![]() ![]() So make sure to use an 8GB USB flash drive or larger. I tried a 1GB USB flash drive and WinToFlash completed successfully. Note: Strangely, WinToFlash won’t throw an error even if you use a USB flash drive that is too small. WinToFlash will re-format the USB flash drive using FAT32 format before copying the content over. I used the free Novicorp WinToFlash Lite utility to copy the contents of my Windows 8.1 with Update ISO file (alternatively, you can use a Windows 8.1 DVD) to the USB flash drive. Update: Instead of using the WinToFlash utility below and dealing with its browser plugin spam, use Window’s built-in DiskPart command-line utility to create a bootable USB flash drive containing the Windows Setup. (2015 Macbooks only support 64-bit Windows 8 or later.) Because Windows 8.1 setup requires 4.5GB of space, you must use an 8GB or larger USB flash drive I ended up using a spare 16GB flash drive that I had. I used my Windows 7 desktop to create a USB flash drive containing the 64-bit version of Windows 8.1 with Update. ![]() I’ve documented the steps I took below.Ĭreate a Windows 8.1 Install USB Flash Drive It turned out that for newer Macbooks, I must download the Boot Camp Support Software using the Boot Camp Assistant.Īfter I overcame the above and other issues, I was able to get a Windows 8.1 Boot Camp working. I inserted a second USB flash drive containing the latest Boot Camp Support Software I had manually downloaded from the Apple website, but Boot Camp Assistant still complained that it couldn’t be found. After that, the Boot Camp Assistant asked me for the Boot Camp Support Software (Windows drivers). I managed to create and insert a USB flash drive containing the latest Windows 8.1 with Update. I attempted to install Windows 7 using the Boot Camp Assistant, which immediately asked for a Windows 8 or later installation media to be inserted. If you have multiple internal hard drives, you can select a different hard drive from the one running macOS and create a single partition on that drive to use solely for Windows.I recently upgraded to a 2015 Macbook Pro Retina 13 inch laptop. ![]() This process may take a long time to complete (you can click the Stop button to interrupt this process).Īt the Create a Partition for Windows step, specify a partition size by dragging the divider between the macOS and Windows partitions. The Windows files are copied to the USB drive. This process may take a long time to complete (you can click the Stop button to skip this process).Īt the Select Tasks step, select all the tasks, then click Continue.Īt the Create Bootable USB Drive for Windows Installation step, choose the Windows ISO image and the USB drive, then click Continue. Older Time Machine snapshots and cached iCloud files are removed to make space for Boot Camp. The system is checked for total available disk space. On your Mac, open Boot Camp Assistant, located in /Applications/Utilities.Īt the introduction screen, click Continue. Important: If you’re using a Mac notebook computer, connect it to a power source before continuing.Ĭonnect an external USB drive or insert a flash drive into the USB port on your Mac keep it connected or inserted while you install Windows and the Windows support software.
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