machine or the use of a WINE emulator.

Using Boot Camp

Boot Camp will install a full copy of Windows onto a separate partition of your Mac’s hard drive and it will allow you to dual boot when you fire up your computer. The advantage here is that it will give you the most seamless performance, as your Mac’s resources are only being dedicated to one operating system. If you’re planning to run loads of Windows applications that are very resource-hungry, then Boot Camp will give you the most stable performance.

Tip: It’s probably worth noting that Boot Camp is only compatible with Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate and Windows 8 (including the Pro edition) and only 64-bit versions of Windows are supported.

I wrote a separate tutorial explaining how to get Boot Camp up and running on your Mac. Before you start, though, you must have a full, legal copy of Windows (either on a disk or an ISO file) and a spare pen drive with at least 8 GB of space free, so that Boot Camp can (if necessary) extract the disk image and install the Boot Camp software.

The one disadvantage of using Boot Camp is that you physically have to restart your Mac in order to boot into Windows and you can’t access your Mac applications from Windows (though you can access your files). If you’re looking to run the odd program here and there, then virtualisation may be a better option.

Using a Virtual Machine

A virtual machine will run a full «virtual» copy of Windows on your Mac, so you can install pretty much anything you like and it will run with minimum issues. My personal recommendation would be that if you’re planning to run a lot of Windows software on your Mac, then it’s best to do this via a virtual machine. Although they do hog quite a few system resources (processing power and RAM being two particular culprits), you can quickly flick between OS X and Windows and some virtualisation packages, such as VMWare Fusion and Parallels Desktop allow you to copy files seamlessly between the two operating systems without any issues.

Virtualisation software packages are great if you want a completely seamless Windows experience on OS X.

Both packages also offer integration between both Windows and OS X, so you can keep Windows completely minimised yet still be able to access all your Windows applications natively on OS X. This is a great option if you’re not bothered about (or if you’re repulsed by) the Windows desktop. It also uses fewer system resources, so you’ll find that your programs run a lot smoother.

The tutorial to which I referred earlier (Getting BootCamp up and running on your Mac) also contains a section on how to get a Windows virtual machine up and running on OS X. You’ll need a fast processor and at least 4 GB of RAM for Windows to run smoothly (for the specifics of each package, then head over to the support pages of VMWare or Parallels, where the recommended system requirements are listed in a bit more detail).

Using a WINE Emulator

WINE (which stands for Windows Emulator) is a free, open-source Windows emulator designed, in short, to run Windows programs on UNIX-based systems. Although the program has mostly found its home on various Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu and Debian, there are a couple of reincarnations for it available for OS X, such as CrossOver and WineBottler.

CrossOver by Codeweavers is a commercial solution, which can be had for around $60, and is basically an implementation of WINE for OS X. It allows you to run some Windows applications natively without any additional software and also offers a simplified installation method.

Before I delve into CrossOver, though, it’s worth highlighting something I mentioned above: «…some Windows applications». Although there are currently around 11,600 applications in the CrossOver database, only about 10% of those have achieved a «gold medal», which means that the software runs pretty much seamlessly without any major issues. Many applications are either partially supported or have a number of issues present when running. You can of course check which applications are supported via the CrossOver website before committing to buy (there’s also a 14-day free trial), which I’d recommend you do — as you may find that your favourite application is either not supported or is full of bugs.

CrossOver helps you run Windows applications on OS X with no additional software, though the number of supported applications is limited.

If your favourite software is supported by CrossOver, then installing it is relatively painless. All you have to do is select the application you wish to install from the built-in list (just like the screenshot above) and, if necessary, locate the installation disk. CrossOver will then install it as standard, along with any additional software required and you can run it either from within CrossOver or via your Applications folder.

Of course, CrossOver is only a partial solution and, as mentioned previously, not all software is supported (and it’s probably worth noting that development is pretty slow — even Office 2010, which has been out for over three years now, is only partially supported) but it’s worth looking at if you just plan to run the odd (and supported) application.

If you don’t fancy splashing out $60 on CrossOver then there is a free option available which goes by the name of WineBottler, which is supported on Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion (no word on Mavericks support as of yet). Just like CrossOver, WineBottler includes several popular programs that are supported and which can be installed at the click of a button, such as Internet Explorer, MetaTrader, Windows Media Player and Microsoft Paint. And again, just like CrossOver, the list of supported application is a little on the thin side, so WineBottler is only really a partial solution if you want to run Windows programs on your Mac.

WineBottler is another option, but like CrossOver it suffers from a relatively short list of supported applications.

It’s probably worth mentioning that WineBottler does support other applications, which means you can compile all those EXE files you’ve got lurking on discs and hard drives into an APP file, which can be run on OS X. Your software will then run using the WINE emulator (which is installed along with WineBottler — it’s included as part of the download). Like any kind of emulation software, not all applications are supported and you may experience bugs or crashes when running your programs, so exercise caution (and remember to back up your data frequently) when running.

To Sum Up

In this tutorial, I’ve demonstrated that there are several methods you can use to run Windows applications on your Mac, though each one has both its advantages and disadvantages. If you’re planning on running the odd application every now and again, and don’t want to splash out on a full retail copy of Windows and/or a virtualisation package, then I’d simply suggest grabbing a WINE emulator. You aren’t going to get the best results but if you’re simply trying to bring some life to all those abandoned CDs at the bottom of your drawer or on your office shelves, then this is certainly a viable option.

If you plan on running high-end applications, however, such as games, or if you want that added stability then the best option (and my preferred method) is either via virtualisation software or via Boot Camp. Both of these options are going to give you the most seamless, and the most stable, experience on OS X.

So, until Apple decides to implement full Windows emulation into OS X, these are pretty much all the options that are available to you. If you’ve got any top tips for running Windows software on OS X then please do feel free to post them in the Comments section below for the benefit of our readers!

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