Setting up Windows as an alternative to OS X

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Sket
Junior Member

12-09-2023, 04:30 PM

Recently I faced issues with my MacBook and wanted to wipe everything and reinstall, but something went wrong and now the hard drive isn’t working in the laptop. My plan was to install a fresh OS version from my PC and then reinstall it inside. A thought came to mind: could I instead run Windows on it? I’m wondering if that’s feasible from a hardware standpoint or if Apple has restrictions in place.

Sket

12-09-2023, 04:30 PM #1

ForEvigt
Member

108

12-09-2023, 04:46 PM

ForEvigt

12-09-2023, 04:46 PM #2

Tomhug83
Member

12-09-2023, 06:41 PM

I believe it's possible. Just start the USB and install. (probably not 100%) I understand you could use BootCamp, though I think it needs OSx to be active.

Tomhug83

12-09-2023, 06:41 PM #3

I believe it's possible. Just start the USB and install. (probably not 100%) I understand you could use BootCamp, though I think it needs OSx to be active.

FuzzyMug
Senior Member

476

12-11-2023, 12:06 PM

I think the opposite is true—Mac supports only certain devices, while Windows can run on almost everything. I’ve started Windows 95 on my HTC One X; it ran slowly and it took around 20 minutes to even appear on the screen, but it functioned.

FuzzyMug

12-11-2023, 12:06 PM #4