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Rumours of the introduction of Apple’s own ARM processors had been floating around for some time but details were officially confirmed at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week, with the company stating that it will ship the first mac with Apple silicon by the end of the year.Īpple said it will continue to support and release new versions of MacOS for Intel-based Macs “for years to come”.Īt WWDC on Monday (22 June), Apple CEO Tim Cook commented: “From the beginning, the Mac has always embraced big changes to stay at the forefront of personal computing.
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Now, as Apple transitions from Intel processors to its own ARM-based Mac chips, it has emerged that users will no longer be able to use Boot Camp to install Windows on their Mac devices. Mac users have since been using Boot Camp to improve their computers’ gaming capabilities, install software that isn’t compatible with MacOS and to develop stable cross-platform apps.
In 2006, Apple released the Boot Camp Assistant, a multi-boot utility that enables users to install Microsoft Windows operating systems on Intel-based Mac computers.
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Put the disc onto which you burned the drivers into your optical drive, and then run "Setup.exe" from the disc.įollow the onscreen instructions to install Apple's hardware drivers on your new Windows installation.Apple has confirmed that Boot Camp, which lets users switch between MacOS and Windows, will not be available on its new ARM-based computers. Your MacBook Air restarts and boots from the Windows installation disc.įollow the onscreen instructions to finish your Windows installation, selecting the partition labeled "BOOTCAMP" when asked "Where do you want to install Windows?" Click the "Partition" button.Ĭlick the "Start Installation" button after Boot Camp Assistant finishes partitioning your hard drive. You can also click the "Divide Equally" button to give exactly half your hard drive space to OS X and the other half to Windows. Click the "Continue" button again when the burning process is complete.Įject the disc to which you burned the drivers and set it aside for later, then insert your Windows installation disc.Ĭlick on the graphic showing the division of your hard drive space between OS X and Windows, then drag to the left or right to increase or decrease the size of your desired Windows partition. Wait until Boot Camp Assistant finishes downloading the drivers, then select the radio button next to "Burn a Copy to CD or DVD."Ĭlick "Continue" to burn the drivers to your blank disc.
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The Utilities folder will be near the bottom of your Applications folder.ĭouble click on "Boot Camp Assistant" to launch the application that will help you install Windows.Ĭlick the "Continue" button on the first Boot Camp Assistant window, and then select the radio button next to "Download the Windows support software for this Mac."Ĭlick the "Continue" button at the bottom of your screen, and then enter your username and password to let your MacBook Air download the drivers that will help Windows run smoothly on your laptop.
Open the "Utilities" folder in your Applications folder. Click on the Finder icon on the leftmost side of your Dock, and then click on the "Applications" folder in the left sidebar of the window the Finder window that appears.