According to Apple, you’ll need: MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer) MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer) Mac Pro (Early 2009 or newer) Mac Mini (Mid 2011 or newer) or iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010 or Mid 2011 or newer). To be noted that, in Boot Camp 5, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Enterprise versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 are no longer supported.Īlso worth knowing is whether your hardware actually supports Windows 8 too. So which versions of Windows work with Boot Camp 5? Apple says you can use Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 8 Pro (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) or Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit). You should download the newest drivers available any time you install Windows,” Apple says. “These new drivers support both Windows 7 (64-bit) and Windows 8 (64-bit). Users looking to install Windows 8 on their Macs must employ the Boot Camp Assistant and have a USB drive at hand to install the latest Boot Camp drivers for their respective computer. On its Support site, the Cupertino giant reveals that “Boot Camp 5 adds Windows 8 (64-bit) support.” In tandem with OS X 10.8.3, Apple this week rolled out Boot Camp Support Software, a download package that contains “the Windows Support Software (Windows Drivers) you will need to support Windows 7 and Windows 8 on your Mac,” according to Apple. Boot Camp, the software included with OS X Lion and Mountain Lion so customers can run compatible versions of Microsoft Windows on an Intel-based Mac, now supports Windows 8 (64-bit).
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