You'll most likely find that Spotlight has located the utility as soon as you've entered the first word. Type Boot Camp Assistant to find the utility and press Enter to launch it. Using Spotlight to find and launch Boot Camp AssistantĪ quicker way is to press Command-Spacebar, together, to bring up Spotlight. You can navigate to this location and click on the app to launch it. The Boot Camp Assistant utility lives in Applications > Utilities. It is possible to use a 16GB, or larger, USB drive if you do not have an 8GB drive available. Note, the USB drive must be a minimum of 8GB. Alternatively, use a brand new, blank USB drive for peace of mind. The USB drive that you'll be using will be completely overwritten by the process, so you'll need to be sure that any data on the USB drive is backed up elsewhere. Insert a Blank 8GB USB drive Insert a blank USB drive of at least 8GB in capacity You'll have a regular back up routine, anyway, no doubt.ġ. If you are in any doubt, back up the Mac before you proceed. In this case, Boot Camp Assistant will be used only to create the USB installer and it is necessary to pay attention so as not to partition the internal hard drive, or SSD, inside the Mac. Once you've downloaded the Windows 10 ISO, you'll be creating the USB installer using Apple's Boot Camp Assistant.īoot Camp Assistant is normally used to partition the hard drive of a Mac in order that it can be booted into either Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows. If you do not have a Microsoft Account ID, or Windows Insider login, you can create one at. This programme is similar to Apple's Developer Programme and is free to join. In order to download Windows 10, you'll need to have signed up to the Windows Insider programme with a Microsoft Account ID. Downloading a Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft Insider It is first necessary to download a copy of the Windows 10 ISO, though you'll need to log in first. The procedure is the same for other recent versions of OS X. It is not necessary to be using Yosemite. The software that I'll be using to create the USB installer is: It may be that you do not presently have a Windows computer to do this or it may be that you prefer to create things with a Mac rather than resorting to a Windows box.įor this tutorial you will need the following: In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create a Microsoft Windows 10 bootable USB Drive using a Mac. If, like me, you are inquisitive and/or enjoy experimenting with technology then it may be the case that you'd like to dabble with alternative operating systems every once in a while.

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