We've all seen how Apple makes a best effort to support years-old devices for as long as possible, but eventually you need to draw the line somewhere.Īgreed. There's many, many factors that contribute to newer software no longer being supported. Microsoft does indeed have long-term support for Windows, but the 'planned obsolescence by Apple' argument is weak at best. The only reason why Apple does not support their computers for longer is because they want to force users to upgrade to their latest hardware even if it is slower than the computer they currently own (compare the latest Mac Mini to a top of the line 2011 iMac). If you have multiple internal hard drives, you can select a different hard drive from the one running macOS and create a single partition on that drive to use solely for Windows.Note that Microsoft supports Macs for longer than Apple does. This process may take a long time to complete (you can click the Stop button to interrupt this process).Īt the Create a Partition for Windows step, specify a partition size by dragging the divider between the macOS and Windows partitions. The Windows files are copied to the USB drive. This process may take a long time to complete (you can click the Stop button to skip this process).Īt the Select Tasks step, select all the tasks, then click Continue.Īt the Create Bootable USB Drive for Windows Installation step, choose the Windows ISO image and the USB drive, then click Continue. Older Time Machine snapshots and cached iCloud files are removed to make space for Boot Camp. The system is checked for total available disk space.

On your Mac, open Boot Camp Assistant, located in /Applications/Utilities.Īt the introduction screen, click Continue. Important: If you’re using a Mac notebook computer, connect it to a power source before continuing.Ĭonnect an external USB drive or insert a flash drive into the USB port on your Mac keep it connected or inserted while you install Windows and the Windows support software.

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