{"id":571,"date":"2015-10-15T14:55:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T09:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=571"},"modified":"2024-07-18T17:13:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T11:43:09","slug":"how-to-set-windows-partition-on-mac-with-boot-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-to-set-windows-partition-on-mac-with-boot-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Windows Partition on Mac With Boot Camp?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mac OS X is capable of running Windows operating system on them using the built-in Boot Camp feature. Before you initiate Windows installation on your Mac machine, you must be aware of how to create a Windows partition using the Disk utility. In order to initiate the steps to install Windows on your Mac, you need to set up a Windows partition first.<\/p>\n

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Set up a Windows partition on your Mac using Boot Camp Assistant<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mac OS X\u2019s Boot Camp Assistant built-in utility not only lets you add a new partition on your Mac hard drive but also helps to install and run Windows in a fully native environment. This advanced utility takes care of all the necessary drivers required by Windows to run in Apple hardware like networking, keyboard, mouse, camera, audio, trackpad, and video.<\/p>\n

Steps to partitioning your Mac drive for Windows<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Go to Applications<\/strong> -> Utilities <\/strong>and run Boot Camp Assistant<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. An introduction screen displays, click \u2018Continue\u2019 button.<\/li>\n
  3. The next screen shows a \u2018Select Tasks\u2019 option that includes the three different functions that Boot Camp Assistant can perform. Here select \u2018Install or remove Windows 8.\u2019 option and click Continue.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note<\/strong>: Here you can also place check marks next to \u2018multiple tasks\u2019 and \u2018Boot Camp Assistant\u2019 will automatically perform each task in a sequence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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    1. If you have connected multiple drives to your Mac system, then all of them will be listed. Select the desired drive you are willing to install Windows. In the case of a single drive, skip this step and click Continue.<\/li>\n
    2. After the successful selection of the targeted hard drive, you will be able to see one section listed as Mac OS X and the new section listed as Windows. Till this time, no partitioning has been performed. To initiate a partition, you need to decide the size of the Windows partition first.<\/li>\n
    3. To increase or decrease the size of your created partitions, you can click and drag with your mouse. Drag until the desired size of the Windows partition.<\/li>\n
    4. Once you are done with the Windows partition size, you can begin the process of creating the partition and installing Windows 7. Make sure, you have a Windows 8 drive or DVD and the version of Windows support software you have created in an earlier step. Insert your Windows 8 Install disk, and click Install.<\/li>\n
    5. Now, \u2018Boot Camp Assistant; will automatically create a Windows partition and name it BOOTCAMP. After the successful process, it will restart your Mac and initiate the Windows installation process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Tips to keep in mind while creating a Windows partition:<\/strong><\/h2>\n