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make a macOS usb stick with windows

So I made a post earlier about a Mac I got, and I figured out I can make a usb stick with macOS on it, but this is the first Mac I ever had, and my earlier pc has windows 10. So is there any way I can make a bootable usb stick with windows?

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Posted on Aug 16, 2023 11:15 AM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2024 1:27 AM

Frusolly wrote:

I am also a user who switched from Windows to Mac, and I faced the same need when I first tried Mac.

I used a software called UltraDMG to make a macOS bootable USB drive on my Windows 11. You only need to prepare your Windows ISO file and a USB drive, and the software will take care of the rest for you.



Aha , I had the same experience. I also successfully created a Mac installation disk on a Windows 11 using UltraDMG. Recommend it!

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Aug 20, 2023 6:00 PM in response to arch7916

Please provide the exact model of the Mac. Use the "Check Coverage" link in my earlier post to get the exact model of your Mac. We need to know the exact model in order to know which options are available to you for reinstalling macOS.


When the Mac is booting into the "utilities", is it asking for a WiFi connection & WiFi password? Does this Mac have a wired network connection when it enters the "utilities" screen? Again, this is important to know how you are actually accessing recovery mode.


May 2, 2024 8:33 PM in response to Timika199

On the first step- Can you please clarify what you mean by saying you need the "Windows ISO file", also how would I find this on the Windows website? I have an iPhone, a macbook pro (just purchased, but still had old owner's apple ID as the admin, so we were forced to factory reset, but now can't reinstall OS; hence trying to install from backup), and a pc. Currently, I'm trying to just boot from the USB, but don't have a bootable file on my USB, so I need to create one, and I'm hoping to be able to do so using my PC. Hoping there is a way without paying for the UltraDMG program...if that even works.

make a macOS usb stick with windows

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