For many business Mac users, owning a Mac means working in Mac OS X when you can, and then switching to Microsoft Windows in the office. Fortunately, Apple and third-party software developers have made it simple to switch environments as needed. Apple has released Boot Camp 6, the latest version of the software that allows Mac owners to dual-boot with Mac OS X and Windows.
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Boot Camp 6 is automatically downloaded when you open the Boot Camp Assistant, found in the Utilities folder on every Mac. Full instructions from Apple on how to set up Windows for dual-boot on a Mac can be found here.
The new version of Boot Camp now supports Microsoft’s latest operating system offering — Windows 10. What’s really surprising is that Macs dating back to 2012 can run Windows 10. Here’s a list provided by Apple outlining those Macs that can dual-boot Windows 10:
MacBook
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, early 2015)
MacBook Air
- MacBook Air (13-inch, early 2015)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, early 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, early 2014)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, early 2014)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, mid 2013)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, mid 2013)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, mid 2012)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, mid 2012)
MacBook Pro
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, mid 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, mid 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, mid 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, late 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, late 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, early 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, early 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, late 2012)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, mid 2012)
iMac
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, mid 2015)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, late 2014)
- iMac (21.5-inch, mid 2014)
- iMac (27-inch, late 2013)
- iMac (21.5-inch, late 2013)
- iMac (27-inch, late 2012)
- iMac (21.5-inch, late 2012)
Mac mini
- Mac mini (late 2014)
- Mac mini Server (late 2012)
- Mac mini (late 2012)
Mac Pro
- Mac Pro (late 2013)
The Rocket Yard will feature have a series of posts on how to run Windows 10 on a Mac using Boot Camp and a variety of other methods. Stay tuned!
Please correct your list.
Macbook Pro 13 2012 MID is NON-RETINA.
And Windows 10 is fully functional on this model, tested on mine. Thanks
I used to use boot camp, but find I often need both OS X and Windows at the same time. I tied Parallels but didn’t really like its implementation and have now been using VMWare Fusion for several years. I can run OS X and Windows 10 at the same time on a 4GB MacBook Air with no issues.