Boot Camp supports Windows 10 in Yosemite or later with the listed Macs towards the end of this page. That doesn't mean Win 10 won't work at all if your Mac isn't in the list. I upgraded Win 7 to Win 10 on my 2010 Mac Pro and it runs fine on the Win 7 Mac drivers. Yes, it's supported. Question: Q: Bootcamp windows 7 el capitan. Hi there, I was trying to install windows 7 on my 15' late 2011 MBpro. I am using a usb stick with an.ISO file. One serious bug should be considered when trying to do this. El Capitan boot camp assistant will fail to remove your Windows partition if you don't want that Windows installation. And you will likely end up with backing up your Mac OS X and format the whole disk to bring everything back to normal.
This article explains how to install Windows 10 on an old MacBook running El Capitan. Apple made sure to make our lives difficult but installation is still doable.
Download the Windows 10 .iso file from your preferred location (MSDN, torrentz etc) and place the .iso file on the desktop.
Insert a USB drive in one of the Mac’s ports. This USB drive will be formatted so make sure that all its contents are backed up.
Launch the Disk Utility, select the USB drive from the list, then press Erase on the top of the window and make sure MS-DOS (FAT) format is selected. Then click Erase button to start the process.
Once formatting is complete, launch Boot Camp assistant and click Continue. Make sure all three options are selected as per below screenshot.
If the first option “Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk” is missing, please follow the article of the link to make it appears before continuing the process on this article.
Then click Continue again. If the .iso file is placed on the Desktop and the USB drive is FAT formatted, Boot Camp Assistant will automatically detect them as per screenshot below.
Click Continue again to manage the size of the Windows partition and then the installation process will initiate!
Once Windows 10 are installed, you will notice some key mac features like right click of the Track Pad are not working.
In order to install Boot Camp drivers, please follow the article “Boot Camp x64 is unsupported on this computer model“.
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- 3.3 Dual Boot Windows 10 on Mac OS X 10.11
Not only has Apple been diligently working on a new OS, El Capitan, but Microsoft isn’t too far behind, either. In fact, their newest version of Windows is, in my humble opinion (although there are a lot of people who agree with me), the best one they’ve ever released. Many of us were unhappy with how Windows 8 looked, but the creators rectified that mistake by combining the familiarity of Windows 7 with the productivity of its successor.
Another great thing about this new OS is that is not solely available to Microsoft users, but Apple users can enjoy it, as well. Now, as a Mac user, you probably don’t want to part with your iOS, especially since you’ve gone through all that trouble of downloading El Capitan while it’s still in beta. What you can do is dual boot them, so you’ll get the best of both worlds. If you don’t really know how to go about this, I will walk you through the process.
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You don’t have to install Mac OS X El Capitan on your Mac device, you can also install it on an external hard drive, most especially when you want to access the OS quickly. You can consider Thunderbolt drives which are similar to the internal drives on Mac, or you can simply use the USB 3.0 external drive if you don’t have the Thunderbolt on your Mac. You will have to format an external drive before installing Mac OS X El Capitan, this will help to install the Mac OS X El Capitan safely on the hard drive and at the same time the configuration of your device will not be changed.
Step 1. Download Windows 10Obviously, you need an Internet connection, but I don’t want to be Captain Obvious here. So, go to their download page and sign up for the Insider Program. Once you’re signed in, scroll down and you’ll see two ISO files: x64 or x86. Depending on your OS, choose the one you need. If you’re not sure, x64 is for 64-bit OS, while x86 is for 32-bit. Not that x64 can install both version, but it’s still recommended to use the one that is more suitable.
Step 2. Create W10 InstallerFor this step, you’ll need Boot Camp Assistant. Open it up and check the options that say “Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk” and “Download the latest Windows support software for Apple,” then click 'Continue'. Now insert a USB drive into your computer (it has to have at least 16GB) and move the Windows ISO file to it. Boot camp will then ask you to confirm it, since the flash drive will be converted to FAT and everything on it will be deleted, so click 'Continue'. The file will start copying and will be renamed to WININSTALL. It shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes and, once it is done, you can move on to the next step.
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Step 3. Make a new PartitionWhat will make this process easier is that you’ll be able to use Boot Camp Assistant for it, as well. Instead of checking the same boxes you did last time, select the one that says 'Install Windows 7 or later version' and go to 'Continue'.
Step 4. Choose a SizeNext, you’ll be asked to choose the size of your partition. You can go with any size that you want, but it’s recommended to have at least 30GB if you’re trying to install Windows 10 for the first time, or 40GB if you’re just updating it. It’s better to choose a little more extra space, just in case. Once you do that, click on 'Install'. When the installation has finished, your Mac will automatically restart.
Step 5. Set up Windows 10Next, you’ll see the logo of Windows. Choose the language you want the OS to use and hit 'Install'. You’ll see two types of installation: the Upgrade and the Custom one. Choose the custom one and the partition you’ve created earlier. When you're done with that, click on 'Format' and then, 'Next'. Then you just wait until Windows finishes the rest on its own.
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You’ll be asked to create an account and set up a pin, just like you would if you were installing it on a Windows computer. The only new thing with Windows 10 is that there’s now a pin, not a password, but it’s pretty similar, so you shouldn’t have any trouble with it.
Step 7. Juggling between Windows 10 and El CapitanFrom that point forward, you can normally use your new Windows 10. In case you want to switch between the two systems, you just need to turn off your computer and hold the Alt key when it’s booting again. It will open the 'Start Manager' where you can choose to use either Windows or Apple.
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If at any point you decide that you don’t want to have Windows 10 on your Mac, you can simply delete it. What you do is you go to 'Disk Utility', select the file that should be called Macintosh HD and click on 'Partition'. Then, choose the smaller one on the bottom that is untitled and click the minus (-) sign. Click on 'Remove' and voila – Windows 10 will be deleted, alongside anything you had stored on it.