Mac Os And Windows 10 Dual Boot



In this Post, we will cover How to Dual boot macOS Mojave and Windows 10 on PC on Single Drive. If you think it that really possible because Windows 10 and macOS Mojave partition types are totally different, it’s like east and west. MacOS Mojave runs on Mac Extended Journaled with other partition type and windows runs on MS-DOS or another type of partitions. That’s the reason why I’m asking this question.

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So anyway still it is possible to Dual boot macOS Mojave and Windows on PC on Single Hard Drive. So, let’s get started.

Required Files:

  • Download TransMac
  • Download macOS 10.14 Mojave Dmg file
  • Download Clover Configurator
  • Download Rufus
  • Download Windows 10
  • Download macOS 10.14 Mojave Kexts

How to Install macOS 10.14 Mojave on PC?

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Step 1. Prerequisites of macOS Mojave to Dual Boot

The very first thing you have to prepare the required files in order to dual boot macOS 10.14 and Windows 10. Since We are about to Install macOS 10.14 Mojave on PC first, you need to Prepare A bootable USB of macOS Mojave.

Creating a Bootable USB of macOS Mojave takes time, and most importantly you have to prepare a 16 GB USB Flash Drive and macOS 10.14 Mojave dmg file.

Once the required files are ready it is time to deploy creating bootable USB for macOS Mojave.

If you are a Mac User and want to create a bootable USB for macOS 10.14 Mojave on mac, then click on the below link and follow the instructions on How to Create a Bootable USB for macOS 10.14.

Well, if you are a windows user you can also create a Bootable USB for macOS Mojave on Windows too. Actually, there are two ways, such as the Transmac and VMware Workstation Pro. So, it is your decision which one you are interested to use.

Step 2. Install macOS Mojave on PC

Once you are ready to Attach the USB Flash Drive to your Computer and Hit the Boot key of your Computer.

After that wait until you reach the Clover Boot Manager and from their select the USB Flash Drive and move to the next step.

Well if you are using a Nvidia Graphic on your PC then certainly you have to check the Nvidia, if not leave it as it is.

Use Nvidia Web Driver

Once you check the Nvidia Web Driver, select boot macOS with selected options and hit enter on the keyboard.

Once you reached the Disk Utility window you have to select Disk Utility to partition that for macOS 10.14 Mojave.

Disk Utility

When all the drives are listed you have to select the drive where you want to install macOS 10.14 Mojave and Erase that with any name which you wish but with partition type of Mac OS X Extended (Journaled).

Once the drive is partitioned close the disk utility and you will be back to the main window. From their select Install macOS.

Install macOS Mojave

After this step the Installation process is so simple, that’s why I have not provided any screenshot.

  1. To setup macOS Mojave Click Continue.
  2. Agree to the terms and conditions and click continue.
  3. Select the Drive which you just partitioned and click continue.
  4. After that, you have to Wait until the installation is complete, once it is done it will restart.

Once the System restarts, again hit the boot key of your computer and select the USB Flash Drive. After that again select Nvidia Web Driver and select boot macOS with selected options and hit enter on the keyboard just like before.

After that it will be on apple logo completing the Installation process, just don’t do anything and wait until it restarts the system once again.

After restart again enter the boot key and this time select the UEFI OS and hit enter. It means that macOS 10.14 Mojave is installed on your system but some configuration is still remaining.

You can also select the UEFI Option too but further you will also select this option called boot from HDD.

Boot from Hard Disk

Once you select the UEFI OS, then you will be headed to the Clover Boot Manager, there you have to select the Boot From HDD. Basically, HDD is the Name which was given while partitioning the Drive.

After that once again select the Nvidia Web Drivers with selected boot options to move to the next step.

Options for Boot From HDD

After that, the system will restart once again and you will be on the actual installation of macOS 10.14 Mojave.

  1. Select Your Country and click continue.
  2. Select your keyboard and click continue.
  3. Agree to Data & Privacy and click continue.
  4. Select Don’t Transfer any information to this mac and click continue
  5. Decide to add an Apple ID or no, and select continue.
  6. Once again agree to the terms and conditions and click continue.
  7. Enter your name and password and click continue.
  8. Click agree to express and setup and click continue.
  9. Choose your look dark or light and click continue.
  10. Wait until the desktop should be ready for first use.

Step 3. Post Installation

Post Installation is really important, if it is installed and fixed then you will certainly hate the macOS. So Click on the below link and download the Clover Configurator.

  • Download Clover Configurator

After downloading the Clover Configurator open it and move to the mount UFEI Section and mount the UEFI by entering your password.

Also, Please mount the UEFI the other drive too which is from mac os.

Before getting to any confusion, I will call the white EFI Drive EFI 1 and another one EFI 2.

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Ok Now open the EFI Drive and copy all the three items and move to the EFI 2 and delete that, instead of them paste these ones which you copied from EFI 1.

Paste 3 items

Once you have configured the bootloader, it is time to restart your system.

Well, sometimes it may happen that it may not work for configuring the bootloader then that I recommend you to Install the Multibeast and configure all the Kext. Without the Multibeast you can also try the Clover bootloader too.

For Sound Problem you have to install the Voodoohda.

Here is the other Kexts where you need to Install them in case the clover configurator doesn’t work.

  • AppleIntelE1000e.kext
  • AtherosE2200Ethernet.kext
  • FakeSMC.kext
  • IntelGraphicsFixup.kext
  • IntelMausiEthernet.kext
  • Lilu.kext
  • NullCPUPowerManagement.kext
  • NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext
  • RealtekRTL8111.kext
  • Shiki.kext
  • USBInjectAll.kext
  • VoodooPS2Controller.kext

Download macOS 10.14 Mojave Kexts.

Create Empty Storage for Windows 10

Now that you have installed and configured the MacOS Mojave is time for you to install windows 10. But Before Installing Windows 10 you have to make at least 12 GB Free storage for windows in order to Install their the windows 10.

I know Windows 10 only requires 12 GB Storage, but depending on your work you have to decide How much amount of storage you are going to add.

To create an empty amount of storage for Windows 10, first, open Disk Utility by searching in the spotlight. Spotlight Can be accessed by holding the Windwos+Space button or simply click on the search logo at the right side of the menu.

Once you have Opened the Disk utility Select the Drive from the left pane then select Partition.

After that click on the Plus icon, then on the right side specify the amount of storage, Partition type and Name of the Volume.

Create a New Volume

Once you are done with the settings, simply select Apply> Partition> Continue> Done.

After that, you have to need to format the partition type to MSDOS, to do that, select the Windows 10 Volume and erase that. While erasing you have to change the partition type from Mac OS Extended (Journaled) to MS-DOS.

In order to install windows 10 on over the macOS 10.14 Mojave, first, you have to prepare a bootable USB of Windows 10. Creating a bootable USB of Windows 10 really Simple, all you need is an 8GB USB Flash Drive, Windows 10 iSO and Rufus.

However, you can also create a bootable USB of Windows 10 with CMD too but I suppose it is hard for you. that’s why I recommended you to use the Rufus.

OKAY! let’s dig into the Installation of Windows 10.

  1. Step 1. Insert the USB Flash Drive.
  2. Step 2. Press the boot key of your computer.
  3. Step 3. Select the USB after pressing the boot key.
  4. When you reached the windows setup page simply click next. Because there they will ask you to select your language, country keyboard language.
  5. Then select Install.
  6. Select a Windows 10 version and click next.
  7. Agree to the license and agreement by checking the box.
  8. Then select Custom: Install Windows only.
  9. Once you reached the partition section, select the windows 10 drive and delete it.

Delete the Windows 10 Volume

Once the drive is deleted, scroll down and select empty space and simply select next. The empty space will create a new drive of Windows 10.

Now, wait until the installation process is complete.

Once the windows 10 restarts, press boot key of your computer and select the Windows Boot manager. After that, you have to set up the basic stuff, like username, password and more.

That’s all with How to Dual Boot macOS Mojave and Windows 10 on PC. I hope it was helpful and understandable. if you have any question don’t hesitate from asking them.

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Bootcamp (Boot Camp Assistant) is essentially Apple's way of welcoming Microsoft into its walled garden in a roundabout way. In other words, it allows you to install Windows on a Mac computer by partitioning the disk and letting you dual-boot a laptop or desktop. You will need to specify the amount of disk space for Windows installation, as well as get all the drivers required to run Windows on your Mac OS X or macOS computer. Once installed, it will be exactly the same as working in Windows. A lot of users prefer this over switching between Mac and PC, so you can imagine why Boot Camp Assistant has been so popular for so many years.

Dual Boot Windows 10 And Macos Mojave

Part 1: Problems with Bootcamp Assistant on Mac

That being said, there are a lot of problems in using Bootcamp Assistant on latest macOS such as Mojave or High Serria. One of the errors is the 'Boot Camp installation failed' error. Apple suggests that you move to macOS Mojave and try installing Windows 10 again, but the issue doesn't always go away. Another common error is when trying to copy the Windows installation files. In still other cases, you'll notice that several Mac features don't work when running Windows, such as Apple Software Update stopping, no audio from built-in speakers, mic or webcam not recognized by Windows and so on.

To avoid such errors and issues, which can often take quite a lot of your time to figure out and fix, you can use alternative solutions to install Windows on a Mac from USB. Though you will still need to use Boot Camp Assistant for part of the process, but you're not likely to come across major installation errors when doing this. You can also use Terminal in Mac to help you install Windows. The next two sections describe these methods in detail.

Part 2: Make a Bootable Windows 10/8/7 USB Installer on Mac

Boot Camp Assistant is the official recommendation for creating bootable Windows USB. In case it does not work, we will suggest two alternative software in this section. Both are working fine on latest macOS and we tested three USB drives without running into any issue.

Method 1: Create Windows Bootable USB Using ISO Editor (without Bootcamp)


UUByte ISO Editor can work as a great alternative to Bootcamp for installing Windows OS on Mac. You can easily fetch all the required drivers using Bootcamp, but the installation process for putting Windows on your Mac is different from how Bootcamp does it. UUbyte is one of the most robust Windows 10 bootable USB creator for Mac that you'll ever find. It can do a lot more than just create bootable media, such as creating ISO files, editing them, copying from disc to ISO and so on. For this process, you will need to use the Burn module, which is explained below:

Step 1: Get the Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft's website and install the Mac version of UUbytes ISO Editor.

Step 2: Launch Boot Camp Assistant, go to Action and click on Download Windows Support Software. When the dialog appears, click Save and specify a location for the files.

Step 3: Open the UUbytes program and click on the module that says Burn. Insert a USB flash drive and burn ISO to USB drive. Select the ISO image and click on Burn. This will create a bootable USB drive for the Windows installation.

UUByte is the best alternative to BootCamp for creating bootable Windows USB installer. It is simple to use and has less errors.

Method 2: Create Windows Bootable USB Using Terminal App (without Bootcamp)


This method uses Terminal application to create the bootable media for Windows 10. You will still need Boot Camp Assistant for the support software, but if you're comfortable with command line work, you try this approach. You will first need to download the Windows 10 ISO file. You will also need to use Boot Camp Assistant to get the support files, for which you can follow Step 3 from Method 1.

Step 1: Launch an instance of Terminal. Type the following command and then Enter to list out your drives:

diskutil list external

Step 2: Scroll down the name of the USB drive listed in Terminal. You will be using this in the next command. For now, let's call it disk2. The next step is to format your USB drive for Windows 10. Use the following command, then hit Enter:

diskutil eraseDisk ExFat 'WINDOWS10' MBR disk2

Step 3: You will be able to see a mounted disk called Windows 10. Mount the downloaded Windows 10 ISO file by double-clicking it in Finder. The name will be CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9. You can also run the following command:

cp -rp /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/* /Volumes/WINDOWS10/

Step 4: Unfortunately, there's no progress bar to indicate that the bootable media is being created. However, after a sufficient amount of time has passed, the USB drive will contain bootable media for a Windows 10 installation.

Part 3: Create a New Partition for Windows OS on Mac

Windows OS can be only installed on a FAT/ExFAT or NTFS partition. You have to create a new partition on Mac for storing Windows OS files as the default partition on Mac is HFS+ or APFS. This can be done with the help of built-in Disk Utility app. However, this is a highly risky task. Please backup your important data to iCloud or external drive with Time Machine.

To create a new partition for Windows OS, please open Disk Utility app on your Mac. Click the internal disk name on the left sidebar. Now, click the Partition tab on top menu. From the pop-up window, type a name for this new partition and select ExFAT for Windows 10 and MS-DOS (FAT) for Windows 7 from Format drop-down menu. At the end, set a size for the new partition. Finally, click Apply button to take this into effect.

Part 4: Boot Mac from Windows Installation USB

Mac will boot from internal hard drive or SSD in default. To install Windows OS on Mac without Boot Camp, you should let your Mac booting from USB drive to start the installation process. However, this is an easy task.

Make sure you disconnect all USB devices except a wired keyboard and the USB drive containing the Windows ISO files. Now restart your computer and hold down the Option (Alt) key at the same time. Wait for about 10 seconds, Apple logo shows up and you will be presented with several boot options. Pick up the drive you have set in Part 2. If you did not do that, the default name is EFI Boot.

Part 5: Start Installing Windows 10/8/7 on Mac without Bootcamp

When Mac boots from the bootable Windows 10 USB, wait about 30 seconds and Windows installation wizard appears. At this time, the window is much small because graphics driver are not installed yet. Now, you have to follow the screen prompt to choose language, region and most importantly the partition to install Windows OS files.

Part 6: Download and Install Windows Support Software (Drivers)

The Windows ISO image file only has the basic drivers for running Windows OS. Some of the hardware on Mac won't work in Windows, suchas Apple Mouse, trackpad or speaker. You have to install addition drivers to use Windows seamlessly as it is on a PC. To do this, you should download and install Windows Support Software with the help of Boot Camp Assistant.

As usual, launch Boot Camp Assistant app on your Mac and click Action tab on menu bar, where you can see an option named Download Windows Support Software. Now, choose your Windows Installer USB as the target location to store the driver files. It will take 5-10 minutes for the downloading task.

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Now, boot your Mac into Windows partition. You will see a pop-up from Boot Camp installer. Just follow the prompt to install Windows Support Software. If it does not appear, then plug the USB drive and navigate to USB drive in File Explorer; then go to WindowsSupport -> BootCamp, and click setup.exe to start installing Windows drivers for this Mac.

Part 7: How to Switch Between Windows and macOS

Now, you have everything set up properly for both Windows and macOS. You may be wondering how can you switch OS between Windows and macOS? The trick is a bit different depending on which OS you are currentlt in.

If you are in macOS now and want to restart into Windows, then reboot your Mac and hold Option key untill you see the Startup Manager, where you can choose a booting device like we mentioned in Part 4, something like this:

You can also do this in Startup Disk from System Preferences. Choose th Windows partition and click Restart... button to boot Mac into Windows OS.

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If you are in Windows OS and want to switch to Mac, click the Up Carat icon and select Restart in macOS. If this option does not show up, then reboot Windows as normal and press Option key to bring up Startup Manager and pick up Macintosh HD this time.

Conclusion

Mac Os X Windows 10 Dual Boot

It is absolutely not an easy journey for installing Windows on Mac without BootCamp. Fortunately, we have put everything together to help you complete this task smoothly. The key part is how to partition the Mac internal drive and create bootable Windows USB. If you are not comfortable using Terminal, UUByte ISO Editor is the recommended way to install Windows on a Mac without Boot Camp Assistant. It's reliable, quick and doesn't require any special technical knowledge.