How To Download Windows On Mac Boot Camp

Instructions for installing windows 10 on an apple mac using boot camp assistant.

How to download windows on mac boot camp. It will take 5 10 minutes for the downloading task. Open boot camp assistant from utilities folder. When the assistant opens deselect all options but make sure that download the latest windows support software from apple is checked. Your mac will now restart and you ll be brought right back to macos. Open boot camp assistant which is in the utilities folder of your applications folder.

Boot camp assistant will use it to create a bootable usb drive for windows installation. As usual launch boot camp assistant app on your mac and click action tab on menu bar where you can see an option named download windows support software. We recommend using a virtual machine program ideally parallels or vmware fusion to run windows applications on a mac without rebooting for maximum performance which is particularly necessary for gaming we recommend dual booting windows with boot camp instead. Follow the onscreen instructions. 27 inch imac introduced in 2014 or later.

Create a partition for windows. You ll use the boot camp assistant application that comes on your mac. Now choose your windows installer usb as the target location to store the driver files. The boot camp assistant will walk you through partitioning downloading drivers and starting the installer for you. Boot camp assistant guides you through installing windows on your mac.

Now click on continue. Connect your mac to internet. The boot camp assistant application creates a windows partition on your mac and then restarts your mac using your windows installation disc. Click restart in os x. 21 5 inch imac with retina display introduced in 2017 or later.

If you re asked to insert a usb drive plug your usb flash drive into your mac. Click the boot camp button. A virtual machine is one of the best ways to run windows desktop software. You just have to follow the onscreen instructions. Boot camp lets you install windows on a mac computer in its own partition so you can use either windows or mac os x on your mac computer.