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Assists users with installing Windows on their Mac using Boot Camp
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Boot Camp Assistant is a multi boot utility included with Apple Inc.’s macOS (previously Mac OS X / OS X) that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers.
The utility guides users through non-destructive disk partitioning (including resizing of an existing HFS+ or APFS partition, if necessary) of their hard disk drive or solid state drive and installation of Windows device drivers for the Apple hardware.
The utility also installs a Windows Control Panel applet for selecting the default boot operating system.
Initially introduced as an unsupported beta for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger,[1][2] the utility was first introduced with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and has been included in subsequent versions of the operating system ever since.
Previous versions of Boot Camp supported Windows XP and Windows Vista. Boot Camp 4.0 for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard version 10.6.6 up to Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion version 10.8.2 only supported Windows 7.[3] However, with the release of Boot Camp 5.0 for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion in version 10.8.3, only 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 are officially supported.[4][5]
Boot Camp 6.0 added support for Windows 10. Boot Camp 6.1, available on macOS 10.12 Sierra and later, will only accept new installations of Windows 7 and later; this requirement was upgraded to requiring Windows 10 for macOS 10.14 Mojave.
Boot Camp is currently not available on Apple silicon Macs,[6] however, Craig Federighi has stated that there is technically nothing stopping ARM-based versions of Windows 10 from running on Apple silicon processors; Microsoft would just need to change the licensing policies regarding ARM-based Windows 10, for currently only OEMs who pre-install Windows 10 on their products may purchase licenses for it – it is not publicly available to consumers like other versions of Windows 10.[7] It is already possible to run ARM-based Windows 10 through the QEMU emulator,[8] furthering Federighi’s statement.
Overview[edit]
Installation[edit]
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Setting up Windows 10 on a Mac requires an ISO image of Windows 10 provided by Microsoft. Boot Camp combines Windows 10 with install scripts to load hardware drivers for the targeted Mac computer.
Boot Camp currently supports Windows 10 on a range of Macs dated mid-2012 or newer.[9]
Startup Disk[edit]
By default, Mac will always boot from the last-used startup disk. Holding down the option key (⌥) at startup brings up the boot manager, which allows the user to choose which operating system to start the device in. When using a non-Apple keyboard, the alt key usually performs the same action. The boot manager can also be launched by holding down the “menu” button on the Apple Remote at startup.
On older Macs, its functionality relies on BIOS emulation through EFI and a partition table information synchronization mechanism between GPT and MBR combined.[10]
On newer Macs, Boot Camp keeps the hard disk as a GPT so that Windows is installed and booted in UEFI mode.[11]
Requirements[edit]
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion[edit]
Apple’s Boot Camp system requirements lists the following requirements for Mac OS X Lion and OS X Mountain Lion:[12]
8 GB USB storage device, or external drive formatted as MS-DOS (FAT) for installation of Windows drivers for Mac hardware
20 GB free hard disk space for a first-time installation or 40 GB for an upgrade from a previous version of Windows
A full version of one of the following operating systems:
Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (64-bit editions only)
Windows 8 and Windows 8 Professional (64-bit editions only)
Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro for Workstation, Education or Enterprise (64-bit editions only)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard[edit]
Apple lists the following requirements for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard:[12]
An Intel-based Macintosh computer with the latest firmware (Early Intel-based Macintosh computers require an EFI firmware update for BIOS compatibility).
A Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard installation disc or Mac OS X Disc 1 included with Macs that have Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard preinstalled; this disc is needed for installation of Windows drivers for Mac hardware
10 GB free hard disk space (16 GB is recommended for Windows 7)
A full version of one of the following operating systems:
Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 2 or higher (32-bit editions only)[13]
Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit editions)[14]
Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
Supported Macintosh computers with Windows 8[edit]
Officially, the earliest Macintosh models that support Windows 8 are the mid-2011 MacBook Air, 13-inch-mid-2011 or 15 and 17-inch-mid-2010 MacBook Pro, mid-2011 Mac Mini, 21-inch-mid-2011 or 27-inch-mid-2010 iMac, and early 2009 Mac Pro.[15][16] By running the Boot Camp assistant with a compatible version of Microsoft Windows setup disc in the drive and switching to a Windows 8 disc when Mac OS X reboots the machine to begin installing Windows, Windows 8 can be installed on older unsupported hardware.[citation needed]
Limitations[edit]
Boot Camp will only help the user partition their disk if they currently have only a primary HFS partition, an EFI System Partition, and a Mac OS X Recovery Partition. Thus, for example, it is not possible to maintain an additional storage partition.[17] A workaround has been discovered that involves interrupting the standard procedure after creating the Boot Camp partition, resizing the primary Mac OS X partition and creating a third partition in the now available space, then continuing with the Windows install.[18] Changes to the partition table after Windows is installed are officially unsupported, but can be achieved with the help of third party software.[19]
Boot Camp does not help users install Linux, and does not provide drivers for it. Most methods for dual-booting with Linux on Mac rely on manual disk partitioning, and the use of an EFI boot manager such as rEFInd.[20]
Despite Macs transitioning to Thunderbolt 3 in 2016, Boot Camp does not currently support running Windows with a Thunderbolt 3-powered External GPU (eGPU) unit under macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave or macOS Catalina. Apple has not publicly commented on why this limitation is in place.[21]
Boot Camp version history[edit]
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1.0
beta April 5, 2006
Original release
Contained a software bug that prevented certain users from booting back into Mac OS X[1]
1.1
beta August 26, 2006
Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers
Easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes
Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk
Support for built-in iSight cameras
Support for built-in microphones
Right-click when pressing the right-hand Apple key on Apple keyboards
Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys
1.1.1
beta September 14, 2006
Support for Core 2 Duo iMacs
1.1.2
beta October 30, 2006
The Apple USB Modem now works correctly
Trackpad scrolling and right-click gestures work correctly
Fixed idle sleep bugs
Reduced dialogs during Windows driver installation
Improved international support
Improved 802.11 wireless networking support
1.2
beta March 28, 2007
Support for 32-bit Windows Vista
Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (sync), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
Support for the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
A Windows Notification Area icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
Improved Windows driver installation experience
Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)
1.3
beta June 7, 2007
Support for the MacBook Pro’s backlit keyboard
Apple Remote pairing
Updated graphics drivers
Improved Boot Camp driver installer
Improved international keyboard support
Localization fixes
Updated Windows Help for Boot Camp
1.4
beta August 8, 2007
Support for the MacBook Pro’s backlit keyboard
Adds Apple Remote Pairing
Updated graphics drivers
Improved Boot Camp driver installer
Improved international keyboard support
Updates to Windows help for Boot Camp
2.0 October 26, 2007
Updated Boot Camp control panel
Updated keyboard support
Updated drivers
Updated localization
Support for the latest Mac models
Updates to Windows help for Boot Camp
2.1 April 24, 2008
Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 3
Support for 64-bit Windows Vista
2.2 November 19, 2009
Fixes issues with the trackpad and digital audio ports on portables
Adds support for Apple Magic Mouse and Wireless Keyboard
3.0 August 28, 2009
Read Mac Volumes from Windows
Read/Copy Files between Mac and Windows
Support for advanced features on Apple Cinema displays
Improved tap-to-click support
Command line version of the Startup Disk Control Panel from Windows[22]
3.1 January 19, 2010
Support for Windows 7 (Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate)
Addresses issues with the Apple trackpad
Turns off the red digital audio port LED on laptop computers when it is not being used
Supports the Apple wireless keyboard and Apple Magic mouse
3.2 November 18, 2010
Adds support for the ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card, Apple USB Ethernet Adapter, MacBook Air SuperDrive
Addresses critical bug fixes
Drops support for 64-bit Windows Vista[14]
3.3 August 24, 2011
Addresses critical bug fixes
Adds support for new hardware
Drops support for Windows XP, Windows Vista[23]
4.0 July 20, 2012
Drops support for all versions of Windows XP and Vista[24]
Currently only available in Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard”, Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion”, and OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion”
Added Support to Install ISO files from USB
5.0.5033 March 14, 2013
Support for Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro (64-bit only)
Boot Camp support for Macs with a 3 TB hard drive
Drops support for 32-bit Windows 7
Currently only available in OS X Mountain Lion version 10.8.3 and later
5.1 February 11, 2014
Support for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit only)
5.1.2 October 16, 2014
6.0 August 13, 2015
Support for Windows 10 (64-bit only)
6.1 September 20, 2016
Only accept new installations of Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (64-bit only)
6.1.13 October 26, 2020
Improves audio recording quality when using the built-in microphone
Fixes a stability issue that could occur during heavy CPU load on 16-inch MacBook Pro (2019 and 2020) and 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020)
Boot Camp support software (for Windows) version history[edit]
Version Date Supported Systems
5.1.5621 Feb 11, 2014
MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2011)
MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, & 15-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch & 17-inch Late 2011)
MacBook Pro (13-inch & 15-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch & 15-inch Early 2013)
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
Mac mini (Mid 2011)
Mac mini (Late 2012)
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Mid 2011)
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011)
iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2012)
iMac (21.5-inch) Early 2013
5.1.5640 Feb 11, 2014
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
5.1.5722 Aug 12, 2015
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)
5.1.5769 Aug 12, 2015
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
Mac Mini (Late 2014)
6.1.6655 Sep 25, 2017
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, 2015)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13 inch, early 2015)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, mid 2014)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13 inch, mid 2014)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13 inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, early 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13 inch, early 2013)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13 inch, Late 2012)
MacBook Pro (Retina, mid 2012)
MacBook Pro (13 inch, mid 2012)
MacBook Pro (15 inch, mid 2012)
MacBook Air (13 inch, early 2015)
MacBook Air (11 inch, early 2015)
MacBook Air (13 inch, early 2014)
MacBook Air (11 inch, early 2014)
MacBook Air (13 inch, 2013)
MacBook Air (11 inch, 2013)
MacBook Air (13 inch, mid 2012)
MacBook Air (11 inch, mid 2012)
MacBook (Retina display, 12 inch, early 2015)
iMac (Retina 5K display, 27 inch, 2015)
iMac (Retina 5K display, 27 inch, Late 2014)
iMac (21.5 inch, mid 2014)
iMac (27 inch, Late 2013)
iMac (21.5 inch, Late 2013)
iMac (27 inch, Late 2012)
iMac (21.5 inch, Late 2012)
Mac mini (Late 2014)
Mac mini Server (late 2012)
Mac mini (late 2012)
Mac Pro (late 2013)
6.1.6700 Unknown
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, 2017)
6.1.6851 Apr 19, 2017
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15 inch, 2017)
6.1.7748 Dec 09, 2019
MacBook Pro (Retina, 16 inch, 2019)
6.1.7800 Unknown
MacBook Pro (Retina, 16 inch, 2019)
See also[edit]
Parallels Desktop for Mac
rEFIt and rEFInd
VMware Fusion
VirtualBox
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Broersma, Matthew (April 13, 2006). “Users Find Flaw in Boot Camp”. PC World. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ Mossberg, Walter (April 6, 2006). “Boot Camp Turns Your Mac Into a Reliable Windows PC”. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ Kessler, Topher (August 1, 2011). “Boot Camp 4 requires Windows 7 or later”. CNET. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
^ “Boot Camp 5: Frequently asked questions”. Apple Inc. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
^ “Apple BootCamp 5.0 only supports 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and 8”. BetaNews. March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^ Warren, Tom (June 24, 2020). “Apple’s new ARM-based Macs won’t support Windows through Boot Camp”. The Verge. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ TechLinked (November 24, 2020). “REALLY, Intel?”. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ Computer Clan (December 8, 2020). “Windows 10 on M1 MacBook Air (Virtualization Sensation) – Krazy Ken’s Tech Misadventures”. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ “Use Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp”. Apple Support. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
^ “You need BIOS compatibility and a MBR partition table to boot Windows”. rEFIt project. December 9, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
^ “EFI and Windows on Option Boot Screen”. Twocanoes. December 4, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b “Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows”. Apple Inc. January 19, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
^ “Boot Camp 2.0: Which versions of Microsoft Windows are supported?”. Apple Inc. June 17, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b “Boot Camp: Macs that work with 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows Vista”. Apple Inc. December 21, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ “Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems”. Apple Inc. March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
^ “Boot Camp: Frequently asked questions about installing Windows 8”. Apple Inc. March 14, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^ “Set up a Windows partition on your Mac”.
^ “Successful setup of OS X Lion + Data Partition … – Apple Support Communities”. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016.
^ “how to resize my bootcamp partition without del… – Apple Support Communities”.
^ “How to Install and Dual Boot Linux on a Mac”.
^ https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208544#footnotes
^ Apple Inc. (March 16, 2011). “Boot Camp 3.0, Mac OS X 10.6: Frequently asked questions”. Apple Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ “Boot Camp Software Update 3.3 for Windows”.
^ Keizer, Gregg (August 2, 2011). “OS X Lion requires Windows 7 for Boot Camp”. Computerworld. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
External links[edit]
Boot Camp support page and installation instructions
Using the Apple Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard in Boot Camp
Troubleshooting Internet Connectivity Issues on Boot Camp with Windows 8
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*software*
Assists users with installing Windows on their Mac using Boot Camp.[38]
Boot Camp does not support Macs with Apple Silicon processors.
This is because Windows 10 does not currently have a commercial version of Windows 10 that runs on ARM based processors
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boot_Camp_(software)
Boot Camp (software)
Contributors to Wikimedia projects16-20 minutes 4/5/2006
Boot Camp Assistant
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Boot Camp 5.1.2 running on OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Developer(s) Apple Inc.
Initial release April 5, 2006; 15 years ago
Stable release
6.1.13 / October 26, 2020; 9 months ago
Type Software assistant for dual booting
License Proprietary
Website support.apple.com/boot-camp
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