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Can I install Windows 10 through Bootcamp from a USB Jump Drive?

Yes, you can use BootCamp to create the USB installer from the ISO and install it as well. However, be warned that you must have a Mac compatible with Windows 10. The BootCamp installer will tell you which version of Windows it is compatible with, i.e. if it says install Windows 7 or 8 it probably won't let you install 10.
 
You will need to find the ISO from another source than Microsoft, however. I learned the hard way that after I purchased Windows 10, the only download I was given was a .exe, which is useless for Bootcamp (Unless I already had a Bootcamp Instance installed).

Just check the website you download your ISO from. If it's shady, or you haven't heard of it before, steer clear.
 
Chuck Kostalnick said:
You will need to find the ISO from another source than Microsoft, however. I learned the hard way that after I purchased Windows 10, the only download I was given was a .exe, which is useless for Bootcamp (Unless I already had a Bootcamp Instance installed).

Just check the website you download your ISO from. If it's shady, or you haven't heard of it before, steer clear.
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I got the iso file from the Microsoft site and I followed this video to create the install jump drive.
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tjwilliams25 said:
Yes, you can use BootCamp to create the USB installer from the ISO and install it as well. However, be warned that you must have a Mac compatible with Windows 10. The BootCamp installer will tell you which version of Windows it is compatible with, i.e. if it says install Windows 7 or 8 it probably won't let you install 10.
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How do I see if my Mac is compatible with Win10?
 
My Mac model info is in my sig and thank you for helping out and the link.
[doublepost=1457058534][/doublepost]Well it seems like I need a updated Macbook if only they weren't so dang expensive.
 
Technologx said:
My Mac model info is in my sig and thank you for helping out and the link.
[doublepost=1457058534][/doublepost]Well it seems like I need a updated Macbook if only they weren't so dang expensive.
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I know the feeling. I was going to use my old MacBook to mess around with Windows 10, but I realized that it has the right EFI version to boot it up but the drivers aren't up to date from Apple. So, I would suggest maybe trying Windows 8, just don't try to update to 10 as you'll probably have the same issue I had with out-of-date drivers.
 
Well according to apple's website my Mac isn't even compatible with Win8. So now my new issue is figuring out how to install Win7 using a Jump Drive since my optical drive(CD/DVD Reader) quit working.
 
How would I go about copying the iso file to the jump drive would I do sudo dd if=/Users/Kevin/Desktop/Win7.iso of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m or use Unetbootin?
 
Technologx said:
Well according to apple's website my Mac isn't even compatible with Win8. So now my new issue is figuring out how to install Win7 using a Jump Drive since my optical drive(CD/DVD Reader) quit working.
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According to this Apple page (no guarantee if it is up to date) you need a working optical drive (internal or external) for a Windows 7 install:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205016
Here are some instructions on how to get around the superdrive (you still need an external optical drive), but it is not simple and I have no experience with this process:
https://www.jacobtomlinson.co.uk/20...7-on-a-2011-macbook-pro-without-a-superdrive/
 
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