Converting Mac mini to windows?

My Mac mini has a Bluetooth keyboard and when converting it to windows I got a screen that said (no bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key) but the Bluetooth keyboard won't connect and I'm stuck at this screen.

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Posted on Feb 10, 2017 10:45 PM

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Feb 11, 2017 8:30 AM in response to timothywoodworking

Since a MacMini has no CD/DVD ROM you may be able to achieve this using a Flash Drive, but why would you want to, BACK TO WINDOWS. I haven't had Windows, since I converted my XP desktop after they stopped supporting XP to Linux (Mint). And also use this Chromebook I am on now. IMO, going back to Windows would be like, bringing back the, Black Plague>>LOL LOL :-)

Feb 11, 2017 11:51 AM in response to timothywoodworking

Good news may be that you could use a Windows PC wired USB keyboard

if you happened to not have the Apple USB keyboard...


Keyboard Mappings: Using a PC Keyboard on a Macintosh:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/970299/keyboard-mappings-using-a-pc-key board-on-a-macintosh


{To run Windows on Mac you'd need to use BootCamp to create a partition and

then have an appropriate licensed compatible Windows installer; or if you may try

Parallels or 'other virtual machine software' to run PC-based applications on Mac.}


Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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