Running Bootcamp On Software Is Free

Because both the Windows 10 preview and the virtualization software is free.

Using software provided by Apple, you can turn your Mac into a dual-booting computer capable of running Windows or OS X natively.

When your Mac is running Windows using Boot Camp, your Mac is a Windows PC.

In order to do this, however, Boot Camp requires you to repartition your Macs hard drive.

If something goes really wrong and this is preview software, remember its a lot easier to clean up the pieces using virtualization software than it can be if parts of your Macs hard drive gets hosed.

I plan to revisit Boot Camp support for Windows 10 after Microsoft officially releases the new version, and Ill post my results.

In the interim, though, I dont recommend using Boot Camp for Windows 10 Technical Preview.

Its a virtualization tool just like Fusion and Parallels, but it has the virtue of being free.

There are trial versions of Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion which wont make you pay a fee for a two weeks or one month, respectively, so youre welcome to try those out if you prefer.

The ISO image is, for all intents and purposes, an exact copy of a physical Windows installation disc.

You get this image from Microsoft itself by downloading it directly.

If you havent already created a Microsoft account for OneDrive or Xbox Live or the like, you can do this during registration.

You can also link the account to an existing email address to make it easier to remember and find later (much like iCloud).

Create a virtual hard drive; set the file type to VDI; and make the drive dynamically allocated.

This will create a virtual machine that will be listed in VirtualBoxs Manager.

Click on the folder icon to bring up a file browser which you can use to locate the Windows Technical Preview ISO file you downloaded.

It will ask you where you want to install Windows; the only option should be a drive with unallocated space corresponding to the virtual hard drive youve just created in VirtualBox.

After a virtual machine restart, you should soon be staring at a virtualized desktop of Windows 10, running on your Mac.

But if youre on a short budget or just want to mess around with Windows 10 prior to its release, VirtualBox and the Windows technical preview can give you what you need without setting you back any cash.

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Running Bootcamp For Free On Mac