Q: Bootcamp usb option not available

I have an iMac mid 2011 running OS Sierra, when i try to install windows via bootcamp assistant the option to use a usb is not there. My other macbook running the exact same software had the usb option.

It is asking me to insert a windows 7 install disk which i do not have, however i have a windows 10 usb that i purchased from the microsoft store. I believe one solution is to burn a windows 7 iso onto a disk and proceed to install windows 7 then upgrade to windows 10 after.

Is there anyway to get windows 10 onto this machine without having to use a disk first or is that my only option?

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Posted on Aug 11, 2016 11:28 AM

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Loner T Aug 11, 2016 2:45 PM in response to LENONVirus99
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Aug 11, 2016 2:45 PM in response to LENONVirus99

A 2011 Mac does not support W10 as noted in Use Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp - Apple Support , but it is possible to install W7/W8.1 and upgrade to W10 in-place.

Macs with built-in optical drives prior to 2012 do not support USB installation correctly. Install W7/W8.1 using a physical DVD (burned from an ISO from Microsoft) and then upgrade to W10.
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BobTheFisherman Aug 11, 2016 2:46 PM in response to LENONVirus99
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Aug 11, 2016 2:46 PM in response to LENONVirus99

Sierra is a beta operating system and as such we can not discuss it here. Visit the beta community.
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