
When you open this link on macOS, it should show you the ability to download the ISO rather than the Media Creation tool, which is shown when opening the same on a Windows-based PC.Ĭhoose for Windows 10, then select the preferred language, go for the “64-bit Download” and wait for the download to complete to get the. Let’s start by downloading the ISO from Microsoft. In case you’re looking for the instructions to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 11 instead, have a look at the following article: Download the Windows 10 ISO

Create bootable Windows 11 installation USB To overcome this, we will need to use a tool, Wimlib, which is able to split this file in two parts. FAT32 has a file size limit of 4GB while the installation ISO now contains one file that is larger. The main reason for this is because macOS supports only FAT32 as filesystem that is compatible with Windows (and ExFat but that causes issues to boot from). If you have multiple internal hard drives, you can select a different hard drive from the one running macOS and create a single partition on that drive to use solely for Windows.Unfortunately, since some time, it became a bit more complicated to create this USB drive from macOS. This process may take a long time to complete (you can click the Stop button to interrupt this process).Īt the Create a Partition for Windows step, specify a partition size by dragging the divider between the macOS and Windows partitions. The Windows files are copied to the USB drive. This process may take a long time to complete (you can click the Stop button to skip this process).Īt the Select Tasks step, select all the tasks, then click Continue.Īt the Create Bootable USB Drive for Windows Installation step, choose the Windows ISO image and the USB drive, then click Continue. Older Time Machine snapshots and cached iCloud files are removed to make space for Boot Camp.

The system is checked for total available disk space. On your Mac, open Boot Camp Assistant, located in /Applications/Utilities.Īt the introduction screen, click Continue. Important: If you’re using a Mac notebook computer, connect it to a power source before continuing.Ĭonnect an external USB drive or insert a flash drive into the USB port on your Mac keep it connected or inserted while you install Windows and the Windows support software.
