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title: "How do I install Windows 7/8 on a Mac?"  
description: "How do I install Windows 7/8 on a Mac?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-09-19  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50021/how-do-i-install-windows-7-8-on-a-mac  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How do I install Windows 7/8 on a Mac?

How do I [install](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12876/the-top-5-reasons-to-buy-and-install-a-tonneau-cover) [Windows](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/166/windows-api) 7/8 on a Mac?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Steps to install Windows 7/8 on a [Mac](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95839/why-are-macs-so-much-faster-than-windows-computers):**

- Check for updates on your Mac.
- Now you'll need to get the Windows support software (drivers). This software enables Windows 7 to interface with the hardware on your Mac.
- Open the Boot Camp Assistant programme. Search for **'Boot Camp Assistant'** using the magnifying glass at the top right of the screen. To open the software, select it. If you haven't already, make a backup of your hard drive. At the bottom right corner of the window, click Continue.
- Put your Windows 7 installation DVD in the drive.
- Boot Camp will partition your hard drive in order to make room for Windows 7.
- Press the Install button.
- Follow the onscreen instructions in the Windows installer until you're asked whether you want to undertake an Upgrade or Custom installation.
- Custom Installation should be chosen.
- When asked where you want to install Windows, you should say: Select the 'BOOTCAMP' partition. Then select Format, then OK.
- Finish installing and configuring Windows by following the onscreen prompts. Your Mac will automatically resume using Windows after you install the Windows programme.
- Your Mac will reboot and boot into Windows for the final time.

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