how to install windows

[kaitlin4599]

im new to all things mac i have an early 2014 macbook air with 4gigs ram and i wanna try installing windows 10 on it how do i do this? is there a guide i can follow will be using a usb boot drive with windows 10 install iso on it

 

[kitKAC]

There should be a Boot Camp Assistant on your machine, use that to install Windows with.

 

[Altis]

Easiest way is to create the Windows 10 installer on the USB using the Microsoft tool for it (or download the iso and burn it to the drive but you can't just paste it there).

Then with the USB drive attached, you should be able to boot while holding the Option key until you see the available boot devices. Choose the USB drive and follow the instructions.

If you're not keeping macOS installed you can format the whole drive. Otherwise format the drive first in macOS before you start, although sometimes Windows doesn't like being installed on the same physical drive as another OS these days.

 

[kaitlin4599]

Easiest way is to create the Windows 10 installer on the USB using the Microsoft tool for it (or download the iso and burn it to the drive but you can't just paste it there).

Then with the USB drive attached, you should be able to boot while holding the Option key until you see the available boot devices. Choose the USB drive and follow the instructions.

If you're not keeping macOS installed you can format the whole drive. Otherwise format the drive first in macOS before you start, although sometimes Windows doesn't like being installed on the same physical drive as another OS these days.

i used rufus to create the bootable usb drive

 

[Altis]

i used rufus to create the bootable usb drive

Have you tried booting it to see if it works?

 

[kaitlin4599]

Have you tried booting it to see if it works?

yup it showed the windows usb drive but when i click on it screen goes to a flashing line and sits there till i power off the mac

 

[startergo]

im new to all things mac i have an early 2014 macbook air with 4gigs ram and i wanna try installing windows 10 on it how do i do this? is there a guide i can follow will be using a usb boot drive with windows 10 install iso on it

Installing Windows from macOS. Suitable for Hackintosh and Macintosh (install drivers yourself). Possibility to make a backup.
There is no need to create an installation flash drive.
The utilities used are wimlib and ntfs-3g and others.

Disk access must be granted (shown in the screenshot)
There is a drag and drop support function. Compatible with Mac OS X 10.13 and up.
The user must be an administrator and the password must be from the administrator.
Intel only!

Windows Install

Download Windows Install for free. Installing Windows from macOS. Suitable for Hackintosh and Macintosh. The Windows Install.app program allows you to install Windows directly from the Mac OS system. There is no need to create an installation flash drive.

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Make sure you install Bootcamp drivers on a USB from the Bootcamp assistant in case you need it.