Windows 11 (only) on MacBook Pro E2015)

[Killerbob]

I have an old MacBook Pro from 2014 (11,1 - 3GHz i7/16GB/500GB) that I am not using anymore. I am also about to give up on Parallels after they increased their subscription fee again. Hence, I am thinking about installing Windows 11 on the old MacBook Pro. I would use it for MS Projects and Visio, and the occacional gaming (Origin and Stream).

Is that possible, or is it an exercise in futility?

I have Windows 10 in Bootcamp on my 2013 Mac Pro, so if I were to do it, I would want it to be Windows 11.

 

[casperes1996]

You can do it though it’s generally recommended to keep macOS around too as it’s the only way to get firmware updates. Though that may be less relevant for an older machine.

Due to some requirements of windows 11 that need to be circumvented you will need to first install windows 10 and then modify the windows 11 upgrade installer to allow hardware without tpm. The guy behind bootcampdrivers has a guide on that step.

 

[bogdanw]

WinDiskWriter "Windows Bootable USB creator for macOS. 🛠 Patches Windows 11 to bypass TPM and Secure Boot requirements." https://github.com/TechUnRestricted/windiskwriter
Thread for the app: "WinDiskWriter: the ultimate open source tool for creating Windows bootable USB drives on Mac"
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...g-windows-bootable-usb-drives-on-mac.2400850/

 

[Jesse_Bassett]

WinDiskWriter "Windows Bootable USB creator for macOS. 🛠 Patches Windows 11 to bypass TPM and Secure Boot requirements." https://github.com/TechUnRestricted/windiskwriter
Thread for the app: "WinDiskWriter: the ultimate open source tool for creating Windows bootable USB drives on Mac"
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...g-windows-bootable-usb-drives-on-mac.2400850/

I second WinDiskWriter. It has helped me with my 2014 MacMini and such.