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- Jul 13, 2012 In my opinion. Just my opinion here are cons to boot camp. You must partition a portion of your hard drive just for boot camp/windows. This may be difficult resizing down the line. It is designed to be 'resizeable' but 'stuff happens'. You must pick either windows or mac OS.
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There are many 'fans' of both approaches, and I could write a pages-long essay here about all the differences, but it really boils down to performance (Boot Camp) vs. Convenience (virtualization, which I'm going to call by its numeronym 'v12n' for brevity). The v12n apps have been excellent since Apple migrated from PowerPC to Intel, and they get better every year.
Install Windows on your Mac
Boot Camp is a utility that comes with your Mac and lets you switch between macOS and Windows. Download your copy of Windows 10, then let Boot Camp Assistant walk you through the installation steps.
Update AMD graphics drivers for Windows in Boot Camp
Download and install the latest AMD graphics drivers for Windows on Mac models that use AMD graphics.
Update AMD graphics drivers for WindowsUse your Apple keyboard in Windows
You can use an Apple keyboard or a keyboard designed for Microsoft Windows with your Mac. Many of the keys that you'd see on a PC have equivalent keys on an Apple keyboard.
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Boot Camp Control Panel User Guide
You can set the default operating system to either macOS or Windows. The default operating system is the one you want to use when you turn on or restart your Mac.
Set the default operating system
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- In Windows on your Mac, click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Boot Camp Control Panel.
- If a User Account Control dialog appears, click Yes.
- Select the startup disk that has the default operating system you want to use.
- If you want to start up using the default operating system now, click Restart. Otherwise, click OK.
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You can’t change your startup volume to an external FireWire or USB drive while you’re using Windows.
To learn how to change the default operating system using macOS, see Get started with Boot Camp.
Restart in macOS
In Windows on your Mac, do one of the following:
- Restart using Startup Manager: Restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold the Option key. When the Startup Manager window appears, release the Option key, select your macOS startup disk, then press Return.If you’re using a portable Mac with an external keyboard, make sure you press and hold the Option key on the built-in keyboard.
- Restart using Boot Camp Control Panel: Click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Restart in macOS.This also sets the default operating system to macOS.
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For more information about restarting in macOS, see the Apple Support article Switch between Windows and macOS.
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See alsoGet started with Boot Camp Control Panel on MacTroubleshoot Boot Camp Control Panel problems on MacApple Support article: How to select a different startup disk