Question: Where can I find information on installing Windows 10 in Mac OS 10.12 Sierra / 10.13 High Sierra/ 10.14 Mojave? Answer: Contents.
Importantly, VirtualBox costs free and works excellent regarding virtual machines. It has integrated essentially everything you’ll need in a real system. Setting up your Mac. Ultimately, you’ll be in the latest macOS Mojave 10.13 right into your Windows. Just to let you know for settings or switching.
Which Program: VirtualBox (Recommended), Bootcamp, or Parallels. VirtualBox (Recommended): 4Help's Get Connected program highly encourages the use of a VirtualBox image, when possible. The advantages are that is an easy process, and the VirtualBox software is free. The longest part of the process will be downloading the image, which is about 7 GB. The image will be available for all students that purchased their Undergraduate Software Bundle. Apple Bootcamp is a built-in utility included with Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard) and above which allows you to boot to either Mac OS or Windows. Boot Camp Assistant is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
It helps you set up a Windows partition on your computer's hard disk and then start the installation of your Windows software. To complete the Boot Camp installation, you install Boot Camp drivers to enable Windows on your Mac. After installing Windows and the Boot Camp drivers, you can start up your Mac in either Windows or Mac OS. When booted into Windows, the operating system has full use of your resources so performance is optimal. The advantages of Bootcamp are full access to the computer hardware, runs Windows just like a PC, can run memory or processor intensive programs, and it is available at no charge because it is built-in to Mac OS. The disadvantage is that you must restart your computer to switch between Windows and Mac OS.
For further information about Boot Camp, see. Parallels Desktop for Mac is a software which allows you to run Windows and Mac OS simultaneously. Parallels is available for purchase at the University Bookstore with academic pricing of around $80. Memory is split between the operating systems, so we recommend that your computer have at least 4 GB of memory for optimal performance.
Parallels will run on any Intel-based Apple computer. The advantages are there is no need to restart, it runs Windows while still in Mac OS, Coherence Mode makes Windows programs behave like Mac OS applications, and you can set file types to open using Windows programs. The disadvantages are running two operating systems at the same time can slow down your computer, you will be unable to run memory intensive programs, and the Parallels software is not free.
For further information about Parallels please see:. To Configure and Use VirtualBox. Download and install the VirtualBox application.
Click the OS X hosts link. A.dmg file will automatically start downloading.
When the download is complete, double-click the.dmg file that you just downloaded. Right-click the VirtualBox.pkg icon. Select Open. Click the Open button. Click the Continue button. Click the Install button.
When the installation is complete, click the Close button. Download the pre-made virtual machine from Virginia Tech. Go to the Web page. If the page appears dark with text overlaid, click the page to dismiss the overlaid text. If any OneCampus announcements pop-up, after reading the text, click the appropriate button to dismiss the pop-up.
To the right of the OneCampus logo, in the What would you like to do? Search box, type: software.
On the keyboard, press the Enter or Return key. Click the Network Software task icon. If prompted, type your credentials. In the Username text box, type your VT Username, which is the first part of your @vt.edu email address. (If you do not know your VT Username, follow the instructions at.). In the Password text box, type your VT Username passphrase.
(If you forgot your passphrase, follow the instructions at.). Click the Login button.
Follow the on-screen instructions to either:. Enroll in, or. If you have previously enrolled in 2-factor authentication, complete authentication with your second factor. (For more information and instructions on 2-factor, see the Web site.). Click the Virtual Software link. Click the Virtual Machine Windows 10 Education with Office 365 for VirtualBox link.
After carefully reading the agreements, place a check in each check box. Click the Accept Agreement button.
Click the Download Virtual Machine Windows 10 Education (1703) with Office 365 for VirtualBox - windows10-1703office365smr2017.ova link. The download will automatically start.
Wait while the file is downloaded. This can take about 30 minutes. When the download is complete, start VirtualBox.
Import the downloaded virtual machine into VirtualBox. From the File drop-down list, select Import Appliance. Select the windows10-1703-office365-smr2017.ova file that you just downloaded. Click the Continue button.
Click the Import button. Wait while the import happens. This can take about 30 minutes.
When the import is complete, select Win 10 with Office (64-bit). Click the Start button to launch the virtual machine.
A small window will open in the top-right of the screen. The first five times this virtual machine is booted up, it will prompt to set up Google Drive which we HIGHLY recommend in case anything goes wrong with the virtual machine.
You may view the Windows virtual machine in full screen mode by clicking the green button in the top-left. To exit full screen mode, on the keyboard, press Command + F.
To turn off the virtual machine, click the red X in the top-left corner, and select Power off the machine. To Configure and Use Bootcamp. Download a copy of Windows.
Go to the Web page. If the page appears dark with text overlaid, click the page to dismiss the overlaid text. If any OneCampus announcements pop-up, after reading the text, click the appropriate button to dismiss the pop-up. To the right of the OneCampus logo, in the What would you like to do? Search box, type: software.
On the keyboard, press the Enter or Return key. Click the Network Software task icon. If prompted, type your credentials. In the Username text box, type your VT Username, which is the first part of your @vt.edu email address. (If you do not know your VT Username, follow the instructions at.). In the Password text box, type your VT Username passphrase. (If you forgot your passphrase, follow the instructions at.).
Click the Login button. Follow the on-screen instructions to either:. Enroll in, or. If you have previously enrolled in 2-factor authentication, complete authentication with your second factor.
(For more information and instructions on 2-factor, see the Web site.). Click the Microsoft Windows Software link to expand the category. If you do not see any Microsoft Windows links, then you need to buy Microsoft Windows 8 from Virginia Tech. Save the license key that comes with the DVD. Click the Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update1 Enterprise 64-bit ISO link. After reading the license agreement, place a check in each of the check boxes.
Click the Accept Agreement button. Important: Print or record the license key for your records. You will need this key later to complete activation. Click the Continue button. If prompted, choose to save the file to your computer.
Burn the ISO file to a DVD. (If you purchased a DVD of Windows, skip this step, because you already have Windows on a DVD.). Insert a blank DVD into your computer. In Finder, from the Go drop-down list, select Utilities. Double-click the Disk Utility icon.
In the left pane, select the ISO file. Near the top of the window, click the Burn icon. When prompted to confirm, click the Burn button.
Run Bootcamp Assistant and install Windows by following all of the instructions in the following PDF from Apple:. Active Windows with Microsoft.
Start Windows. Connect to the internet. Click the Start button. Type: slui 3. As you type, results will appear and change. Select slui 3. In the Product key text box, type the license key that you obtained earlier either from Network Software or from the papers that came with your DVD.
After you type the last character of the license key, Windows will automatically send the activation key. Follow the on-screen instructions and prompts to complete the activation.
Video Tutorial for Bootcamp To Configure and Use Parallels. Download a copy of Windows. Go to the Web page. If the page appears dark with text overlaid, click the page to dismiss the overlaid text. If any OneCampus announcements pop-up, after reading the text, click the appropriate button to dismiss the pop-up. To the right of the OneCampus logo, in the What would you like to do? Search box, type: software.
On the keyboard, press the Enter or Return key. Click the Network Software task icon. If prompted, type your credentials. In the Username text box, type your VT Username, which is the first part of your @vt.edu email address. (If you do not know your VT Username, follow the instructions at.).
In the Password text box, type your VT Username passphrase. (If you forgot your passphrase, follow the instructions at.). Click the Login button. Follow the on-screen instructions to either:. Enroll in, or. If you have previously enrolled in 2-factor authentication, complete authentication with your second factor.
(For more information and instructions on 2-factor, see the Web site.). From the list that appears click the Virtual Software link to expand the category. If you do not see the link, then you need to buy Microsoft Windows 10 from Virginia Tech. Save the license key that comes with the DVD.
Click the Virtual Machine Windows 10 Education with Office for Parallels link. After reading the license agreement, place a check in each of the check boxes. Click the Accept Agreement button. Click the Download Virtual Machine Windows 10 Education with Office for Parallels - windows10parallelsoffice365.pvm.zip link.
If prompted, choose to save the file to your computer. Install Parallels in Mac OS by following the instructions at the page.
Use Parallels to install Windows by following the instructions at the page. Active Windows with Microsoft.
Start Windows. Connect to the internet. Click the Start button. Type: slui 3. As you type, results will appear and change. Select slui 3. In the Product key text box, type the license key that you obtained earlier either from Network Software or from the papers that came with your DVD.
After you type the last character of the license key, Windows will automatically send the activation key. Follow the on-screen instructions and prompts to complete the activation. Video Tutorial for Parallels.
Runs almost any Intel-based guest system. Can run on Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris host systems. Drag-and-drop and shared clipboard between host and guest systems. Cons Clumsy interface. Slower and less stable than commercial alternatives in testing. Buggy drag-and-drop functionality.
No automatic printing to printers installed on host system. Bottom Line VirtualBox is a free, powerful virtualization utility that runs a vast range of Intel-based guest OSes, but it has some rough edges and lacks features offered by the commercial competition.
Oracle's VM VirtualBox is a free app that does most of the things commercial virtualization apps like, and can do. Like them, VirtualBox runs almost any version of Windows, Linux, and most other Intel-based operating systems on a Mac, Windows, or Linux desktop. Unlike those paid apps, VirtualBox has one major advantage. That doesn't, however, mean that anyone who needs virtualization should make it their automatic first choice, however. The Cost of Free Software In the case of VirtualBox, at least, you get what you (don't) pay for.
Most of the features that make Fusion and Parallels worth the money aren't available in VirtualBox. VirtualBox can't print automatically to the host system's printer. It requires you to perform manual setups of integration features that commercial apps perform automatically. It's fussy and unreliable when you try to drag and drop files between the host OS X system and the guest Windows and Linux system. The VirtualBox website has an extensive page with suggestions for debugging drag-and-drop problems, which is helpful, but it also says a lot about what it's like to use the software.
If you want to use a virtual guest system for testing or gaming, then VirtualBox is all you need. But if you want to use a Windows app for getting work done on your Mac, pull out your wallet and buy a commercial app. Getting Started With VirtualBox VirtualBox isn't nearly as automated as its commercial rivals, but it isn't hard for moderately experienced users to navigate. You'll need an installation ISO or DMG file for, Linux, or any other OS that you want to install.
Supported OSes include all flavors of Windows, many flavors of Linux, BSD and Oracle's Solaris and JRocketVE, plus, BlackBerry's QNX, and long-in-the-tooth systems like DOS, Netware, and OS/2. If you hunt for instructions online, you can even install Openstep, one of the ancestors of OS X. And I successfully imported virtual machines created by VMware, though the procedure wasn't intuitive, and I had to uninstall the VMware drivers from the virtual machine first. Highly Customizable As in Parallels or Fusion, you can install a virtual Windows, Linux, or other guest system by following a wizard, and you can use an advanced dialog to specify dozens of custom settings. Unlike Fusion and Parallels, VirtualBox disables its host-guest integration features by default. You have to track them down in the settings menu to switch them on. That menu gives you fine-tuned control over shared clipboard and drag-and-drop features, so you can specify whether these features operate only from host to guest, guest to host, or both ways.
You can also fine-tune exactly what items appear on VirtualBox's main menu. That's a level of customization offered by few apps of any kind.
Speedy but Clunky In my informal tests under OS X, VirtualBox was fast enough when booting and running applications, though not as speedy as its commercial rivals. With features such as on-the-fly screen resizing it's notably awkward where its rivals are smooth. When you resize a Windows guest by dragging its window border, the guest desktop briefly looks jagged and distorted. It's something like the effect of an overheating video card on a real system. Parallels and Fusion, in contrast, resize the guest window smoothly.
It's only an aesthetic flaw, but it typifies VirtualBox's occasional rough edges. Like its rivals, VirtualBox offers a feature that runs a Windows application in a single window, but implements it in a notably clunky way. The commercial apps display the Windows app as an OS X-style window. In contrast, VirtualBox merely crops the visibility of the Windows desktop so that a thin frame of the Windows desktop remains visible around the Windows app, and more of the Windows desktop becomes visible when you drag the edge of the frame.
The whole effect is amateurish and distracting. You Have Options If you want a no-cost method of running Linux under OS X, you may find the free version of more appealing, and Veertu conveniently lets you download multiple Linux flavors from inside the app. And, if you want more features, you've got an upgrade path to the $39.99 version (which is an in-app purchase). No such option exists with VirtualBox.
Unlike VirtualBox, whose interface feels like a throwback to older, hacker-friendly software, Veertu has a modern, minimalist interface designed to work with a minimum of fuss. I haven't mentioned another free virtualization option for running some Windows software on the Mac: Urge Software's. It doesn't run a full Windows system like VirtualBox, Veertu, Fusion, or Parallels. Instead it uses the open-source WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator) software as an environment for running Windows apps. Wineskin Winery can be tricky to set up, however, and doesn't work well with complex apps.
But if all you want to do is run a few simple apps or games and you don't want to spend a lot of money, Wineskin Winery may be a good choice. Fusion and Parallels both support corporate and enterprise users with remote management software, so it's possible to store virtual machines on a centralized server—or the cloud—and run them from desktop machines. The closest equivalent for VirtualBox is an open-source project called that describes itself as 'the poor man's' virtual infrastructure client, and provides basic client-server features, so that, for example, you can store a virtual machine on a server and access it from either your laptop or your desktop. Does the Job If you want to test or run Windows or other operating systems under OS X, VirtualBox gets the job done.
You can even use the same guest systems with VirtualBox for Windows and Linux as well as VirtualBox for OS X. If what you're looking for is no-cost virtualization that works with almost any Intel-based OS on any major platform, VirtualBox is your only choice. But you're better off paying for VMware Fusion instead for these same sorts of tasks. It provides the same broad cross-platform flexibility as VirtualBox, and adds far superior integration features, better speed, and better reliability. Editors' Choice VMware Fusion is a top Mac virtualization choice, along with Parallels Desktop, which is notably the most user-friendly virtualization software I've tested for the Mac.
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