Boot Camp is a software for Mac, that would allow users to run Windows OS as a window within the Mac interface. Boot Camp has been there for quite long, and it even supported Windows 8, but now with the introduction of Windows 10.
It is the version 6 of Bootcamp that is allowing Windows 10 to run on a Mac PC. You can use Boot Camp to install Windows 10 on supported Mac models that have OS X Yosemite installed. A particular software is required for this, and if you are using Boot Camp Assistant on your Mac, this software gets auto-downloaded.
It is the 64-bit version of Windows 10 that is supported by Boot Camp. In order to install Windows 10 on your Mac using Boot Camp, you need to have the ISO file of 64-bit version of Windows 10, which is available on Microsoft’s website.
What Mac features are supported in Windows 10
- USB 3
- USB-C on the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
- Thunderbolt
- built-in SD or SDXC card slot
- built-in or USB Apple SuperDrive
- your Apple keyboard, trackpad, and mouse
Which Mac computers support Windows 10 via. Boot Camp
- 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 2014)
- 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 (13-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
- 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 (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
- 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 (Late 2014)
- Mac mini Server (Late 2012)
- Mac mini (Late 2012)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
What if I was running 32-bit version of Windows?
If you were running the earlier version of Windows OS on your Mac previously and that was a 32-bit version, then you might have to remove that and replace with the 64-bit version of Windows 10. For that, you will have to take a backup of the computer and the important files, before installing the new OS on Boot Camp.
We’ll be sharing guides on how to install Windows 10 on your Mac, if it is compatible and how to upgrade, if you are already running Boot Camp and a previous version of Windows on it.
