Install Bootcamp On Mac Catalina

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This simple guide will walk you through the steps to download and install Windows 10 on your Mac Pro. And how to install and use Boot Camp so you can switch between Windows 10 and macOS X. Windows 10 will be installed on it’s own drive in one of the SATA drive bays. A Mac graphics card is not necessary.
For the install you will need: A hard drive or SSD for Windows. A blank Dual Layer DVD. A USB Flash drive, or external USB Drive, 4GB or larger.
Both drives must be erased and formatted as Master Boot Record & MS-DOS (FAT).
NB Boot Camp Assistant is not compatible with Mojave and the Mac Pro. You must use High Sierra or earlier to create the Boot Camp USB installer.

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Step 1 Prepare Software


Download the latest 64 bit version of Windows 10 from Microsoft. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
Select a Version and click Confirm, select a Language and click Confirm, then click 64 Bit Download and the download will start.
When the download has completed open the Terminal app. Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
Type the following command in the window, replacing macuser for the name of your home/user folder etc. and hit return. (*1-1)
drutil -drive 1 burn /Users/macuser/Downloads/Win10_1909_English_x64.iso
If you have two optical drives installed you can replace -drive 1 with -drive 2 to use the upper drive.
If the command is typed correctly, and the file name and path are correct, the DVD/Optical drive tray will open.
Place the blank DL DVD in the tray and gently push it to close.
Terminal will automatically start burning the Windows Installer to the DVD.
When the disc has finished burning it will eject. Confirm the Terminal window states Burn Completed. (*1-2)
Quit the Terminal app, Gently push the tray to close leaving the Windows Installer DVD in the drive.
Now insert your USB drive and open Applications > Utilities > Boot Camp Assistant (Works with OS X 10.13 or earlier only).
When Boot Camp Assistant opens click Continue.
Only select the checkbox for ‘Download the latest Windows support software from Apple’ and then click Continue.
Check the destination disc listed is the correct location, and click Continue.
Boot Camp Assistant will download and copy the Boot Camp files to your USB drive.
You will be prompted for a password. Enter your password and click OK.
When Boot Camp Assistant has completed the USB installer click Quit.
Now shut down your Mac Pro. You should still have the Windows 10 disc you burned in the DVD / optical drive.

If your computer has shut down, remove the USB drive, and all other types of storage and hard drives, apart from the SATA drive you will use for Windows. You can leave the hard drive or SSD you will be using as the Windows drive in any SATA slot.

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Start up the computer and hold the C key on the keyboard until you see the Windows logo to start up from the Windows DVD.
You will see only the blue Windows icon for some time.
When the installer has loaded, select a language etc and click Next.
Select Install now.
Enter a product Key and click Next / Or click 'I don't have a product key'- then select 'Windows 10 Pro' and click Next.
Accept the license and click Next. There is a Free 90 day trial period and/or you can buy a product license key for a few $'s.
Select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).
On the following 'Where do you want to install Windows' page, first click Format, click OK in the popup window, and then click Next.
The Windows installation will start.
The computer will reboot twice during the installation.
When the installation has completed, follow the prompts and enter the necessary info to set up Windows.
When you reach the Windows 10 desktop, click on File Explorer from the menu bar.
In the window that opens click on This PC.
Right click the DVD drive icon and select Eject.
Remove the Windows install DVD from the drive and gently push it to close.
Now click on the Windows icon in the bottom corner / Start menu and click on Settings.
Click on Update & Security.
Click on Check for Updates.
Allow the downloads to complete and install. This may take a while.
When the updates have completed you will be prompted to restart the computer.
Click Restart now, Windows will install the updates and reboot.

Now insert the USB drive with the Boot Camp files you set up earlier.
Click on File Explorer in the menu bar, and select the Boot Camp folder on the left side of the window.
Find the file called 'setup' and double click it to start the Boot Camp installer.
Click Yes in the popup window.
Click Next in the Boot Camp Installer window.
Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Install.
The installer seems to hang and takes some time to complete.
Click Finish when Boot Camp Assistant has finished installing.
Click Yes in the popup window to restart the computer.
After the computer reboots another installer might start. If so, allow the installation to complete.
Then shut down the computer.

When Windows has shut down, remove the Boot Camp USB installer and replace any drives you previously removed back into your computer.
Start the computer, if you have a drive with OS X installed it will boot into OS X, otherwise it will boot back into Windows.
When the computer has booted into Mac OS X, open System Preferences > Startup Disk.
Click the lock and enter your password in the popup window.
Select BOOTCAMP as the startup disk, click Restart, and click Restart again in the popup window.
The computer will reboot to Windows.
When booted to Windows Click the up arrow ^ on the right side of the menu bar.
Click the Boot Camp icon/ black diamond from the hidden tools.
Click ‘Restart in OS X, and click OK in the popup window.
Your computer will shut down and reboot into OS X
You should now be sure you can boot between OS X and Windows, using Boot Camp in Windows, and Startup Disk in OS X.
You’re all done!

If after the install has completed you have any problems with booting correctly, you should shut down the computer, reboot and reset the PRAM. Your computer should then reboot to OS X. Go to System Preferences > Startup Disk, select the desired startup disk and restart the computer.
The Boot Camp Control Panel in Windows does not show/see a drive formatted with the APFS file system that High Sierra, Mojave and Catalina use. But if you select Reboot in OS X from the menu bar tool your Mac Pro will reboot into OS X.
1-1) If the file you downloaded from Microsoft in Step 1 is named something different than is shown (Win10_1909_English_x64.iso) then you must change the file name you enter in the Terminal window. Also, if your web browser saves files to a location other than the default Downloads folder you will have to change the file path accordingly.
1-2) If the disk burn fails you will have to re-type the terminal command, insert a fresh DL DVD disk, and start the disk burn again.

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Boot Camp is a utility provided with the Apple OS X v10.5 operating system (aka “Leopard”) that enables you to create a separate hard drive partition (on Intel-based Apple computers) on which you can install a Microsoft Windows OS. Boot Camp allows you to specify which operating system to boot when starting the computer. Parallels Desktop for Mac vs Boot Camp With Parallels Desktop for Mac, easily switch between the most popular OSes and never worry about rebooting. Optimized for the latest Windows 10 updates, macOS Catalina and macOS Big Sur 11; Run thousands of Windows programs on your Mac; Moving from PC to Mac is easier than ever. Install Windows 10 in one. Option 1: Download Windows 10 on a macOS Catalina With BootCamp. Boot Camp comes with your Macbook for free, and it allows you to install Windows alongside macOS, so you can choose which of them to boot on startup. Mac’s Boot Camp Assistant will help you install Windows, partition the startup drive and install necessary drivers.

Step 1: Get the Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft's website and install the Mac version of UUbytes ISO Editor. Step 2: Launch Boot Camp Assistant, go to Action and click on Download Windows Support Software. When the dialog appears, click Save and specify a location for the files. Step 3: Open the UUbytes program and click on.


However, with the release of Boot Camp 5.0 for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion in version 10.8.3, only 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 are officially supported. Boot Camp 6.0 added support for Windows 10. Boot Camp 6.1, available on macOS 10.12 Sierra and later, will only accept new installations of Windows 7 and later; this requirement. Install Windows 10 on an external HDD or SSD with Boot Camp on Catalina (10.15) or Big Sur (11.1) UPDATE 01/2021.

Boot Camp Assistant User Guide

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You can use Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows 10 on your Intel-based Mac.

You need an external USB drive to install Windows on older Mac computers. To find out whether you have a Mac that requires an external USB drive, see the “Learn more” section in the Apple Support article Install Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp Assistant. If your Mac is a newer model that doesn’t require a USB drive, follow the instructions in Install Windows on your newer Mac using Boot Camp instead.

What you need

  • The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your Mac. (If they aren’t available, use a USB keyboard and mouse.)

  • A blank 16 GB or larger external USB 2 flash drive, formatted as MS-DOS (FAT).

    To format an external USB drive as MS-DOS (FAT), use Disk Utility, located in /Applications/Utilities. In Disk Utility, choose View > Show All Devices, select the USB drive in the sidebar, then click Erase in the toolbar. In the dialog, enter a name for the drive, choose MS-DOS (FAT) from the Format pop-up menu, choose Master Boot Record from the Scheme pop-up menu, then click Erase.

  • A full-installation, 64-bit version of Windows 10 on a disk image (ISO file) or other installation media.

    You can download a Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File) from Microsoft.

  • Sufficient free storage space on your startup drive. For information about the amount of free space needed, see the Apple Support Article Install Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp Assistant.

Before you begin

Before you install Windows, make sure you back up important files.

You can use Time Machine or any other method to back up your files. For information about backing up files, see Back up your files with Time Machine and Ways to back up or protect your files.

Perform the installation

Do the following steps in order.

Step 1: Check for software updates

Before you install Windows, install all macOS updates.

  1. On your Mac, log in as an administrator, quit all open apps, then log out any other users.

  2. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Software Update, then install all available updates.

    If your Mac restarts after installing an update, open Software Update again to install any additional updates.

Step 2: Prepare your Mac for Windows

Boot Camp Assistant prepares your Mac by creating a new partition for Windows named BOOTCAMP and downloading the Boot Camp support software.

Important: If you’re using a Mac notebook computer, connect it to a power source before continuing.

  1. Connect 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.

  2. On your Mac, open Boot Camp Assistant , located in /Applications/Utilities.

  3. At the introduction screen, click Continue.

    The system is checked for total available disk space. Older Time Machine snapshots and cached iCloud files are removed to make space for Boot Camp. This process may take a long time to complete (you can click the Stop button to skip this process).

  4. At the Select Tasks step, select all the tasks, then click Continue.

  5. At the Create Bootable USB Drive for Windows Installation step, choose the Windows ISO image and the USB drive, then click Continue.

    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 interrupt this process).

  6. At the Create a Partition for Windows step, specify a partition size by dragging the divider between the macOS and Windows partitions. 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.

  7. Click Install.

When this step is complete, the Windows installer starts.

Step 3: Install Windows

  1. In the Windows installer, follow the onscreen instructions.

  2. When you’re asked where to install Windows, select the BOOTCAMP partition (you may need to scroll through the list of partitions to see it), then click Next.

    WARNING: Do not create or delete a partition, or select any other partition. Doing so may delete the entire contents of your macOS partition.

  3. Continue following the onscreen instructions to finish installing Windows.

    After you install the Windows software, your Mac automatically restarts using Windows.

  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up Windows.

Step 4: Install Boot Camp on Windows

After installing Windows, Boot Camp drivers that support your Mac hardware start installing.

Note: If the support software doesn’t install automatically, you need to install it manually. For instructions, see the Apple Support article If the Boot Camp installer doesn't open after using Boot Camp Assistant.

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  1. In the Boot Camp installer in Windows, follow the onscreen instructions.

    Important: Do not click the Cancel button in any of the installer dialogs.

    If a message appears that says the software you’re installing has not passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.

    You don’t need to respond to installer dialogs that appear only briefly during installation, but if a dialog asks you to install device software, click Install.

    If nothing appears to be happening, there may be a hidden window that you must respond to. Look behind open windows.

  2. When the installation is complete, click Finish, then click Yes to restart your Mac.

  3. After your Mac restarts, follow the instructions for any other installers that appear.

See alsoGet started with Boot Camp on MacTroubleshoot Boot Camp Assistant problems on MacApple Support website: Boot Camp Support

Boot Camp Assistant User Guide

You can use Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows 10 on your Intel-based Mac.

Newer Mac computers use a streamlined method to install Windows on your Mac. To find out whether your Mac uses this method, see the “Learn more” section in the Apple Support article Install Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp Assistant. If your Mac is an older model that requires an external USB drive, follow the instructions in Install Windows on your older Mac using Boot Camp instead.

What you need

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  • The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your Mac. If they aren’t available, use a USB keyboard and mouse.

  • A full-installation, 64-bit version of Windows 10 on a disk image (ISO file) or other installation media.

    You can download a Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File) from Microsoft.

  • Sufficient free storage space on your startup drive. For information about the amount of free space needed, see the Apple Support Article Install Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp Assistant.

Before you begin

Before you install Windows, make sure you back up important files.

You can use Time Machine or any other method to back up your files. For information about backing up files, see Back up your files with Time Machine and Ways to back up or protect your files.

Perform the installation

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On your Mac, do the following steps in order.

Step 1: Check for software updates

Before you install Windows, install all macOS updates.

  1. On your Mac, log in as an administrator, quit all open apps, then log out any other users.

  2. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Software Update, then install all available macOS updates.

    If your Mac restarts after installing an update, open Software Update again to install any additional updates.

Step 2: Prepare your Mac for Windows

Boot Camp Assistant prepares your Mac by creating a new partition for Windows named BOOTCAMP and downloading the Boot Camp support software.

Important: If you’re using a Mac notebook computer, connect it to a power source before continuing.

  1. On your Mac, open Boot Camp Assistant , located in /Applications/Utilities.

  2. At the Introduction screen, click Continue.

    The system is checked for total available disk space. Older Time Machine snapshots and cached iCloud files are removed to make space for Boot Camp. This process may take a long time to complete (you can click the Stop button to skip this process).

  3. If you have only one internal disk, choose the Windows ISO image, specify the partition size by dragging the divider between the macOS and Windows partitions, then click Install.

  4. If you have multiple internal disks, follow the onscreen instructions to select and format the disk you want to install Windows on and to choose the Windows ISO image.

    • If you select your startup disk: You can create an additional partition for Windows. Specify the partition size by dragging the divider between the macOS and Windows partitions.

    • If you select an APFS-formatted disk: You can either create an additional partition on the disk for Windows, or erase the entire disk and create a partition for Windows. If you choose to create an additional partition, specify the partition size by dragging the divider between the macOS and Windows partitions.

    • If you select a non-APFS-formatted disk: You can erase the entire disk and create a partition for Windows.

    If Boot Camp is already present on the disk you select, you also have the option to uninstall it.

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When this step is complete, the Windows installer starts.

Step 3: Install Windows

  1. In the Windows installer, follow the onscreen instructions.

    When the installation is finished, your Mac automatically restarts using Windows.

  2. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up Windows.

Step 4: Install Boot Camp on Windows

After installing Windows, Boot Camp drivers that support your Mac hardware start installing.

Note: If the support software doesn’t install automatically, you need to install it manually. For instructions, see the Apple Support article If the Boot Camp installer doesn't open after using Boot Camp Assistant.

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  1. In the Boot Camp installer in Windows, follow the onscreen instructions.

    Important: Do not click the Cancel button in any of the installer dialogs.

    If a message appears that says the software you’re installing has not passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.

    You don’t need to respond to installer dialogs that appear only briefly during installation, but if a dialog asks you to install device software, click Install.

    If nothing appears to be happening, there may be a hidden window that you must respond to. Look behind open windows.

  2. When the installation is complete, click Finish.

  3. After your Mac restarts, follow the instructions for any other installers that appear.

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See alsoGet started with Boot Camp on MacTroubleshoot Boot Camp Assistant problems on MacApple Support article: How to use Pro Display XDR with Boot CampApple Support website: Boot Camp Support

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