This situation is further muddled by the fact that most users will have of course already filled up their Mac’s storage with data and apps, which means there will be less space for Windows.

As I noted in Windows 10 + Mac: Introduction, with Boot Camp you will want as much storage space as you can afford, since you’ll be dividing the Mac’s internal storage between OS X and Windows 10. (The Boot Camp software is included with OS X.) You need a modern Mac-see the list in Apple Adds Windows 10 Support to Boot Camp-running the latest version of OS X, Yosemite, or the in-beta next release, El Capitan. You must own a copy of Windows 10-though you could of course install the OS and not activate it, just for testing purposes-and you can obtain the ISO installer that Boot Camp expects from the Windows web site. But this guide will get you as close as possible to an optimal configuration.īefore you can even get started, you need to meet the minimum requirements: In this post, I’ll explain how you can configure your Mac to dual-boot using Boot Camp as optimally as is possible.Īnd to be clear, the key part of that sentence is “as is possible.” For a variety of reasons-especialy that Apple’s Mac-specific drivers are lackluster and usually outdated, impacting day-to-day usage, battery life, and performance-Windows will never truly be “optimal” on any Mac. There are two main options for installing Windows 10 on a Mac: Apple’s Boot Camp, which lets you configure your Mac to dual-boot between Windows and OS X, or a virtualization solution like Parallels.

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