Boot Camp requires a Mac with an Intel processor.
Explore the world of Mac. Check out MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac mini, and more. Visit the Apple site to learn, buy, and get support. The note also includes the following: 'To continue using Boot Camp at that time, upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.' This strongly implies that future Boot Camp releases will be tied to the next.
When you install Microsoft Windows on your Mac, Boot Camp Assistant automatically opens the Boot Camp installer, which installs the latest Windows support software (drivers). If that doesn't happen, or you experience any of the following issues while using Windows on your Mac, follow the steps in this article.
- Your Apple mouse, trackpad, or keyboard isn't working in Windows.
Force Touch isn't designed to work in Windows. - You don't hear audio from the built-in speakers of your Mac in Windows.
- The built-in microphone or camera of your Mac isn't recognized in Windows.
- One or more screen resolutions are unavailable for your display in Windows.
- You can't adjust the brightness of your built-in display in Windows.
- You have issues with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi in Windows.
- You get an alert that Apple Software Update has stopped working.
- You get a message that your PC has a driver or service that isn't ready for this version of Windows.
- Your Mac starts up to a black or blue screen after you install Windows.
If your Mac has an AMD video card and is having graphics issues in Windows, you might need to update your AMD graphics drivers instead.
Install the latest macOS updates
Before proceeding, install the latest macOS updates, which can include updates to Boot Camp.
Format a USB flash drive
To install the latest Windows support software, you need a 16GB or larger USB flash drive formatted as MS-DOS (FAT).
- Start your Mac from macOS.
- Plug the USB flash drive into your Mac.
- Open Disk Utility, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- Choose View > Show All Devices from the menu bar.
- From the sidebar in Disk Utility, select your USB flash drive. (Select the drive name, not the volume name beneath it.)
- Click the Erase button or tab.
- Choose MS-DOS (FAT) as the format and Master Boot Record as the scheme.
- Click Erase to format the drive. When done, quit Disk Utility.
Download the Windows support software
After preparing your USB flash drive, complete these steps:
- Make sure that your Mac is connected to the Internet.
- Open Boot Camp Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Action > Download Windows Support Software, then choose your USB flash drive as the save destination. When the download completes, quit Boot Camp Assistant.
Learn what to do if you can't download or save the Windows support software.
Install the Windows support software
After downloading the Windows support software to your flash drive, follow these steps to install the software. (If you're attempting to resolve issues with a Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, it might be easier to use a USB mouse or keyboard until these steps are complete.)
- Make sure that the USB flash drive is plugged into your Mac.
- Start up your Mac in Windows.
- From File Explorer, open the USB flash drive, then open Setup or setup.exe, which is in the WindowsSupport folder or BootCamp folder. When you're asked to allow Boot Camp to make changes to your device, click Yes.
- Click Repair to begin installation. If you get an alert that the software hasn't passed Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway.
- After installation completes, click Finish, then click Yes when you're asked to restart your Mac.
Learn more
If you can't download or save the Windows support software:
- If the assistant says that the Windows support software could not be saved to the selected drive, or that the USB flash drive can't be used, make sure that your USB flash drive has a storage capacity of at least 16GB and is formatted correctly.
- If the assistant doesn't see your USB flash drive, click Go Back and make sure that the drive is connected directly to the USB port on your Mac—not to a display, hub, or keyboard. Disconnect and reconnect the drive, then click Continue.
- If the assistant says that it can't download the software because of a network problem, make sure that your Mac is connected to the Internet.
- Make sure that your Mac meets the system requirements to install Windows using Boot Camp.
If a Mac feature still doesn't work after updating the Windows support software, search for your symptom on the Apple support website or Microsoft support website. Some features of your Mac aren't designed to work in Windows.
File Details | |
File Size | 339.1 MB |
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License | Freeware |
Operating System | Mac OS X |
Date Added | August 9, 2007 |
Total Downloads | 38,814 |
Publisher | Apple, Inc. |
Homepage | Apple Boot Camp |
Publisher's Description
Boot Camp lets you install Windows XP without moving your Mac data, though you will need to bring your own copy to the table, as Apple Computer does not sell or support Microsoft Windows. Boot Camp will burn a CD of all the required drivers for Windows so you don't have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them. You will need Windows XP Home Edition or Professional, Service Pack 2 installation disc.
Follow the instructions for installation.
MeanE reviewed v1.4 Beta on Aug 10, 2007
For what it is, it does it well. Great piece of easy to use software.
DudeBoyz reviewed v1.3 Beta on Jun 10, 2007
For me, it just won't work. I have my hard drive in 3 partitions and when I run Boot Camp Assistant, it says:
The Startup Disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.
The startup disk must be formatted as a single MAC OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing Windows.
Then the only option is to QUIT.
Parallels does not have this sort of problem at all. So, this is totally useless to me.
horsecharles reviewed v1.3 Beta on Jun 8, 2007
Add Vista: http://blogs.msdn.com/ha../2006/06/03/615869.aspx
linkdup reviewed v1.3 Beta on Jun 8, 2007
Changes in Boot Camp 1.3 beta
Boot Camp 1.3 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.
Boot Camp 1.3 beta includes:
* Support for keyboard backlighting (MacBook Pro only)
* Apple Remote pairing
* Updated graphics drivers
* Improved Boot Camp driver installer
* Improved international keyboard support
* Localization fixes
* Updated Windows Help for Boot Camp
Blackhole8746 reviewed v1.2 Beta on Mar 30, 2007
Her lie i tried to believe - extended edition mac os. Engineering students at my university are required to have Windows OS on their system, thanks to this I can get a Mac and be able to do my work on it!!
Jegar48 reviewed v1.2 Beta on Mar 29, 2007
As elegant as it gets: Boot Camp lets you install Windows without moving your Mac data, though you will need to bring your own copy to the table, as Apple does not sell or support Microsoft Windows. Boot Camp will burn a CD with all the required drivers for Windows so you don't have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them. Run Windows natively: Once you've completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the option key (that's the 'alt' key for you longtime Windows users) at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows. After starting up, your Mac runs Windows natively just like a PC. Simply restart to come back to Mac.
DudeBoyz reviewed v1.1.2 Beta on Feb 9, 2007
I agree that Apple should release OS X as a platform independent OS so we could buy it instead of Windows for our Intel, AMD and other PC's.
That said, this is a good effort, it is free (for now) and actually works pretty well.
Not the same thing as Parallels, but that costs and has that lame activation thing, even for a demo.
I hope Apple keeps this as a free product.
ZeroCool2x reviewed v1.1.2 Beta on Oct 31, 2006
Just goes to show you how much people don't know about Apple computers.
Bootcamp is not just a nice GUI boot menu. Apple computers use a system called EFI instead of BIOS. Bootcamp allows EFI to emulate BIOS so that Windows XP can boot on an Apple computer.
Eventually all computer systems will switch from using BIOS to EFI. For more info. on EFI search the WEB.
So, now you know. Bootcamp is a Boot Loader, BIOS Emulator and Driver package. AND IT WORKS GREAT!
Kushan reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 17, 2006
I hate to break it to a lot of you Apple fanboys (some of whom can't even spell 'amazing') but this program is neither Apple's invention or anything revolutionary. It's just a fancy boot manager with a nice GUI. Boot managers have been around for decades, they've existed on both PPC and x86 macs long before Apple ever released this. Apple has done nothing special here, they've just done (in their own, graphically appealing way) what Linux Developers and Microsoft have been doing for years.
That said, this appears to be nicely done none the less, but if you're going to comment on it, get your facts right.
steevio reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 17, 2006
I just bought my first Apple about a week ago, and since then I have managed to install XP and Vista RC1 using boot camp, and let me just tell you, this laptop of mine just RULEZZZ...
I have the best of both world, and having a fantastic time discovering Mac OSX.
Now, do any of you know if this new release has additional drivers for the 3 or 4 'unknown device' items in XP's or Vista's device manager?
MeanE reviewed v1.4 Beta on Aug 10, 2007
For what it is, it does it well. Great piece of easy to use software.
DudeBoyz reviewed v1.3 Beta on Jun 10, 2007
For me, it just won't work. I have my hard drive in 3 partitions and when I run Boot Camp Assistant, it says:
The Startup Disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.
The startup disk must be formatted as a single MAC OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing Windows.
Then the only option is to QUIT.
Parallels does not have this sort of problem at all. So, this is totally useless to me.
horsecharles reviewed v1.3 Beta on Jun 8, 2007
Add Vista: http://blogs.msdn.com/ha../2006/06/03/615869.aspx
linkdup reviewed v1.3 Beta on Jun 8, 2007
Changes in Boot Camp 1.3 beta
Boot Camp 1.3 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.
Boot Camp 1.3 beta includes:
* Support for keyboard backlighting (MacBook Pro only)
* Apple Remote pairing
* Updated graphics drivers
* Improved Boot Camp driver installer
* Improved international keyboard support
* Localization fixes
* Updated Windows Help for Boot Camp
Blackhole8746 reviewed v1.2 Beta on Mar 30, 2007
Engineering students at my university are required to have Windows OS on their system, thanks to this I can get a Mac and be able to do my work on it!!
Jegar48 reviewed v1.2 Beta on Mar 29, 2007
Play of shadows mac os. As elegant as it gets: Boot Camp lets you install Windows without moving your Mac data, though you will need to bring your own copy to the table, as Apple does not sell or support Microsoft Windows. Boot Camp will burn a CD with all the required drivers for Windows so you don't have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them. Run Windows natively: Once you've completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the option key (that's the 'alt' key for you longtime Windows users) at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows. After starting up, your Mac runs Windows natively just like a PC. Simply restart to come back to Mac.
DudeBoyz reviewed v1.1.2 Beta on Feb 9, 2007
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I agree that Apple should release OS X as a platform independent OS so we could buy it instead of Windows for our Intel, AMD and other PC's.
That said, this is a good effort, it is free (for now) and actually works pretty well.
Not the same thing as Parallels, but that costs and has that lame activation thing, even for a demo.
I hope Apple keeps this as a free product.
Children Of The Camp Mac Os Catalina
ZeroCool2x reviewed v1.1.2 Beta on Oct 31, 2006
Just goes to show you how much people don't know about Apple computers.
Bootcamp is not just a nice GUI boot menu. Apple computers use a system called EFI instead of BIOS. Bootcamp allows EFI to emulate BIOS so that Windows XP can boot on an Apple computer.
Eventually all computer systems will switch from using BIOS to EFI. For more info. on EFI search the WEB.
So, now you know. Bootcamp is a Boot Loader, BIOS Emulator and Driver package. AND IT WORKS GREAT!
Kushan reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 17, 2006
I hate to break it to a lot of you Apple fanboys (some of whom can't even spell 'amazing') but this program is neither Apple's invention or anything revolutionary. It's just a fancy boot manager with a nice GUI. Boot managers have been around for decades, they've existed on both PPC and x86 macs long before Apple ever released this. Apple has done nothing special here, they've just done (in their own, graphically appealing way) what Linux Developers and Microsoft have been doing for years.
That said, this appears to be nicely done none the less, but if you're going to comment on it, get your facts right. The time terminal mac os.
steevio reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 17, 2006
I just bought my first Apple about a week ago, and since then I have managed to install XP and Vista RC1 using boot camp, and let me just tell you, this laptop of mine just RULEZZZ...
I have the best of both world, and having a fantastic time discovering Mac OSX.
Now, do any of you know if this new release has additional drivers for the 3 or 4 'unknown device' items in XP's or Vista's device manager?
Ciolouse reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 16, 2006
Apple RuLeZ !!!
Adrian79 reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 15, 2006
this makes me wanna buy a mac laptop!
theheff reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 15, 2006
linkdup reviewed v1.3 Beta on Jun 8, 2007
Changes in Boot Camp 1.3 beta
Boot Camp 1.3 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.
Boot Camp 1.3 beta includes:
* Support for keyboard backlighting (MacBook Pro only)
* Apple Remote pairing
* Updated graphics drivers
* Improved Boot Camp driver installer
* Improved international keyboard support
* Localization fixes
* Updated Windows Help for Boot Camp
Blackhole8746 reviewed v1.2 Beta on Mar 30, 2007
Engineering students at my university are required to have Windows OS on their system, thanks to this I can get a Mac and be able to do my work on it!!
Jegar48 reviewed v1.2 Beta on Mar 29, 2007
Play of shadows mac os. As elegant as it gets: Boot Camp lets you install Windows without moving your Mac data, though you will need to bring your own copy to the table, as Apple does not sell or support Microsoft Windows. Boot Camp will burn a CD with all the required drivers for Windows so you don't have to scrounge around the Internet looking for them. Run Windows natively: Once you've completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the option key (that's the 'alt' key for you longtime Windows users) at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows. After starting up, your Mac runs Windows natively just like a PC. Simply restart to come back to Mac.
DudeBoyz reviewed v1.1.2 Beta on Feb 9, 2007
Children Of The Camp Mac Os Download
I agree that Apple should release OS X as a platform independent OS so we could buy it instead of Windows for our Intel, AMD and other PC's.
That said, this is a good effort, it is free (for now) and actually works pretty well.
Not the same thing as Parallels, but that costs and has that lame activation thing, even for a demo.
I hope Apple keeps this as a free product.
Children Of The Camp Mac Os Catalina
ZeroCool2x reviewed v1.1.2 Beta on Oct 31, 2006
Just goes to show you how much people don't know about Apple computers.
Bootcamp is not just a nice GUI boot menu. Apple computers use a system called EFI instead of BIOS. Bootcamp allows EFI to emulate BIOS so that Windows XP can boot on an Apple computer.
Eventually all computer systems will switch from using BIOS to EFI. For more info. on EFI search the WEB.
So, now you know. Bootcamp is a Boot Loader, BIOS Emulator and Driver package. AND IT WORKS GREAT!
Kushan reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 17, 2006
I hate to break it to a lot of you Apple fanboys (some of whom can't even spell 'amazing') but this program is neither Apple's invention or anything revolutionary. It's just a fancy boot manager with a nice GUI. Boot managers have been around for decades, they've existed on both PPC and x86 macs long before Apple ever released this. Apple has done nothing special here, they've just done (in their own, graphically appealing way) what Linux Developers and Microsoft have been doing for years.
That said, this appears to be nicely done none the less, but if you're going to comment on it, get your facts right. The time terminal mac os.
steevio reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 17, 2006
I just bought my first Apple about a week ago, and since then I have managed to install XP and Vista RC1 using boot camp, and let me just tell you, this laptop of mine just RULEZZZ...
I have the best of both world, and having a fantastic time discovering Mac OSX.
Now, do any of you know if this new release has additional drivers for the 3 or 4 'unknown device' items in XP's or Vista's device manager?
Ciolouse reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 16, 2006
Apple RuLeZ !!!
Adrian79 reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 15, 2006
this makes me wanna buy a mac laptop!
theheff reviewed v1.1.1 Beta on Sep 15, 2006
The driver support is a lot better in this release of boot camp. Bluetooth is fully supported, as well as the iSight. Works flawlessly so far on my MacBook.
Kubla_Khan reviewed v1.02 Beta on Jul 13, 2006
This update seems to add a password protection to your boot options (when you press option at startup you'll have to enter your password before being allowed to choose which OS you can boot).
Also make sure to choose your startup disk when or you'll get a folder with a question mark every time you boot up.
So people think that some drivers have been updated, however others say there is no indication of this - apparently that wasn't a big change.
ribslayer reviewed v1.02 Beta on Jul 12, 2006
just one word... SWEET!