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how to get windows 10 on mac

hi how i can get windows 10 on macbook pro 2012 with no boot camp

and no usb


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jan 24, 2022 11:22 AM

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Jan 24, 2022 11:30 AM in response to ArazPoury

Why don't you have Bootcamp? Bootcamp is built in to macOS, so you should have it by default.


Or do you mean you don't want to use Bootcamp?


If you don't want to use bootcamp, your only other option is to install Windows on a Virtualization solution such as Parallels, Vmware or VirtualBox among many others.


What exactly are you trying to accomplish?




Jan 24, 2022 1:29 PM in response to ArazPoury

You need a USB drive to generate the install media for Windows on your model of Mac. Windows can only be installed from a thumb drive to a partition on your Mac.


If you don't have a thumb drive and can't or don't want to get one, then your only other option as mentioned is to Virtualize Windows in one of the suggested applications:

Parallels, Vmware or VirtualBox among many others.

You can download Windows from Microsoft's Website, and then use one of the Virtualization options to run an instance of Windows in a window on your Mac Desktop.


Jan 31, 2022 11:04 AM in response to ArazPoury

If you mean the Windows Operating system, yes, you can install it without needing a USB drive as explained above using a Virtualization application.

See here: link-> https://osxdaily.com/2015/03/25/install-run-windows-10-mac-virtualbox-os-x/
Link-> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEL9Uw3AR9s

You can download VirtualBox from here: https://www.virtualbox.org/


Feb 1, 2022 8:27 AM in response to ArazPoury

No. You need an app that will let you run Windows 10. You cannot run Windows 10 natively on a Mac without Bootcamp or a Virtualization App. Those are the 2 options you have for running Windows.


You cannot just download and install Windows on a Mac. It's not possible. You need an additional App such as Bootcamp or a Virtualization App.




how to get windows 10 on mac

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