How To Install Windows 11 On Mac For Free With Boot Camp

Insert a USB stick into your Mac and open the Boot Camp assistant which you can find by searching in Spotlight on your Mac for “Boot Camp” or by ... BestSoftware HowTo’s Reviews Promotions News Search BootCampisafreeutilitywhichallowsyoutoinstallWindows11onaMacforfree.HereweshowyouhowtoinstallWindows11onaMacforfreeusingBootCamp. TherearevariouswaysofrunningWindowsonaMacandusuallywerecommendinstallingWindowsonaMacwiththeParallelsvirtualmachinebecauseitallowsyoutoswitchbetweenmacOSandWindowsinstantlyasitrunsthematthesametime. BootCampisdifferentbecauseitonlyallowsyoutobootyourMacineithermacOSorWindows.Toswitchbetweenthetwo,youneedtoshutdownandrestartyourMac. However,theadvantageofBootCampisthatit’sfreetouseonIntelMacsincludingthoserunningCatalina,BigSurandmacOSMonterey. BootCampisalsotheonlywaytoplaysomegamesonMacsuchasValorantbecausetheyhavetheVanguardanti-cheatsoftwarewhichwillnotworkinWindowsonvirtualmachinessuchasParallels. YouMayAlsoLike: 6BestWaysToRunWindowsOnMac HowToRunWindows11onM1Macs CanYouInstallWindows11OnM1Mac’sUsingBootCamp? Firstly,it’simportanttobeawarethatyoucannotinstallWindows11onM1MacsusingBootCamp. However,therearewaystoinstallWindows11onM1MacswithoutBootCamp. BootCampdoesnotworkonAppleSiliconM1Macs.ItonlyworksonIntelMacs.IfyouhaveanyofthefollowingM1chipMacs,youcannotinstallWindows11onyourMac. MacBookAir(M1,2020) MacBookPro(13″,M1,2020) Macmini(M1,2020) iMac(24-inch,M1,2021) Ifyou’renotsurewhetheryouhaveanIntelchiporM1chipMacsimplygototheApplelogointhetopleftofyourscreenandselectAboutthisMac. HowToInstallWindows11OnaMacWithBootCamp Firstly,you’llneedatleast64GBormorefreestoragespaceonyourMacstartupdisktoinstallWindows11usingBootCamp. Thisisthebareminimumyou’llneedbutwestronglyrecommendatleast128GBoffreestoragespaceasautomaticWindowsupdateswillquicklyeatupthatspace. TheWindows11downloadisaround5GBalonesoifyou’rerunninglowondiskspace,youmayneedtorecoversomeharddrivespaceonyourMactodownloadit. You’llalsoneedaUSBstickwithatleast5GBofstoragespaceontoputtheWindows11ISOfileon. You’llalsoneedtomakeanedittotheWindowsregistryduringtheinstallationprocesstobypasstheTPMrestrictioninWindows11. AlthoughinstallingWindows11usingBootCampisperfectlysafe,wealsorecommendbacking-upyourMactoanexternalharddrive. Withthisinmind,followtheseinstructionstoinstallWindows11onaMacusingBootCamp. DownloadtheWindows11ISOfromMicrosoftwhichisthethirdoptiondownonthepage. InsertaUSBstickintoyourMacandopentheBootCampassistantwhichyoucanfindbysearchinginSpotlightonyourMacfor“BootCamp”orbygoingtoApplications>Utilities>BootCampAssistant. ClickContinueandthenselectboth“CreateaWindows10orlaterinstalldisc”(thisincludesWindows11)and“InstallWindows10orlaterversion.” ClickContinueonyourMacandbrowsetotheWindows11ISOfilethatyoudownloadedearliertocreatetheinstallerontheUSBdrive.BootCampwilldothisautomaticallyforyourwhenyouclickContinue. YoumustthendecidehowmuchspaceyouwantWindowstooccupyonyourMacharddrivebydraggingthebarsrepresentationmacOSandWindows.It’simportantyouestimatethiscorrectlyasyoucannotresizethepartitionlater.TheminimumpartitionforWindows11is64GBbutthemoreWindowsapplicationsorgamesyouintendtoinstall,themoreamountofharddriveyoushoulddedicatetoWindows.IfyouneedtoclearsomespaceonyourMac,youcanalsogetanexternalharddrive. ClickInstallandBootCampwillrestartyourMacandthentakeyouthroughtheWindows11installerjustasifyourwereinstallingWindows11forthefirsttimeonaPC.Ifyouareusingbatterypower,BootCampwilladviseyoutoconnectyourMactothemainelectricityastheinstallationwillnotcompletesuccessfullyifthebatterydieshalfwaythrough. BootCampwillthenbegintoinstallWindows11onyourMac. DuringtheWindows11installationprocessyouneedtotakeanextrastepto“trick”WindowsintothinkingyourMaciscompatiblewithit. ThereasonisbecauseWindows11requiresaphysicalTPM2.0modulewhichMacsdonothave. IfyoutryandinstalltheMicrosoftWindows11ISOwithouttakingthefollowingstep,youwillreceivea“ThiscomputerisincompatiblewithWindows11”warningduringtheinstallationbecauseitwillcheckfortheTPM2.0chiponyourMac. ThefollowingstepsareessentialtobypasstheTPMcheckintheWindows11installerinordertoinstallWindows11onaMac. FollowtheseinstructionstobypasstheTPMrestrictiontoinstallWindows11onaMac. WhentheWindows11setupscreenappears,donotclick“InstallNow”.Instead,press“Shift+F10”toopenthecommandpromptinWindows. IntheCommandPromptWindowtype:“regedit”toopentheRegistryEditorinWindows11. IntheRegistryEditorbrowsetoHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup.RightclickontheSetupfolderandselectNew>Key. SetanewnamecalledLabConfigforthekeyandrightclickonit.SelectNew>DWORD(32-bit)andgiveitthenameBypassTPMCheck. YoumustthenrepeattheaboveprocesstobypasstheRAMcheckandSecureBootcheckrespectivelybynamingthekeysByPassRAMCheckandBypassSecureBootCheck. Thefinalstepistodoubleclickonthesethreevaluesyouhavecreatedandsetthemto“1”. YoucanthenquittheRegistryEditorandCommandPrompttoreturntotheWindows11installerandclick“InstallNow”toinstallWindows11onyourMacsuccessfully. Onceyou’veinstalledWindows11inBootCamp,youcanuseWindowsjustasifyouwereonaPC. IfyouwanttoswitchbacktomacOSatanytime,simplyshutdownyourMacandthenrestartbyholdingdowntheOptionkeyasyouturniton. YouwillthenbegiventhechoicetobootineithermacOSorWindows. NotethatBootCampwon’tallowyoutorunWindowsandmacOSsimultaneously.IfyouwanttobeabletoswitchbetweenbothWindows11andmacOSatthesametimeyouneedtoinstallWindowsonaMacusingParallelsinstead. Related 9Responses «OlderComments Yeah,thatwillhappenwithWindows11.There’stwowaystogetaroundit,eitherbybootingintoauditmode(pressingCTRL+SHIFT+F3intheOOBE(firsttimesetup)),installingBootcampdrivers,andthenusingSysPreptoreturntothesetup,orpressingSHIFT+F10inthesetup,openingtaskmanagerbytypingtaskmgr,andfindingandendingtheNetworkConnectionFlowtask. Reply «OlderComments LeaveaReply Cancelreply ThissiteusesAkismettoreducespam.Learnhowyourcommentdataisprocessed. SubscribeToMacHow2! Signuptogetreviews,tutorialsandspecialoffersonMacsoftware! EmailAddress Subscribe Closethismodule SubscribetoMacHow2! Signuptogetreviews,tutorialsandspecialoffersonMacsoftware! EmailAddress Subscribe error: Bycontinuingtousethesite,youagreetotheuseofcookies.moreinformationAcceptThecookiesettingsonthiswebsitearesetto"allowcookies"togiveyouthebestbrowsingexperiencepossible.Ifyoucontinuetousethiswebsitewithoutchangingyourcookiesettingsoryouclick"Accept"belowthenyouareconsentingtothis.Close