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Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by PaylessPhone: 3:35pm On May 21, 2021
Is it possible to install Mac OS on Windows Laptop
Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by Greatzeus(m): 4:33pm On May 21, 2021
PaylessPhone:
Is it possible to install Mac OS on Windows Laptop
Yes very possible,it's called Dual booting.
Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by PaylessPhone: 6:59pm On May 21, 2021
Greatzeus:

Yes very possible,it's called Dual booting.

Can you put me through, please?
Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by Adewale1603(m): 7:57pm On May 21, 2021
Mac Os is not supported on windows, but there are tech gurus or developers on online forums that have builded custom or moded versions that can be install on a windows pc, it requires steps and procedures, and even if you eventually install the mac Os, there might not be system drivers for your pc or some components will not work like your display driver, sound e.g.c because they didn't make drivers for it
Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by Greatzeus(m): 8:56pm On May 21, 2021
Adewale1603:
Mac Os is not supported on windows, but there are tech gurus or developers on online forums that have builded custom or moded versions that can be install on a windows pc, it requires steps and procedures, and even if you eventually install the mac Os, there might not be system drivers for your pc or some components will not work like your display driver, sound e.g.c because they didn't make drivers for it
Mac Os is not supported on windows
Bros you shock me o shocked how can an OS be installed on another OS, you're confusing a PC with a PC with windows installed on it ( Windows PC). I think what you wanted to say is " Mac OS is not supported on Pc made for Windows" which is still very false.
even if you eventually install the mac Os, there might not be system drivers for your pc or some components will not work like your display driver, sound e.g.c because they didn't make drivers for it
This is very false again, drivers are made by Pc manufacturers,not OS manufacturers. I use Dell latitude E6410 for example,when I upgraded to Windows 10, the drivers pack that I used to update all missing and outdated drivers was already in my possession before windows 10 came out,yet I used it to update the drivers because the driver pack was made for PCs not O.S,as long as the drivers for your laptop is included in the driver pack,you can still use it to update your Pc drivers even when windows 15 come out cheesy.
Have I ever dual booted Windows and Mac O.S,no. Can I do it,yes. It's a long but simple process.
Though Op,it will be better to dual boot windows with Mac OS Apple Pc,than to dual boot Mac OS with windows on other PCs.
Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by Greatzeus(m): 8:57pm On May 21, 2021
PaylessPhone:


Can you put me through, please?
But Op Payless phone,do you have a Mac O.S installation CD or .iso file on your USB? That's the most important thing you will need.
Things you will need
1. An above average spec 64 bits laptop,at least 4gb Ram,320gb HDD,and video ram
2. Mac O.S installation CD / .iso file already burnt to a usb drive,using Rufus or other third party software.
3. Activation license for the Mac OS
4. Driver pack
5. External HDD to back up your files( This is incase something goes wrong,but if all goes well,your files on windows OS are safe)
6. Internet to update the newly installed Mac OS and to download software for Mac OS(optional).
The Process:
If I had to explain the way you will grab,I will have to write an epistle here grin but let me highlight the steps briefly,use Google/ YouTube to get better understanding.
1. Shrink/Divide your hard drive: You already have windows O.S on your PC hard drive C:,you can't install another OS there, unless you format it,but you want to keep it,so you will shrink your drive C: by the gigabytes you want to give the new OS(Mac OS).
Let's say your Pc have 500gb HDD,and windows is running on it,you can shrink it by 200gb,so your new HDD will be drive c: 300gb(where windows is already installed) and drive d: empty( where Mac OS will be installed). So this dual booting won't affect your previously installed Windows OS and all files or software on it.
To shrink your drive
Press windows key + R to open Run command
Type ' diskmgmt.msc' and press enter
In the disk management window, select your drive( likely C: , right click and press Shrink,type the amount you want to shrink from it( where Mac OS will be installed)
Press shrink

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Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by Greatzeus(m): 9:12pm On May 21, 2021
Next step is to insert your Mac OS installation CD into your Pc disc drive, or insert the USb drive that has Mac OS .iso file already burnt to it using specialized software like rufus, into your Pc usb port.
Note if you downloaded the Mac OS,it will be in .iso format,you must burn it to a usb,don't copy it to usb it won't work.
Next step is to boot into dvd or usb connected. reboot your Pc or start if it was off. Then press f9 or F12 (depending on your PC maker), so as to boot from dvd or usb drive.
Press any key if prompted to.
Next step,you are presented with Mac OS installation screen, follow the simple instructions to install.
If successful,you will be greeted with Mac OS desktop screen.
Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by PaylessPhone: 11:20pm On May 21, 2021
Greatzeus:
Next step is to insert your Mac OS installation CD into your Pc disc drive, or insert the USb drive that has Mac OS .iso file already burnt to it using specialized software like rufus, into your Pc usb port.
Note if you downloaded the Mac OS,it will be in .iso format,you must burn it to a usb,don't copy it to usb it won't work.
Next step is to boot into dvd or usb connected. reboot your Pc or start if it was off. Then press f9 or F12 (depending on your PC maker), so as to boot from dvd or usb drive.
Press any key if prompted to.
Next step,you are presented with Mac OS installation screen, follow the simple instructions to install.
If successful,you will be greeted with Mac OS desktop screen.


Thanks for your time bro....I’ll try the process
Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by Adewale1603(m): 12:11am On May 22, 2021
Greatzeus:

Mac Os is not supported on windows
Bros you shock me o shocked how can an OS be installed on another OS, you're confusing a PC with a PC with windows installed on it ( Windows PC). I think what you wanted to say is " Mac OS is not supported on Pc made for Windows" which is still very false.
even if you eventually install the mac Os, there might not be system drivers for your pc or some components will not work like your display driver, sound e.g.c because they didn't make drivers for it
This is very false again, drivers are made by Pc manufacturers,not OS manufacturers. I use Dell latitude E6410 for example,when I upgraded to Windows 10, the drivers pack that I used to update all missing and outdated drivers was already in my possession before windows 10 came out,yet I used it to update the drivers because the driver pack was made for PCs not O.S,as long as the drivers for your laptop is included in the driver pack,you can still use it to update your Pc drivers even when windows 15 come out cheesy.
Have I ever dual booted Windows and Mac O.S,no. Can I do it,yes. It's a long but simple process.
Though Op,it will be better to dual boot windows with Mac OS Apple Pc,than to dual boot Mac OS with windows on other PCs.
i mean mac Os is not supported on a windows pc. about the drivers part, improve on your research well, there is a term called legacy or discontinued models or products, drivers being released by the pc manufacturer has a range of specific windows support and either 32bit or 64bit architecture, most older pc manufactured around year 2008 to 2009 has full drivers support for windows xp and 7, because they were optimized for that windows at the time it was released, some don't have support for windows 8 and 10 because they are newer and those pc models have already been discontinued, even before the release of windows 8 and 10, so no more support for it, though the windows 7 or xp drivers might still work for the windows 8 and 10, not all will work
Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by Adewale1603(m): 12:22am On May 22, 2021
Greatzeus:

Mac Os is not supported on windows
Bros you shock me o shocked how can an OS be installed on another OS, you're confusing a PC with a PC with windows installed on it ( Windows PC). I think what you wanted to say is " Mac OS is not supported on Pc made for Windows" which is still very false.
even if you eventually install the mac Os, there might not be system drivers for your pc or some components will not work like your display driver, sound e.g.c because they didn't make drivers for it
This is very false again, drivers are made by Pc manufacturers,not OS manufacturers. I use Dell latitude E6410 for example,when I upgraded to Windows 10, the drivers pack that I used to update all missing and outdated drivers was already in my possession before windows 10 came out,yet I used it to update the drivers because the driver pack was made for PCs not O.S,as long as the drivers for your laptop is included in the driver pack,you can still use it to update your Pc drivers even when windows 15 come out cheesy.
Have I ever dual booted Windows and Mac O.S,no. Can I do it,yes. It's a long but simple process.
Though Op,it will be better to dual boot windows with Mac OS Apple Pc,than to dual boot Mac OS with windows on other PCs.
drivers are made by pc manufactuers, but they have a specific Os in mind, that has been tested and official when releasing the drivers, and some of all those pc manufacturers has already discontinued some of their products, so they won't release any new drivers again, even when newer Os comes out e.g windows 10. thats why some people do have issues with upgrading to windows 8 or 10, and after upgrading, some of their windows 7 drivers will not work with windows 10, like wifi, graphics, bluetooth, some sound
Re: Is It Possible To Install Mac OS On Windows Laptop by AssistntBoyfrnd(m): 6:51pm On May 22, 2021
I use MacOS BigSur in my Windows PC.
Not directly though.
Running it from VM Workstation Play installed on my Windows PC.

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