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Boot Camp Assistant is a multi boot utility included with Apple Inc.'s macOS (previously Mac OS X / OS X) that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers.
With the addition of HFS drivers into Apple's Boot Camp, it has also become possible for Macs running Windows to read (but not write) HFS partitions, without the purchase of software. Users have separated these drivers from the main Bootcamp install, and now also install on other Windows computers.
The Boot Camp software, which enables Intel-based Macs to natively run Microsoft Windows in an Apple-supported dual booting environment, is not implemented on Apple silicon-based Macs. As of late June 2020 [update] , Apple said it has "no plans to direct boot into Windows" on ARM-based Macintosh computers.
Boot Camp Assistant assists users with installing Windows on their Intel Mac using Boot Camp. [57] It does not support Macs with Apple silicon processors , as Microsoft does not have a commercial version of Windows 10 that runs on ARM-based processors.
Boot Camp allows owners of Intel-based Apple Macintosh computers to install Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10 on their Macs. The software was initially available in beta version as a download from Apple's website (which was compatible with Mac OS X version 10.4 (Tiger)), and later came bundled with Mac OS X since version 10.5 (Leopard).
On Apple Mac computers using Intel x86-64 processor architecture, the EFI system partition is initially left blank and unused for booting into macOS. [13] [14]However, the EFI system partition is used as a staging area for firmware updates [15] and for the Microsoft Windows bootloader for Mac computers configured to boot into a Windows partition using Boot Camp.
As of May 2012, Apple has only released read-only HFS+ drivers for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 as part of the Boot Camp software in Mac OS X 10.6. [32] This means users on these systems can read data on the HFS+ drive, but not write to them.
On 10 November, 2020, Apple introduced a new 13-inch MacBook Pro with two ... Apple silicon Macs do not support Boot Camp, even with ARM64 version of Windows. ...