How to Install Windows 10 on macOS

 You can easily install and run Windows operating system on Mac computers through the tool ‘Boot Camp.’ But for this, you need to check a few things, such as your device’s compatibility, storage, etc. Well, before moving to the main topic, let’s have a look what is the minimum requirements for being able to install Windows 10 on a Mac computer.


Requirements

The most important thing that you need to check before you begin to install Windows 10 on your Mac PC is that it should be up to date. The other things are – the compatibility of the device, enough storage space, and Intel’s processor made after 2012 because the previous chipsets are not capable of running Windows through Boot Camp. Keep in mind that the Apple Silicon M1 processor does not support Boot Camp so you can’t install Windows 10 through Boot Camp if your Mac computer has this processor. However, you can install Windows 10 on Mac M1 via a virtual machine, but in this article, we will only learn to install Windows 10 on a Mac computer through the Boot Camp tool.

Your device must have at least 16GB of USB storage, and 64GB or more of free storage space. Now you have to get a copy of Windows 10, you can get it in many ways, such as a digital copy or a physical copy, or whatever you want. Now the next task is to install it on your Mac computer.

Start Boot Camp

Once you get a USB or DVD containing Windows 10, you will have to start Boot Camp Assistant. For this, you will have to open ‘Utilities’ on the Mac menu bar and then choose ‘Boot Camp Assistant’ from the list. It will show you now some information about the application, you can read it or click on the Continue button to move to the next screen. Now you need to click “Choose to find the Windows ISO file,” be careful while deciding the size of the Windows partition because it can not be changed. You need a minimum of 64GB of storage, Apple recommends 128GB, so it’s up to you how much storage you decide. Now you just need to click on install and the Boot Camp will automatically create a new partition and download the software.

Once Boot Camp Assistant successfully creates a Windows partition, the next step is to set an administrator password. Now restart your Mac and download Windows Installer. After that, you will have to follow some instructions and then enter ‘Product Key’ and choose the desired Windows version.

If it asks where to install Windows, you will have to choose the BOOTCAMP partition and click Format. Well, in most cases the correct partition is automatically selected and formatted, but still, keep in mind that you would select BOOTCAMP if it didn’t work.

Installation

Once the Windows Installer completes, the system will automatically open Windows 10 along with the Boot Camp Assistant. Now you will have to “Click Next” and wait until the Boot Camp Assistant downloads all the necessary files for Windows. Now click on the Finish button to reboot your Mac. Now you are ready to use Windows 10 on your Mac computer.

Don’t forget to check whether your Windows version is the latest or not, you can do it by clicking on the search bar. Type ‘check for updates’ in the Window 10 search bar, choose the first option and check for updates to update all. That’s all.

Note: Whenever you open your Mac computer, it will automatically boot to macOS (default), so to switch to Windows, you will have to restart your device and press and hold the Option Key/Alt. Now the system will two options, macOS and Windows, you can switch between any of them.

That’s all for this article, I hope you liked it. Thank you for reading it. Have a great day!

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