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Open Terminal and execute the command below. Before committing any changes, let’s first make a backup of the file just in case.

To make the modifications to modernize Boot Camp, you’ll need to edit the. Make a note of the Model Identifier and Boot ROM Version and save these for the next section ( Figure A).ġ. Open System Report, Applications | Utilities | System Information.appĢ. With a few well-placed edits, you can force Boot Camp to evolve with the times. Users with older gear to even recently released MacBook Pros and iMacs are denied using a USB flash drive, though every Apple computer made since Boot Camp‘s inception in 2006 has had at least one usable USB port. Unfortunately, the process of installing Windows on a Mac is still stuck in the dark ages for all users except those running the newest hardware that does not require optical media.

One of the great features of using a Mac in recent times has been the ability to install Windows and some other operating systems and use applications written for them without any boundaries. Tired of burning DVDs to install Windows 7 or later in Boot Camp? If so, with a bit of editing, you can get it to use USB flash drives instead. If you are having an issue with BootCamp, you can try this method with the terminal.ġ.How to edit Boot Camp to install Windows from a USB flash drive Creating Windows 10 USB Installer Via Terminal In this case, you can stop Bootcamp and follow the instruction here to fix the support software issue. Note: if you have not upgraded to BootCamp 6, you might face the issue that “saving windows support software” is stuck and not moving. You can now use it to install Windows 10 on any PC. Once the installation is done, you will find a newly-mounted USB drive named WININSTALL in your Finder. Click “Continue” to proceed.īootcamp will then proceed to create the USB installer. A prompt will appear to inform you that the drive will be erased. Select the Windows 10 ISO file that you have previously downloaded and set the Destination disk to your USB drive.ĥ. Leave the last checkbox (install or remove Windows 7 or later version) unchecked.Ĥ. On the next screen, make sure the checkboxes beside “Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk” and “Download the latest Windows support software from Apple” are checked.

In BootCamp Assistant, click “Continue.”ģ. In your Mac, open LaunchPad and type “bootcamp.” Select and open “BootCamp Assistant.”Ģ. Creating Windows 10 USB Installer Via Bootcampġ. All the data in the USB drive will be wiped.

The following instructions require you to have a USB drive of minimum 8GB. Lastly, select the “64-bit download” link to download the 64-bit ISO file. Select “Windows 10” from the drop-down menu, and then select the language. To download the Windows 10 ISO file, you just have to visit this Microsoft site on your Mac.