Installing Boot Camp on Your M1 Mac: A Step-by-Step Guide

Are you interested in installing Windows on your M1 Mac? While Boot Camp is not supported on M1 and M2 Macs with Apple Silicon, it's still possible to install Windows on an Intel-based Mac using Boot Camp. In this article, we'll walk you through the steps of installing Boot Camp on your M1 Mac.

Step 1: Follow the Installation Screens

To start, follow all the necessary steps on the screen while installing the OS. When selecting a drive for installing Windows, make sure to select the Boot Camp partition.

Step 2: Format the Partition

Once the partition is made, format the Boot Camp partition. Set the partition around 70GB as a new OS might take some space.

Step 3: Download Parallels and Install Windows

Once you download Parallels on your Mac, its installation assistant will grab and load up the Windows 11 ISO file for you. The M1 chip's performance chops wrap up that process in about 30 seconds.

Step 4: Create a Bootable Drive

If the Assistant asks to insert a USB, plug in a drive, and the Assistant will automatically create a bootable drive for the installation.

Step 5: Install Boot Camp Assistant

Inside Boot Camp Assistant, navigate to the Utilities section. Keep in mind that while installing Windows, you need to make sure that it is a newer version of the Operating System, as Riot has ended its support for older versions.

While Boot Camp is not supported on M1 and M2 Macs with Apple Silicon, it's still possible to install Windows on an Intel-based Mac using Boot Camp. By following these steps, you can successfully install Boot Camp on your M1 Mac and enjoy the benefits of running Windows on your Mac device.

* Boot Camp only works on Intel- based Macs.

* Boot Camp is not supported on M1 and M2 Macs with Apple Silicon.

* To switch between Windows and macOS, you have to reboot.

* Existing Mac apps will run just fine even if they haven't been upgraded to support Apple Silicon.

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