installing windows on mac without usb or disc or bootcamp

#INSTALLING WINDOWS ON MAC WITHOUT USB OR DISC OR BOOTCAMP INSTALL#
#INSTALLING WINDOWS ON MAC WITHOUT USB OR DISC OR BOOTCAMP DRIVERS#

You can now connect it to a PC or your Mac and begin installing Windows 8.1 operating system. And if you have selected Download support software from Apple option in Step 5, you’ll see “Install this Windows support software after installing Windows” message. Step 7: Once Boot Camp Assistant completes its business, you’ll see “The selected drive has been formatted and the Windows installation image has been copied” message. So if you have selected that option, make sure that your Mac is connected to the web.

#INSTALLING WINDOWS ON MAC WITHOUT USB OR DISC OR BOOTCAMP DRIVERS#

If you have selected the option Download the latest Windows support software from Apple option, Boot Camp Assistant will also download required drivers from Apple servers. Select the ISO image file and then click Continue button to proceed further.Ĭlick Continue button again when you see “The drive will be erased” warning to begin formatting the drive and then copying Windows files. Step 6: In the following screen, click the Choose button to browse to the Windows 8.1 ISO image file.

#INSTALLING WINDOWS ON MAC WITHOUT USB OR DISC OR BOOTCAMP INSTALL#

As the support software is designed specifically for each Mac, it might not function properly if you try to run the downloaded support software on a Mac other than the model that you’re using to prepare the bootable USB.Īnd if you plan to install Windows 8.1 on this Mac, keep that option checked to automatically download all support software on to the USB so that you can easily install all drivers after installing Windows 8.1 on your Mac. NOTE: As mentioned earlier, keep the option Download the latest Windows support software from Apple checked if you’re going to use this bootable USB on your Mac (this Mac) and not on a PC. Make sure that the option titled Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk option is checked before clicking on the Continue button. Step 5: Uncheck the option titled Install Windows 7 or later version (we use this option while installing Windows on Mac using Boot Camp), and also uncheck Download the latest Windows support software from Apple option if you’re preparing this bootable Windows 8.1 drive to install Windows 8.1 on a PC. Step 4: Once Boot Camp Assistant is launched, click on the Continue button. To do that, click on Launchpad icon, click Other, and then click Boot Camp Assistant icon to open Boot Camp Assistant software.

Ensure that the Format is set to MS-DOS (FAT) and click on Apply. Click the + button and create a new partition of your desired size for your Windows installation and name it as you wish (I’ll call mine BOOTCAMP). Step 3: Launch Boot Camp Assistant software. In Disk Utility, select your internal hard drive on the left panel, and click on Partition.

Installing windows on mac without usb or disc or bootcamp