There’s an Apple support page revealing that Boot Camp 6 for Mac is compatible with Windows 10. What’s that mean to you? The ability to use Microsoft’s new platform on a supported OS X “Yosemite” Mac machine. Unfortunately, Boot Camp only supports the 64-bit version of Windows 10.
According to the Support page, Boot Camp users can install Windows 10 in two ways: perform a new install or perform an upgrade install. Both will require the Windows 10 ISO provided by Microsoft, which can be used to create a DVD or a bootable USB flash drive. Microsoft’s ISO can be downloaded here.
A list of features that Windows 10 will support include USB 3.0, USB-C, Thunderbolt, an Apple keyboard, trackpad, and mouse, Apple SuperDrive (USB or built-in), and built-in SD and SDXC card slots. A list of compatible Mac products can be found here, which include models in the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac families.
“You can install Windows 10 on an internal drive in your Mac,” Apple states. “Boot Camp Assistant helps you create a partition on your drive that's compatible with Windows. When you install Windows on a Mac that includes a Fusion Drive, the Windows partition is created on the mechanical hard drive part of the Fusion Drive (not the SSD).”
Apple customers wanting to install Windows 10 need to make sure they have the latest version of OS X and Boot Camp Assistant. The Mac firmware also must be up-to-date in order to play host to Microsoft’s operating system.
Microsoft launched Windows 10 two weeks ago and the customer reaction seems to be highly positive. Not only does the new platform bring back the Start Menu, but adds great features to the Windows “service” such as Cortana, DirectX 12, the Edge browser, and more. Windows 10 is currently a free upgrade for customers running Windows 7 SP! And Windows 8.1.
Apple says that once customers install Windows 10, they can install iTunes for Windows to listen to their music and watch their videos. However, first customers need to make sure that the Windows 10 platform is authorized to play those files.
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