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For more information about using Windows on your Mac, open Boot Camp Assistant and click the Open Boot Camp Help button. If you're installing Windows and macOS Mojave on an iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), iMac (27-inch, Late 2013), or iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and your Mac is configured with a 3TB hard drive, learn about an alert you. To install Windows 10 Drivers on Mac OS, First download the Bootcamp software from the link above.Now, wait for some minutes then the Windows will be installed on your Mac computer. Copy the bootcamp software that you have download on the first step of this article. Click on the bootcamp setup then install. In this article, I am going to show you how to create macOS Sierra bootable USB Installer on Windows 10. Create a bootable USB installer for macOS Sierra. Aug 08, 2019  In this article, I will guide you on How to Install macOS High Sierra on VirtualBox on Windows.The fourteenth biggest operating system release of Apple was released on 25 September 2017. However, it was first announced in June 2017 at the WWDC and later its successor was macOS Mojave. Steps to Install macOS High Sierra on VirtualBox on Windows. Note: Since Apple hasn’t released the final version of macOS High Sierra 10.13 so it the beta version. Also, the files above is beta, and when Apple released the final version of macOS 10.13, then you can find and use the final version from this guide. Aug 08, 2018  Install macOS on an external disk, which is allowed under Apple's License, and dedicate the internal 1TB to Windows. In your current setup, or under this option, you have to carry an external disk with an OS, which can be either Windows or macOS, your choice.

Apple does not support Boot Camp Assistant installations of Windows 10 on 2011 and earlier iMac models. The exact list of supported Mac models is given below.

The following Mac models support 64-bit versions of Windows 10 when installed using Boot Camp.

• MacBook Pro (2012 and later)
• MacBook Air (2012 and later)
• MacBook (2015 and later)
• iMac (2012 and later)
• Mac mini (2012 and later)
• Mac mini Server (Late 2012)
• Mac Pro (Late 2013)

I have read where others have successfully used the Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows flash drive installer. This was accomplished by first editing a .plist file contained within the Boot Camp Assistant software. I have the following problems with doing this.

• The Boot Camp Assistant software has to be hacked in order to create the Windows installer.
• The resulting flash drive installer defaults to a Windows installation that uses the EFI boot method. Apple did not officially start supporting this method of booting Windows until the 2012 model year. I have always assumed the Windows Support Software, supplied by Apple for my Mac, was designed only for the legacy BIOS boot method of installation.

I have no problems EFI booting the USB Windows installer, but I still want to install Windows to use the BIOS boot method.

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Here is what I wish to accomplish.

• Install Windows 10 Pro 64 bit. I have downloaded the latest Windows 10 (Version 1709, OS Build 16299.15) iso file.
• Install Windows 10 into a newly formatted volume. I do not want to first install an earlier version of Windows and then upgrade to Window 10.
• Boot Windows using the legacy BIOS boot method.
• Use only one partition on the first internal drive (disk0) for the Windows files. The single internal disk in my Mac uses a 512 byte sector size.
• Install Windows using the latest version of macOS. Currently, this would be High Sierra (macOS 10.13.2).

I would desire to preform the installation without any of the following.

• No third party software
• No optical (DVD) drive
• No Boot Camp Assistant
• Without disabling System Integrity Protection (SIP).

I would prefer not having to boot to macOS Recovery via the internet, built-in recovery or an USB flash drive macOS installer. But, since macOS Recovery is not a third party tool, I am not opposed to its use.

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Installing Windows 10 without DVD or Third Party Tools

Note: If installing Windows 10 May 2019 Update (1903) Edition or a newer edition, then you should read this question.

This answer applies to Mac models where the following is true.

• An optical drive and/or Windows installation DVD is unavailable. Such cases include when the optical drive has been removed or is broken. Also, when a Windows iso file is available and the Mac has a working optical drive, but no blank DVD can be obtained.
• Windows 10 needs to be installed to boot using the legacy BIOS method. This generally includes Mac models that where shipped with an optical drive.
• Your Mac is capable of 64 bit EFI mode booting from a properly created USB flash drive Windows 10 installer.

  Note: Unless apple officially supports Windows 10 on your model Mac, there is no documented way of knowing if your Mac can 64 bit EFI boot from a USB flash drive Windows 10 installer. The only way to know is to build such an installer and try booting.

The Windows specifications are given below.

• Edition: Windows 10 Pro
• Processor: 64 bit
• Version: 1709
• OS Build: 16299.15

The macOS is version 10.13.2 (High Sierra).

Below, are the basic steps needed to install Windows 10 for an BIOS boot, when the USB flash drive Windows Installer boots in EFI mode.

I have made the following assumptions.

• Apple has not supplied the drivers for a 64 bit Windows 10 installation. It is a common misconception that the latest Windows Support Software from Apple should always be used to install Windows 10. This is wrong. Microsoft Windows is designed to use legacy drivers when current drivers are not available or nonexistant. You should use the latest Windows Support Software that apple has released for your model Mac. I assume this is what you get when the latest Boot Camp Assistant application available for your Mac is used to download the Windows Support Software.

  Note: I actually have a 2007 iMac running Windows 10 Pro 64 bit. The software was installed (from a DVD) on a freshly formatted partition using the Windows Support Software designed for a 32 bit Windows 7 installation.

• Windows will be installed on the primary internal drive. In other words, the drive with the disk identifier of disk0.

  Note: Windows can be installed on drives other than disk0, but this may also require a 500 MB 'System Reserved' boot partition on disk0. In any case, the procedure to implement this situation is beyond the scope of this answer.

• Windows will be installed on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th partition of the drive.

  Note: Windows can be installed on partitions greater than the fourth partition. Again, the procedure to implement this situation is beyond the scope of this answer.

Below are the installation steps.

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1. Download the latest Windows Support Software for your Mac. For the 2011 iMac, this software can be found at Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621. On my Mac, these files were downloaded to the ~/Downloads/BootCamp5 directory. This software can also be use with the Mac models given below.

   • 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)

   Note: The Boot Camp Assistant can also be used to download the Window Support Software. Look for the 'Action' pulldown on the Boot Camp Assistant menu bar. On my Mac, these files were downloaded to the ~/WindowsSupport directory.

2. Create a ExFAT formatted volume labeled 'BOOTCAMP' on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th partition of the primary disk. If this volume already exists, then erase the contents.

3. Make sure the drive is using the GPT/MBR hybrid partitioning scheme. See my answer to the question 'How to convert a drive from the GPT format to the hybrid GPT/MBR format when using High Sierra (macOS 10.13.2)' for a procedure that accomplishes this task.

   User Semi has noted that the Boot Camp Assistant (BCA) will correctly GPT/MBR hybrid partition the drive. So, you may be able to the the BCA to partition the drive, then use the flash drive to install Windows.

4. Use the Disk Utility application to erase a 16 GB or larger flash drive. Choose the parameters shown in the image below.

5. Mount the Windows iso file and copy the contents to the 'BOOTCAMP' volume. In my case, the label 'ESD-ISO' was used to identify the Windows iso. To perform the copy operation, you will need the enter the cp command from a Terminal application window. Below are the commands I usually enter. If necessary, make the appropriate modifications.

   Note: This command will take a while to complete. Be patient!

6. Copy the Windows Support Software to the 'BOOTCAMP' volume. Below is the command I usually enter. If necessary, make the appropriate modifications.

7. Use the command shown below to rename the AutoUnattend.xml file.

8. Copy the contents of the 'BOOTCAMP' volume to the 'WINSTALL' volume. Below is the command to use.

9. Disable the ability to EFI boot from the 'BOOTCAMP' volume. This can be accomplished by entering the command shown below. This will rename the folder containing the EFI boot files.

10. Next, you need to boot from the flash drive. Hold down the option key immediately after restarting your Mac. Release the option key when the Startup Manager window appears. Select the icon labeled 'EFI boot'. Next, select the arrow below the 'EFI boot' label.

11. Open a Windows Command Prompt window by pressing shift+F10. The result should be similar to the image shown below.

12. Use the commands diskpart and bootsect to make the 'BOOTCAMP' volume BIOS bootable. The commands you need to enter are given below.

    Note: Sometimes it can take a while for the diskpart command to produce the first prompt. Be patient.

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    You should see output similar to what is shown below. If there is a * character in the Gpt column for the Disk 0 entry, then you have not successfully converted the internal drive to use the GPT/MBR hybrid partitioning scheme, as described in step 3. If there is a * character in the Gpt column for the Disk 1 entry, then you did not select 'Master Boot Record' as the scheme in step 4.

    If no * characters appear in the Gpt column, then proceed and enter the command given below.

    From the output of the command list volume, determine the number (###) for the volume with the Label 'BOOTCAMP'. Also, determine the drive letter (Ltr) for this volume. In this example, I will assume the number is 1 and the letter is C. Your number and letter could be different. The next command selects this volume. If you determined a different number for the 'BOOTCAMP' volume, then make the appropriate substitution.

    The next sequence of commands mark the volume active (bootable) and then quit diskpart.

    The next command writes the boot code to the MBR and the 'BOOTCAMP' volume. If you determined a different drive letter for the 'BOOTCAMP' volume, then make the appropriate substitution.

13. Enter the command shown below to quit the Windows Command Prompt window.

    Press Escape or click the X button to close the Windows installer, then wait for your Mac to reboot.

14. You need to finish the installation of Windows 10. Hold down the option key immediately after your Mac turns on. Release the option key when the Startup Manager window appears. Select the icon labeled 'Windows'. Next, hold down the control key while choosing the circular arrow below the 'Windows' label.

15. Once the installer opens, open a Windows Command Prompt window by pressing shift+F10.

16. Download drivers for hp pavilion. Restart the Windows installation. The commands you need to enter are given below.

    Note: Sometimes it can take a while for the diskpart command to produce the first prompt. Be patient.

    From the output of the command list volume, determine the drive letter (Ltr) for the volume with the Label 'WINSTALL'. In this example, I will assume the letter is D. Your letter could be different. The next command quits diskpart.

    Enter the command below to start the Windows installation. Again, if the drive letter, for the 'WINSTALL' volume, is not D, then make the appropriate substitute when entering the command below.

17. When asked: 'Where do you want to install Windows?', proceed as follows. First select the 'BOOTCAMP' partition. Next, click on the 'Format' button. Finally, click on the 'Next' button.

18. Proceed until you reach the screen where you are prompted for your region. For the 1709 version (OS build 16299.15) of Windows 10, your the screen will appear as shown below.

    For other versions of Windows 10, the screen could appear different. As an example, the screen, for the 1507 version (OS build 10240) of Windows 10, would appear as shown below.

    Note: At this point, prohibiting your Mac access to the internet is generally a good idea. For example, unplug any ethernet cables or disable Wi-Fi access that does not require encryption.

    Next, press the control+shift+F3 keys to restart Windows 10 in Audit mode.

    Note: An unusually long amount of time must pass before the desktop appears.

19. When desktop shown below appears, the Windows Support Software installer should automatically launch. If this does not occur, use the Windows File Explorer to open the Windows Support Software application named 'Setup'. This application can be found in the 'BootCamp' folder on the 'WINSTALL' drive. After the installer application completes, allow the computer to restart.

20. You will return to the Administrator's desktop. If the 'System Preparation Tool' window is not displayed, then open the sysprep application found in the C:WindowsSystem32Sysprep folder. In this window, select 'Shutdown' under the 'Shutdown options', as shown below.

    Note: Your screen may also include a window labeled 'Boot Camp', which can be ignored.

    Next, select 'OK' to shutdown the Mac. At this point, you have completed the installation of Windows 10.

    Note: If you prohibited your Mac access to the internet in an earlier step, you may now want to allow access before turning your Mac back on. In other words, plug in the ethernet cable or turn the Wi-Fi back on.

    Next time you turn on your Mac, Windows will start in the 'Out of the Box Experience' mode. This is basically the way a newly purchased PC starts up, when Windows 10 is already installed.

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Whether you want to occasionally test a website in Safari, or try out a little bit of software in the Mac environment, having access to the latest version of macOS in a virtual machine is useful. Unfortunately, you’re not really supposed to do this—so getting macOS running in VirtualBox is, to say the least, tricky.

It’s not impossible, however. Some of the folks at the InsanelyMac forums have figured out a process that works. The only thing not working is sound, which for some reason is highly distorted or nonexistent. Other than that, though, this is macOS High Sierra, running smoothly in VirtualBox.

To make things a little easier for people, we’ve combined methods from a few different forum threads into a single, step-by-step tutorial, complete with screenshots. Let’s dive in.

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NOTE: In order to get this working, you will need access to a real Mac in order to download High Sierra. You could, we suppose, obtain a High Sierra ISO by other means, but we don’t recommend it. Borrow a friend’s Mac for an hour if you don’t have one, and you should be fine—everything beyond step one of this tutorial can be done on your Windows PC.

If you’re on a Mac and want a macOS virtual machine for use on that Mac, we recommend checking out out Parallels Desktop Lite instead, because it can create macOS virtual machines for free and is a lot easier to work with.

Ready to get started? Let’s jump in!

Step One: Create a macOS High Sierra ISO File

To start, we’ll need to create an ISO file of macOS High Sierra’s installer, so we can load it in VirtualBox on our Windows machine. Grab your borrowed Mac, head to the Mac App Store, search for Sierra, and click “Download.”

When the process is done, the installer will launch—that’s okay, just close it with Command+Q. We don’t want to upgrade your friend’s Mac; we just need the downloaded files.

To convert those files to an ISO, we’ll need to use the Terminal, which you can find in Applications > Utilities.

First, run the following command to create a blank disk image:

Next, mount your blank image:

Now you’re going to restore BaseSystem.dmg from the installer over to the newly mounted image:

Note that, after doing this, the name of our destination mount point has changed to “OS X Base System/System.” You’re almost done! Unmount the image:

And, finally, convert the image you created into an ISO file:

Move the ISO to the desktop:

And you’ve got a bootable High Sierra ISO file!

Copy it to your Windows machine using a large flash drive, an external hard drive, or over your local network.

Step Two: Create Your Virtual Machine in VirtualBox

Next, head to your Windows machine, and install VirtualBox if you haven’t already, making sure you have the latest version (seriously, older versions may not work.)

Open it up and click the “New” button. Name your Virtual Machine “High Sierra,” and choose “Mac OS X” for the operating system and “Mac OS X (64-bit)” for the version (as of this writing, “macOS High Sierra” is not offered, but that’s fine.)

Continue through the process. For memory, we recommend you use at least 4096MB, though you can opt for more if you have enough RAM to spare on your Windows machine.

Next, you’ll be asked about your hard drive. Choose “Create a Virtual Hard Disk Now” and click Create.

Choose VDI for hard disk type and click Next. You’ll be asked if you want a dynamically sized drive or fixed. We recommend Fixed Size, since it’s a bit faster, though it’ll take up a bit more hard drive space on your Windows machine.

Click Next. You’ll be asked how big a drive you want; we recommend at least 25GB, which is big enough for the OS and a few applications. Depending on your storage situation, you could offer more, but we don’t think you can really use much less than that.

Click through the prompts, and you’ve created an entry for your virtual machine! Now it’s time to do a little configuration.

Step Three: Configure Your Virtual Machine in VirtualBox

You should see your virtual machine in VirtualBox’s main window.

Select it, then click the big yellow “Settings” button. First, head to “System” in the left sidebar. On the Motherboard tab, make sure that “Floppy” is unchecked.

Next head to the “Processor” tab, and make sure you have at least two CPUs allocated to the virtual machine.

Next, click “Display” in the left sidebar, and make sure Video Memory is set to at least 128MB.

Next, click “Storage” in the left sidebar, then click the “Empty” CD drive. Click the CD icon at the top right, then browse to the High Sierra ISO file you created earlier.

Be sure to click “OK” to finalize all the changes you’ve made, then close VirtualBox. No, seriously: close VirtualBox now, or the next steps won’t work.

Step Four: Configure Your Virtual Machine From The Command Prompt

We’ve made a few tweaks, but we need to make a few more more in order to convince the operating system it’s running on a real Mac. Sadly, there are no options for this from VirtualBox’s interface, so you’ll need to open the Command Prompt.

Open the Start Menu, search for “Command Prompt,” then right-click it and select “Run as administrator.”

You need to run a number commands, in order. Paste the following commands, pressing Enter after each one and waiting for it to complete:

That’s it! If everything worked, you shouldn’t see any feedback; the commands will simply run. If the command did not work, make sure your virtual machine is named “High Sierra” exactly; if it isn’t, edit the commands above putting your machine’s name in the quotes. Go ahead and close the Command Prompt. We’re heading back to VirtualBox now.

Step Five: Boot and Run The Installer

Re-open VirtualBox, click your Sierra machine, then click “Start.” Your machine will start to boot. You will see a lot of superfluous information as this happens—and I mean a lot—but don’t worry about it. It’s normal, even some of the things that look like errors.

You should only worry if a specific error hangs for five minutes or more. Just walk away and let it run for a bit. If you’ve done everything right, it’ll boot.

Eventually, you’ll see the installer asking you to pick a language:

Pick “English,” or whatever language you prefer, then click “Next.” Before you do anything else, however, click “Disk Utility” then “Continue.”

You won’t see the drive: don’t panic, High Sierra hides blank drives by default. In the menu bar, click “View” followed by “Show All Devices.”

You should now see your empty virtual drive in the sidebar. Click it, then click the “Erase” option.

Name the drive “Macintosh HD,” and leave the other two settings as-is: “Mac OS Extended Journaled” and “GUID Partition Map”. Do not create an AFS partition, because it will not work and you’ll have to start over with a new virtual hard drive. Click “Erase,” then close Disk Utility when the process is complete. You’ll be brought back to the main window.

Select “Reinstall macOS” then click “Continue.” You’ll be asked to agree with the terms.

Agree and you’ll eventually be asked to choose a hard drive; select the partition you just made.

The installation will begin! This might take a while, so be patient. Eventually your virtual machine will restart and take you…back to the installer. Don’t panic: this is to be expected.

Step Six: Boot Installer Stage Two From the Virtual Hard Drive

At this point the installer has copied files onto the virtual hard drive, and expects to boot from there. For whatever reason this does not work on the virtual machine, which is why you’re seeing the installer again.

Turn off your virtual machine and open its settings. Head to Storage, click “HighSierra.iso” in the “Storage Tree” panel, then click the CD icon at top-right and click “Remove Disk from Virtual Drive.” This will completely disconnect our installation ISO.

Now start up the virtual machine and you’ll see this lovely screen.

This is the EFI Internal Shell, and as long as you see “FS1” listed in yellow, you can use it to launch the rest of the installer. Click the virtual machine and allow it to capture you mouse and keyboard, then type fs1: and hit Enter. This will switch directories to FS1, where the rest of the installer is located.

Next we’re going to run a few commands in order to switch to the directory we need:

Now we can run the installer itself with the following command:

The installer will pick up where it left off. First you’ll see a series of text, like before, but eventually you’ll see the GUI installer come back. (Don’t worry, you only have to go through this process once.)

We’re getting there, just need a little bit more patience.

Step Eight: Log Into macOS High Sierra

Eventually the virtual machine will reboot again, this time into macOS High Sierra. If that doesn’t happen, try ejecting the ISO from the Virtual Machine. When High Sierra does boot, you’ll need to go through choosing your country, setting up a user, and the rest of the initial setup process.

Eventually, you’ll make it to the Mac desktop. Yay!

You can now try out any Mac software, though some functions, like FaceTime and Messages, won’t work because Apple won’t recognize your computer as a real Mac. But a lot of the basic stuff should work. Have fun!

Step Eight (Optional): Change Your Resolution

By default, your virtual machine will have a resolution of 1024×768, which is not a lot of room to work with. If you try to change the resolution from within macOS, however, you will see no option to do so. Instead, you need to enter a few commands.

Shut down your Virtual Machine by shutting down macOS: click the Apple in the menu bar, then click “Shut Down.” Next, close VirtualBox entirely (seriously, this step will not work if VirtualBox is still open!) and head back to Windows’ Command Prompt as an admin. You need to run the following two commands:

In the second command, you need to replace the N with a number from one to five, depending on what resolution you want:

• 1 gives you a resolution of 800×600
• 2 gives you a resolution of 1024×768
• 3 gives you a resolution of 1280×1024
• 4 gives you a resolution of 1440×900
• 5 gives you a resolution of 1920×1200

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Start up VirtualBox, load up your virtual machine, and it should boot to your preferred resolution!

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From now on, you can open VirtualBox for any Mac-related testing you want to do. Again, you’ll see a lot of errors pop up during boot, but they’re fine; ignore them. Also, remember that audio won’t work, nor will things like FaceTime or iMessage, which require a real Mac. This isn’t going to be perfect, which is to be expected from an entirely unsupported setup. But it’s macOS, in a virtual machine, and that’s not bad! Be sure to check out our guide to VirtualBox’s advanced features to get the most out of your machine, too.

One more thing: a huge shout-out to Chad S. Samuels, without whom I could not have updated this guide for High Sierra. Thank you so much!

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