
Specifically, the following models of Mac allow you to install Windows using Boot Camp: If you’re an Intel Mac user (basically any Mac made before mid 2021) then you can use Boot Camp to install Microsoft Windows in Big Sur and earlier versions of macOS. You can find full instructions how to run Windows on M1/M2 Mac here. The only way to run Windows on an M1 or M2 Mac is to use the Parallels virtualization software which can install Windows on M1 Macs. It’s important to be aware that although you can use Boot Camp to install Windows for free on a Mac including with macOS Monterey, Boot Camp is not available in the latest Apple Silicon M1/M2 Macs.īoot Camp only works with Intel chips and does not support the latest M1/M2 chips in the latest generation of Macs.


If you don’t have an ISO file, you can use Disk Utility to make one from your Windows installation DVD or USB flash drive.”Īpple explains that it is possible to upgrade an existing Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, but also provides full instructions for how to start from scratch.

You need an ISO file of the 64-bit version of the Windows 10 installer to install Windows on your Mac. In a blog post Apple writes, “Windows 10 is available from Microsoft as an ISO file, an installation DVD, and a USB flash drive. Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 can be upgraded according to Apple, but is offering a how to guide if you are if you are starting from the beginning. is rolling out a new version of Boot Camp that will bring Windows 10 support for Macs with OS X Yosemite installed.
