Dec 26, 2019 The Boot Camp installer will create the Bootcamp partition for you. When installing Windows, you should only format the partition labeled “Bootcamp” and should not need to create or delete any partitions yourself. When you installed Windows last time, you deleted and/or formatted every partition on your Mac and erased everything.
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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 later1
- 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. Use Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows partition
Open Boot Camp Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Then 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.
2. 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.
3. Install Windows
Unplug any external devices that aren't necessary during installation. Then click Next and follow the onscreen instructions to begin installing Windows.
4. 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.
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If you have one of these Mac models using OS X El Capitan 10.11 or later, you don't need a USB flash drive to install Windows:
- MacBook introduced in 2015 or later
- MacBook Air introduced in 2015 or later3
- MacBook Pro introduced in 2015 or later3
- iMac introduced in 2015 or later
- iMac Pro (all models)
- Mac Pro introduced in late 2013
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To remove Windows from your Mac, use Boot Camp Assistant, not any other utility.
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.
My Mac Sepcifications
MacBook Pro15', late 2011
Processor 2,2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB
Software OS X 10.8.2 (12C60) - Mountain Lion
OBS!!! THE SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM
Because none of the solutions that I have tried(described later in this post) worked for me I ended up recovering the whole Mac OS but even that didn't solve the problem.Then I saw this post which may solve my problem:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15940863#15940863
The problem is that you have to use a certain DVD-drive - Apple USB SuperDrive - to install/boot Windows and since my MacBook Pro's internal DVD-drive does not work I have used an external DVD-drive which is much likely causing the problem. Therefore the only solution (in my case) is to use the Apple USB SuperDrive or with other words replace my internal drive with a new working internal drive from Apple.After replacing my internal drive (through my insurance company) my problem was solved.
This solution does only count for MacBook Pro from 2011 and after. If you have a MacBook Pro from 2010 or earlier this would probably not be the cause to your problem.
See also: Solution - forum.notebookreview.com
My Procedure for installing a Windows BootCamp
![Boot camp partition size Boot camp partition size](/uploads/1/2/6/1/126133231/231044171.png)
My procedure for the installation of windows partition is following:
Launch Boot Camp-assistant:
- Create a Windows 8 install-disk - Created using an 8GB Kingston DataTraveler Flashdrive
- Get the newest software for Windows-support from Apple - Stored on a 16GB SanDisk Flashdrive
- Install Windows 8 - Made an 100GB partition for Windows with Boot Camp-assistant
- When the partition was done it restartet the Mac
After having succesfully done the 4 steps above and while the Mac restarting I held-down the option key(alt-key) : - The USB install-disk became visible and I clicked on it (EFI Boot).
Now the Windows install screen pops up
- I chose language and clicked the Next button:
- I clicked the Install now button:
- Then I typed the product key:
- I accepted the license terms and clicked the Next button:
- I chose Custom installation type:
- Until now everything was OK - but now I have to choose on which partition I want to install Windows. I chose Drive 0 Partition 3: BOOTCAMP:
And I got this warning Windows can't be installed on drive 0 partition 3. (Show details)
Clicked (Show details) for details and got this error message: - I then thought it was because I had to format the partition to NTFS format so I tried that:
- After formatting the partition to NTFS i still get the same warning/error:
I also tried this solution without luck: Alternative way to NTFS format the partition
Boot Camp Mac Switch
OBS!: The solution is described in the beginning of this post !Windows Partition Problem
In case you did not catch the problem. The problem is that I cannot install Windows on the partition I made through Boot Camp-assistant on my MacBook Pro.
I have also gotten 2 other errors
1. ERROR
I have also gotten 2 other errors
1. ERROR
Boot Camp Mac Partition Problems 2016
Sometimes i get through the first steps of the installation like in My Procedure for installing a Windows BootCamp. But other times the installation crashes right after I chose the USB-install disk where this error pops up and the Mac immediately reboots:
I always get this error if I don't hold down the option-key while rebooting for installing Windows.
Tutorials
SOLUTIONS to the partition problem that I have tried without luck:
Boot Camp Mac Partition Problems Windows 10
(MAYBE)Working Solution:Forums where my problem is posted on: