How to Install Windows on a Mac

Mac memory and drive space requirements

• You need at least 4 GB of RAM (memory) to run Bootcamp and 8 GB to run a virtual machine
• You need at least 75gb of free drive space (more more be needed depending on the number and size of Windows applications.

Note: Windows will not run on a flash/USB drive. If you don't have enough free drive space, you will need to either free up space or find a different computer.

Where to get the software

• Windows 10 - visit UA's webstore via this link: https://oit.ua.edu/software/windows-10-education/ and click on the Microsoft tab.
• VMware Fusion - visit the same webstore: https://oit.ua.edu/software/windows-10-education/ and click on the VMware tab and select the latest version of Fusion.
• Bootcamp - built into MacOS. Look in Applications, Utilities for the Bootcamp Assistant.