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

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Last updated: February 14, 2025

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Boot Camp is a free utility which allows you to install Windows on Intel Macs and here we show you how to install Windows 11 on a Mac with it for free.

Before going any further, it’s important to be aware that using Boot Camp is definitely not the best way to run Windows on a Mac in 2025.

In fact, if you have an Apple Silicon Mac, Boot Camp isn’t even available for M-series Macs.

There are various methods to run Windows on a Mac (https://machow2.com/best-way-run-windows-mac/) but by far the best way to install Windows 11 on Macs
(https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac/) nowadays is by using a virtual machine.

Virtual machines are a far more convenient option as they allow you to run macOS and Windows simultaneously whereas Boot Camp can only run Windows or macOS at
one time.

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Parallels (https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/7123348/type/dlg/sid/installwin11macbootcamp/https://www.parallels.com/) is the best virtual environment for doing this as it

automatically downloads and install Windows 11 for you.

Parallels is a commercial product that requires a subscription but it’s definitely the easiest and most stable tool we’ve used to run Windows on a Mac as you can read in our
full Parallels review (https://machow2.com/parallels-review/).

Parallels automatically downloads and installs Windows 11 for you on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. Source: MacHow2

However, you can also use VMware Fusion Pro for FREE (https://imp.i263671.net/9gYqE4) (even for commercial use) which also now automatically downloads and installs
Windows 11 on a Mac (check out our full VMware Fusion review (https://machow2.com/vmware-fusion-mac-review/) for an in-depth look).

Fusion Pro doesn’t have as many features as Parallels and doesn’t o"er quite the seamless experience switching between macOS and Windows but it’s certainly the best of
the free virtual machines available.

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VMware Fusion is a free virtual machine which also installs Windows 11 on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. Source: MacHow2

For more check out our look at Parallels vs VMware Fusion (https://machow2.com/parallels-vs-vmware-fusion/) and check out our guide to the best virtual machines
for Mac (https://machow2.com/best-virtual-machine-mac/).

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CAN YO U U SE B O OT C AM P O N A PPL E S I L I C O N MAC S ?

You cannot install Windows 11 on Apple Silicon Macs using Boot Camp and that includes all Macs with the M-series chips.

Boot Camp is only available on macOS on Intel Macs including those running Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura and Sonoma.

If you’re not sure whether you have an Intel chip or M-chip Mac simply go to the Apple logo in the top left of your screen and select About this Mac and you will see both
the Chip and version of macOS you are using.

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There are however other ways to install Windows 11 on Apple Silicon Macs (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac/).

So assuming you have an Intel Mac, follow these instructions to use Boot Camp to install Windows 11.

W HAT YOU’ L L N E E D

At least 64GB or more free storage space on your Mac startup disk. This is the bare minimum you’ll need but we strongly recommend at least 128GB of free storage
space as automatic Windows updates and any Windows software you install will quickly eat-up this space. You may therefore need to recover some hard drive space
on your Mac (https://machow2.com/high-sierra-storage-space/). If you simply can’t clear enough space, an alternative option is to install Windows on an external
drive without Boot Camp (https://machow2.com/windows-without-boot-camp/) instead.

A USB stick with at least 5GB of storage space on to put the Windows 11 ISO file on.

We recommend backing-up your Mac with Time Machine (https://machow2.com/backup-mac-time-machine/) in case anything goes wrong during the Windows
installation process.

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If you’ve got all this, you’re ready to go.

Download the Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft (https://machow2.com/download-windows-iso-for-mac/) which is the third option down the page. When you click the
blue Download button it will then prompt you to select the Product Language which should be English.

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Be warned that there are some websites that have published workarounds to install Windows 11 that bypass a TPM (Trust Platform Module) requirement by using a
modified ISO image of Windows. However, we do not recommended using these modified ISO images as they’re not o!cially supported and are likely to be
broken by updates to Windows 11 or macOS in the future. It will also be very di!cult to apply updates to uno!cial installations of Windows 11 on a Mac so we
strongly advise against it. We strongly recommend using the o!cial Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft and modifying the registry manually as instructed later in this
tutorial.

Click the blue Confirm button to confirm the language and the Download link will appear at the bottom of the page. Click on 64-bit Download to start downloading
the Windows 11 ISO.

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If you have any problems downloading a Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft, you can also use the Crystal Fetch (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crystalfetch-iso-
downloader/id6454431289?mt=12) app on the Mac App Store which automatically downloads one for you.

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 going to
Applications > Utilities > Boot Camp Assistant.

Click Continue and then select both “Create a Windows 10 or later install disc” (this option includes Windows 11) and “Install Windows 10 or later version.”

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Click Continue on your Mac and browse to the Windows 11 ISO file that you downloaded earlier to create the installer on the USB drive. Boot Camp will do this
automatically for you when you click Continue.

You must then decide how much space you want Windows to occupy on your Mac hard drive by dragging the bars representation macOS and Windows. It’s important
you estimate this correctly as you cannot resize the partition later. The minimum partition for Windows 11 is 64GB but the more Windows applications or games you
intend to install, the more hard drive space you should dedicate to Windows.

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Click “Install” and Boot Camp will restart your Mac and then take you through the Windows 11 installer just as if your were installing it for the first time on a PC. If you
are using battery power, Boot Camp will advise you to connect your Mac to the main electricity as the installation will not complete successfully if the battery dies half
way through.

The Windows installer will then begin.

If during this process you receive the error message: “Can’t install the software because it is not currently available from the software server” then you need to download the
Windows support manually in Boot Camp.

To do this, restart your Mac and Boot Camp and go to Action > Download Windows Support Software.

During the installation process you need to take an extra step to “trick” Windows into thinking your Mac is compatible with it. The reason is because Windows 11
requires a physical TPM 2.0 module which Macs do not have. If you try and install the Microsoft Windows 11 ISO without taking the following step, you will receive a
“This computer is incompatible with Windows 11” or a “The PC must support TPM 2.0” error during the installation because it will check for the TPM 2.0 chip on your
Mac. However, you can bypass the TPM restriction by holding down “Shift+F10” when the Windows 11 setup screen appears.

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In the Command Prompt Window type: “regedit” to open the Registry Editor in Windows 11.

In the Registry Editor browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup. Right click on the Setup folder and select New > Key.

Set a new name called LabConfig for the key and right click on it. Select New > DWORD (32-bit) and give it the name BypassTPMCheck.

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You must then repeat the above process to bypass the RAM check and Secure Boot check respectively by naming the keys ByPassRAMCheck and
BypassSecureBootCheck.

The final step is to double click on these three values you have created and set them to “1”.

You can then quit the Registry Editor and Command Prompt to return to the Windows 11 installer and click “Install Now” to install Windows 11 bypassing the TPM check.

If this doesn’t bypass the TPM 2.0 check, you can also try going back to the Command Prompt in Windows and use the command:

 setup.exe /product server

This may be necessary for more recent versions of Windows 11 including the latest Windows Insider ISO, Release Preview and Developer version that no longer work with
the registry edit workaround. For more help on this, you can read through this thread
(https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/18ht14d/boot_camp_easy_install_and_upgrade_for_windows_11/?share_id=xnagUGo779uOSyD-
mb3Tu&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1).

If you are prompted with the message, “Let’s connect you to a network” then you can skip this step. To skip the network connection when installing Windows 11 with
Boot Camp press the “Shift + F10” keyboard shortcut. In Command Prompt, type “OOBE\BYPASSNRO” and hit Enter. Your system will then reboot and you’ll see the
option to Skip this step.

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Once Windows 11 is installed, you can use Windows just as if you were on a PC.

If you want to switch back to macOS at any time, simply shut down your Mac and then restart by holding down the Option key as you turn it on.

You will then be given the choice to boot in either macOS or Windows.

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DOE S THI S W O RK ON TO U CH BA R MAC S ?

Unfortunately, you can’t install Windows 11 on a Mac using Boot Camp as there is no F10 key on a Touch Bar Mac which is required during the installation process.

If you’ve got a Touch Bar Mac, your best options is to install Windows 10 using Boot Camp (https://machow2.com/install-windows-mac-with-boot-camp/) and then
upgrade to Windows 11 from Windows 10.

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93 RESPONSES

Aldrahn
November 18, 2024 at 2:44 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-26976)

You can built a bootable USB drive that can be used on a Mac using Rufus. It gives you the option to remove the TMP 2.0 requirement AND ALSO the online account at
Microsoft.

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MacHow2
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-26981)

Rufus for Mac doesn’t exist but there are some alternatives to Rufus (https://machow2.com/rufus-for-mac/) you can use instead.

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DT
November 13, 2024 at 3:27 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-26802)

Thank you very much. Do you have a fix for installing Windows 11, version 24H2 through the windows updates?

When we run the updates, the compatibility checks come up again.

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MacHow2
November 13, 2024 at 10:22 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-26805)

Because this is such a recent update we haven’t had chance to install it yet. What message are you getting when trying to install it?

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Leon Shaner
November 26, 2024 at 12:51 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-27200)

I have the same problem — the regedit hacks are not working with W11P 24H2.
The error is pretty straight-forward:

“The PC must support TPM 2.0.”

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MacHow2
November 26, 2024 at 11:03 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-27213)

Yes it appears the registry edit may not work with newer versions of Windows 11. You can try going to the Windows Command prompt and typing: “setup.exe
/product server” instead as this seems to bypass the TPM 2.0 check in more recent versions.

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Steppe
December 15, 2023 at 12:41 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-15398)

i have the problem that under Sonoma 14.2 no external drive can be used to install the bootcamp partition, do you know any workaround?

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Je"
December 11, 2024 at 7:31 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-27810)

Boot into your Mac’s recovery mode, hold cmd+r at boot. Once in recovery go to the menu bar and select utilities>startup security there should be an option to allow
booting from external drives

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DeitoPlayz
October 18, 2023 at 5:14 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-14051)

I had a question, do we really need to skip the network connection step?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
October 18, 2023 at 10:07 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-14058)

You can skip it to speed up the installation process and then connect when Windows is installed. But if you prefer to get connected immediately then don’t skip it.

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Ido
October 15, 2023 at 1:46 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-13985)

After the media creation tool finishes to download windows 11 it opens the auto u[grade 11 screen (cmd) and then says: “started IsoLayout” and after it finishes it says:
“waiting for 7 seconds, press a key to continue…” and after I press a key (the space key) it rights: “DONE” and then stops doing anything, is there anything that I can do?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
October 17, 2023 at 10:13 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-14038)

Can you confirm which version of macOS you are running and your model of Mac?

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Max
August 22, 2023 at 7:45 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-12807)

Hello, this is the problem:

I installed windows 10 via bootcamp, everything works perfectly, then I decided to upgrade to windows 11. After installation, when the bootcamp program starts, a blue
screen appears and the computer reboots. Without the bootcamp program, the touchpad and other functions do not work. The problem is in the bootcamp program itself,
since it is not optimized for Windows 11. Is there a way to run bootcamp on Windows 11 without a blue screen?

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Dev
July 21, 2023 at 11:29 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-12169)

the speakers and microphone is not working and can’t see the bootcamp icon on windows taskbar and anywhere in the search while on windows. Please sort this out

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July 21, 2023 at 12:35 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-12171)

Have you downloaded and installed the Boot Camp support software (https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1837?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US) which includes the audio
drivers?

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Sha
June 28, 2023 at 6:59 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-11832)

How in the world do I press Shift + f10 on a Mac with a Touch Bar? The Touch Bar isn’t active when booting into windows setup

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
June 29, 2023 at 10:30 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-11845)

It does state in the tutorial that the only way to install Windows 11 on a Touch Bar Mac is to install Windows 10 and then upgrade to Windows 11 from within Windows
due to the lack of F10 key.

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Jay
July 9, 2023 at 3:19 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-12021)

Hi MacHow2.
Thanks for this install I would have been completely stumped without it.

I successfully installed Win 11 Pro 22H2, this was a fresh install from windows 10 Bootcamp. My m/c is MBP 2019 / Touch Bar.

Note, you can use function keys on Touch Bar: press Fn on keyboard and corresponding Fn key you want on Touch Bar. I didn’t need this during install.

caveats:
TMP 2.0 regedit – do the edit on whatever drive the installation is running from, in my case it was D:

Although I ran the upgrade option from the o!cial ISO, it seemed to be a fresh install as all the Bootcamp drivers were overwritten. So when win11 install
completes and begins to setup I found all MBP input devices & wifi non-functioning

Plugged in a Logitech receiver and was able to use already paired mouse and keyboard. Same with internet, I had a usb-c/ethernet dongle which I was able to use.
Wired keybd/mouse would def work.

Installation of bootcamp drivers seemed to work but some drivers had failed, using the bootcamp drivers repair option sorted this.

Windows 11 does a have a few issues on bootcamp – to be expected as not o!cially supported. I found that parallels desktop VM to Bootcamp kept freezing when
left idle, Parallels team suggest this fix which seemed to have worked for me:

https://forum.parallels.com/threads/windows-11-vm-freezing-after-idle.360314/ (https://forum.parallels.com/threads/windows-11-vm-freezing-after-idle.360314/)

So, now I’m tackling installing my windows software…

Hope this proves useful to someone.

Thanks again MACHOW2 Team

Jay

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July 10, 2023 at 11:34 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-12033)

Thanks for sharing your experiences and glad you found the tutorial useful!

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Justin
September 16, 2023 at 12:23 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-13346)

You can also use a USB keyboard that does have the F keys.

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Alexs
June 16, 2023 at 7:11 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-11630)

Win 11 installed successfully in iMac 2013. Thanks for the post!

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
June 16, 2023 at 10:13 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-11632)

Glad it helped!

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daniel
May 19, 2023 at 3:45 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-11162)

10 or 11? 11 is easier you dont have to edit anything rufus does all the work when you burn the usb.

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Michael Wildman
May 18, 2023 at 5:01 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-11152)

I am trying to upgrade Win 10 in Bootcamp on a Mac Mini Late 2012. I did all the bypass suggestions and even rebooted but still get the unsupported CPU and secure boot
errors. I don’t get the TPM error and I also did the reg edit AllowUpgradesWithUnsupportedTPMOrCPU in the MoSetup key. Any suggestions?

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Michael Sean Edmond (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/)

May 27, 2023 at 11:56 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-11303)

did yiu bypass the CPU Check, RAM, and Storage? Those are all separate entries by the way.

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Asim Esen
April 23, 2023 at 3:45 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10736)

I have 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro. I have Windows 10 installed on a 128-GB partition. Could you explain how to install Windows 11 on this partition since I have a Touch Bar
(No F10 key)? Thanks.

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
April 24, 2023 at 11:38 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10759)

Unfortunately on a Touch Bar Mac the lack of F10 key means you need to install Windows 10 on your Mac (https://machow2.com/install-windows-mac-with-boot-camp/)
first and then upgrade to Windows 11.

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Joe
March 30, 2024 at 10:42 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-19171)

Hi. Thanks. Is a usb keyboard not a practical option to avoid this necessity? Thanks.

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MacHow2
April 2, 2024 at 12:34 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-19258)

Yes if you have one you can also connect a USB keyboard and hit Shift-F10 instead.

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jj
April 19, 2023 at 12:16 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10667)

I have a 13 inch macbook pro 2015 but when I wanted to install win 11 on it via this boot thing, it said that win 11 can’t be installed on this machine. Any thoughts? Thanks.

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
April 20, 2023 at 11:08 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10690)

It maybe because you skipped the step to bypass the Windows 11 TPM check. Did you press “Shift + 10” instead of “Install Now” to open the Command Prompt and
access the Registry Editor first during the installation process?

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Vince
March 27, 2023 at 5:10 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10285)

Hi, was I supposed to make a key in separate folder for ByPassRAMCheck and BypassSecureBootCheck ? Instructions not very clear and I am stuck now and it restarted
saying ”Why did my PC restart?” and I can’t even boot to MacOS.

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BH
March 25, 2023 at 10:40 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10268)

When I try to click continue in Boot Camp is says to remove any external drives (my thumb drive). Not sure how to get past this step.

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
March 27, 2023 at 12:46 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10294)

It’s important to ensure that the drive is formatted (https://machow2.com/format-external-hard-drive/) in MS-DOS format.

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Prateek Ahlawat
March 25, 2023 at 5:22 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10264)

doesnt let me continue after inseting usb drive

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
March 27, 2023 at 12:43 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10293)

You need to make sure that drive is formatted (https://machow2.com/format-external-hard-drive/) on MS-DOS format.

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Angga Aripin
March 24, 2023 at 9:52 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10242)

Hey i tried to install win 11 on my macbook pro 2016 with touchbar, and everything is fine until the shift+f10 part. As the f10 key is not at display and i can’t do anything
about it, so i restarted the mac now i stuck in icon lock. I put in my code but it doesn’t work/does nothing. and i read online about all the commands keys, (cmd + r,
cmd+alt+r, hold option) Please could you help me?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
March 27, 2023 at 12:28 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10292)

With a Touch bar Mac, your best option is to install Windows 10 with Boot Camp (https://machow2.com/install-windows-mac-with-boot-camp/) and then upgrade to
Windows 11 from there because of the function key requirement in the Windows 11 setup process.

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Ronald Lockwich
March 24, 2023 at 3:17 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10240)

Boot camp doesn’t even let me start with a usb flash drive plugged in. Keeps telling me to remove the extended storage before allowing to click continue in which the next
screen is straight to select the ISO file and partition. MacOS is 100% up to date with 13.2.1 – I guess they changed it since your guide.

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V
March 13, 2023 at 11:45 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10114)

Excellent guide. Small problem here, installation of Windows 11 on a partition of Mac Airbook 2017 Intel processor has been successful, all the way up until the “Let’s
connect you to a network” step in setup. Simply stuck here with no options. Do I need to hardwire? Install some drivers during installation?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
March 14, 2023 at 1:32 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10122)

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You can click on “Skip Now” in the bottom left corner and then connect to a Network in Windows with Windows Device Manager.

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Alexs
June 16, 2023 at 7:16 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-11631)

Use the “Shift + F10” keyboard shortcut. In Command Prompt, type the OOBE\BYPASSNRO an hit enter.The system reboot and appear the option to skip.

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Rafi
March 13, 2023 at 3:16 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10111)

From bootcamp assistant, after selecting win11 IS and click on install, I am getting following error”Can’t install the software because it is not currently available from the
Software Update server.:

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
March 14, 2023 at 1:28 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-10121)

You can try downloading the files manually. To do this, restart your Mac and Boot Camp and go to Action > Download Windows Support Software.

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Victor
August 2, 2023 at 8:28 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-12385)

What folder do I save the windows support software?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
August 3, 2023 at 10:48 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-12404)

You need to format a USB drive (https://machow2.com/format-external-hard-drive/) on your Mac and you can save the support drivers anywhere on it.

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Julie Goodison
January 27, 2023 at 11:11 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-9391)

The computer restarted unexpectedly and installation cant proceed.

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Jordan
January 27, 2023 at 6:53 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-9388)

My Mac doesn’t have a F10 key because it’s a Macbook Pro with touchbar. Any workarounds?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
January 30, 2023 at 10:24 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-9417)

With a Touch bar Mac, your best option is to install Windows 10 (https://machow2.com/install-windows-mac-with-boot-camp/) and then upgrade to Windows 11 from
there because of the function key requirement in the Windows 11 setup process.

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nyquist212
February 11, 2023 at 4:46 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-9624)

You should have a Fn key that will show the function buttons in the task bar.

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RonW
February 13, 2023 at 4:10 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-9655)

you can quickly plug a USB keyboard, hit shift-F10 and plug it out.

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Michael
January 10, 2023 at 3:57 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-9109)

This does not work on MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) 3.1 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5. After adding values into the registry I get an error and windows tells me that it cannot
continue with the install. Please help.

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Reece danny Hardiman

January 9, 2023 at 6:56 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-9092)

I had to attempt this a few times, I’d like to point out to other people following this guide that when you creqte the Dword Values, do not include the full stop while copying
them from this website. It took me a few attempts before realising this was my issue, however aside from this, It’s a great tutorial thank you for helping me get W11 up and
running!

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
January 10, 2023 at 10:32 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-9105)

Glad it helped and thanks for highlighting that for others!

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Hisham Fawzy
December 22, 2022 at 11:13 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8681)

Is this trick works with older versions of Imac (late 2013) as well?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
December 28, 2022 at 10:41 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8778)

You can install Windows 10 using Boot Camp (https://machow2.com/install-windows-mac-with-boot-camp/) on a late 2013 iMac although Windows 11 is untested.

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Darren Lim
November 17, 2022 at 3:22 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8304)

Can’t install the software because it is not currently available from the Software Update server.

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
November 18, 2022 at 10:54 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8311)

This is usually a temporary problem on Microsoft’s servers and should work if you try again.

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Jayce
December 11, 2022 at 2:32 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8490)

Hello. What’s the di"erence performance wise between games and software used on Windows via Bootcamp versus Parallels? I can’t decide whether to wait and
purchase a MacBook Pro the first quarter of next year when the M2 chip comes out, or to right now purchase a used 2019 64GB AMD 5600m model with the Intel
i9 so that I can still use Bootcamp. This sucks.

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
December 16, 2022 at 12:00 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8575)

Our advice would be to definitely to get the M2 MacBook Pro. Increasingly, many Windows only games are available on Cloud gaming services which you can use
on Mac (although they do require a subscription). More and more apps and games will drop support for Macs with Intel chips as Apple Silicon becomes standard
so it really doesn’t make sense to buy an Intel Mac nowadays. You can read more on this in our guide on the best ways to play Windows games on Mac
(https://machow2.com/best-way-play-windows-games-mac/).

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Spike Lightfoot
December 21, 2022 at 4:50 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8664)

Boot Camp Assistant apparently checks to see which Windows version the ISO file contains, and it it’s Windows 11 it won’t download the Windows support software. If
the ISO file is Windows 10 it proceeds normally. So this method no longer works as published for Windows 11.

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Sarah Dow
November 11, 2022 at 3:39 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8258)

Bootcamp assistant won’t run with an external storage device attached

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
November 14, 2022 at 10:49 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8273)

The external drive needs to be formatted in MS-DOS (FAT) to be recognized by Boot Camp. You can find instructions how to format an external hard drive here
(https://machow2.com/format-external-hard-drive/).

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Her0mx
July 26, 2022 at 5:33 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7213)

This work too for fix the ISSUE on Vmware Fusion. thanks

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Timothy Vinckier
July 25, 2022 at 6:12 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7205)

These steps doesn’t work for me. I don’t have the option the check ‘Windows 10 or later versions’ … I can just select a Windows 10 ISO file and determine the size of the
Bootcamp.

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
July 26, 2022 at 11:27 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7207)

Which model of Mac are you using and how old is it?

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Andy (https://fraleys.org)
July 18, 2022 at 12:29 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7134)

When following steps, I never get Windows 11 setup screen as described. It boots right into Windows 11 install. So no chance to run REGEDIT. And therefore I get “This PC
doesn’t meet minimum system requirements” error and I’m dead in the water. When I press SHIFT+F10 before seeing the Windows installer, it puts me into MacOS safe
boot. And by the time I see a windows logo, pressing SHIFT+F10 has no e"ect and it dives right into the installer. I cannot get these instructions to work. Which is
unfortunate, because only other way I see to get this to work online is to install Windows 10 and then upgrade to Windows 11 within Boot Camp. That’d be a much longer
and tedious path that I was hoping to avoid.

Any advice appreciated.

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
July 18, 2022 at 11:02 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7137)

Have you tried installing Windows 11 on a Mac using a virtual machine (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac/) instead? It’s much easier than using Boot Camp and
allows you to switch between macOS and Windows at the same time.

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Kyle
October 28, 2022 at 3:04 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-8126)

I had to press fn+Shift+F10 whilst the installer was open to get command prompt

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James D. Maxon (http://jamesmaxon.com/)

June 17, 2022 at 8:52 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7027)

I get this error when running the Boot Camp Assistant: “Can’t install the software because it’s not currently available from the Software Update Server.”

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
June 20, 2022 at 11:47 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7036)

I sounds like it may be an issue with your internet connection or a temporary server error. It may also be caused if by not having enough hard drive space to install the
Windows updates that Boot Camp is trying to install. Make sure you’ve got at least 16GB of space free for the updates.

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Daniel Evans
July 5, 2022 at 3:45 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7073)

I think they changed the boot camp software with an update. Possibly maybe. Cause it doesn’t work for me either.

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LYC
August 28, 2022 at 10:16 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7517)

I used the method on my IMAC 1 month ago smoothly but occurred the same error yesterday on on MBA. Both macOS were upgraded recently. I guess Apple is
forbidding people to install Win11 to prevent them from further installation error.

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Bohdan
June 6, 2022 at 12:33 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6998)

How are you supposed to press F10 on a touch-bar Mac? The bar is disabled during the setup…

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Jackson
June 30, 2022 at 7:37 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-7068)

I had to plug in an external keyboard to press F10.

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Muaadh Azeez
May 30, 2022 at 5:04 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6986)

Could you elaberate on the final step.

shoup you make seperate keys and name those also labconfig?
or do you go to a di"erent location to enter those?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
May 31, 2022 at 9:48 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6990)

Yes you create separate keys for the RAMCheck and BootCheck in the same location.

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Gianni Barberi
May 20, 2022 at 1:24 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6941)

interesting, imac is set as english but before I successfully installed windows 10 in italian. What I’m trying now is English international.
Next time I’ll look into log files

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Gianni
May 18, 2022 at 7:35 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6926)

Windows cannot install files error code 0x80070070

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Gianni Barberi
May 20, 2022 at 8:06 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6937)

I receve this error installing Win11_EnglishInternational_x64v1

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
May 20, 2022 at 10:23 am (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6939)

That sounds like something related to the language settings on your Mac.

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Robert Bolstad
May 3, 2022 at 8:16 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6861)

A very informative article, many thanks. I have a question: if I purchase Windows11 on a flash drive from a retailer, do I still need to download and open the iso file on
MicroSoft’s website?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
May 4, 2022 at 3:26 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6864)

It’s likely to be in ISO format if it’s on a flash drive so probably not.

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Jacob
April 10, 2022 at 4:46 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6804)

Yeah, that will happen with Windows 11. There’s two ways to get around it, either by booting into audit mode (pressing CTRL+SHIFT+F3 in the OOBE (first time setup)),
installing Bootcamp drivers, and then using SysPrep to return to the setup, or pressing SHIFT+F10 in the setup, opening task manager by typing taskmgr, and finding and
ending the Network Connection Flow task.

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love
March 21, 2022 at 4:22 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6732)

No internet is needed. Just pick the option at the bottom without internet. Wifi option will be available after Windows installed.

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Joel Schwartz
March 5, 2022 at 5:48 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6594)

You still need to purchase a windows product key, yes?

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
March 6, 2022 at 6:27 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6597)

No, you don’t need a Windows 11 product key unless you want to customize Windows or remove the activation watermark. You can use Windows 11 for as long as you
want without a product key to activate it.

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Gareth
February 18, 2022 at 1:19 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6472)

I had a problem where it couldn’t find any wifi networks (I suspect it needs the bootcamp drivers) and it needs internet access to continue

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Alan Baker
February 8, 2022 at 12:45 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6380)

Some people DO READ. The article was disjointed in some areas and referred to another article which commented on non-Bootcamp installation, not within the main article
itself. I would have replied to the original answer earlier, but it’s just not worth it.

Why not get o" your pompous arse and write something that’s actually useful?

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Ano Nymous
February 7, 2022 at 3:40 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6375)

I love your reply. Some people just don’t read.

Bootcamp is not supported on Mac computers with Silicon chip (M1).

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Alan Baker
January 10, 2022 at 9:22 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6143)

You say that you can’t install Windows 11 on a Mac M1. That’s not true. I have it running under Parallels and apart from 2 programs, everything so far runs just fine. The best
thing about using Parallels for this that I can run Mailwasher on Windows, then flip to Mail on the Mac side and collect emails I want.
In fact the Windows side has just got me out of trouble. Trying to make a uSD disk image of Octopi and MacOS wouldn’t let me get past a not required password stage.
Rather than search for a fix, I went straight to Windows 11 and ran the same disk imager (Win version) and it worked just fine.

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MacHow2 (https://machow2.com)
January 11, 2022 at 1:18 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-6147)

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The article actually states that you can’t install Windows 11 on a Mac using Boot Camp – which is true. Boot Camp does not work with M1 Macs.
As you point out, however you can install install Windows 11 on M1 Macs (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac/) using Parallels (https://machow2.com/parallels-
review/). Thanks for sharing your experiences using it.

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Ethan Howard
September 16, 2023 at 10:21 pm (https://machow2.com/windows-11-mac-boot-camp/#comment-13365)

After getting passed the bypass TPM everything was going well until it kept saying “Why did my PC Restart” Then it says “There’s a problem that’s preventing us
from getting your PC ready to use but we think an update will help get things working again Here’s how to get the update
1. Make sure your PC is plugged in

2. If this PC uses WiFi, select Next to follow instructions to connect to a WiFi network

3. If this PC does not use We insert a network cable to connect to a wired network and select Next.

4. Once you’re connected, select Next and the update will install”

I don’t know what to do from here, please help.

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