<s>
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
Assistant	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multi	B-Operating_System
boot	I-Operating_System
utility	B-Application
included	O
with	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
macOS	B-Application
(	O
previously	O
)	O
that	O
assists	O
users	O
in	O
installing	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
on	O
Intel-based	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
utility	B-Application
guides	O
users	O
through	O
non-destructive	O
disk	B-Application
partitioning	I-Application
(	O
including	O
resizing	O
of	O
an	O
existing	O
HFS+	B-Application
or	O
APFS	B-Application
partition	B-Application
,	O
if	O
necessary	O
)	O
of	O
their	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
or	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
installation	O
of	O
Windows	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
utility	B-Application
also	O
installs	O
a	O
Windows	O
Control	O
Panel	O
applet	B-Language
for	O
selecting	O
the	O
default	O
boot	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
introduced	O
as	O
an	O
unsupported	O
beta	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
,	O
the	O
utility	B-Application
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
with	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.5	I-Application
Leopard	I-Application
and	O
has	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
subsequent	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
ever	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
supported	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
4.0	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
10.6	I-Device
Snow	I-Device
Leopard	I-Device
version	O
10.6.6	O
up	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.8	I-Operating_System
Mountain	I-Operating_System
Lion	I-Operating_System
version	O
10.8.2	O
only	O
supported	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
5.0	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
10.8	I-Operating_System
Mountain	I-Operating_System
Lion	I-Operating_System
in	O
version	O
10.8.3	O
,	O
only	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
are	O
officially	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
6.0	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
6.1	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
10.12	I-Operating_System
Sierra	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
,	O
will	O
only	O
accept	O
new	O
installations	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
later	O
;	O
this	O
requirement	O
was	O
upgraded	O
to	O
requiring	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
for	O
macOS	B-Device
10.14	I-Device
Mojave	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
11	O
(	O
only	O
Windows	B-Application
Insider	I-Application
builds	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
publicly	O
available	O
ARM	B-Architecture
builds	O
of	O
Windows	O
)	O
through	O
the	O
QEMU	B-Application
emulator	B-Application
and	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
virtualization	B-General_Concept
software	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
allows	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Setting	O
up	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
Mac	O
requires	O
an	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
provided	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
combines	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
with	O
install	O
scripts	O
to	O
load	O
hardware	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
for	O
the	O
targeted	O
Mac	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
currently	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
Macs	O
dated	O
mid-2012	O
or	O
newer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Device
Silicon	I-Device
is	O
not	O
supported	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
supports	O
ARM64	O
,	O
the	O
ARM64	O
version	O
is	O
only	O
licensed	O
to	O
OEMs	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
M1/M2	O
drivers	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
cannot	O
run	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
Silicon	I-Device
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
down	O
the	O
option	B-Device
key	I-Device
( ⌥	O
)	O
at	O
startup	O
brings	O
up	O
the	O
boot	B-Application
manager	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
to	O
start	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
a	O
non-Apple	O
keyboard	O
,	O
the	O
alt	B-Device
key	I-Device
usually	O
performs	O
the	O
same	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boot	B-Application
manager	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
launched	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
"	O
menu	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
at	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
older	O
Macs	O
,	O
its	O
functionality	O
relies	O
on	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
emulation	B-Application
through	O
EFI	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
partition	B-Application
table	O
information	O
synchronization	O
mechanism	O
between	O
GPT	B-Application
and	O
MBR	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
newer	O
Macs	O
,	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
keeps	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
as	O
a	O
GPT	B-Application
so	O
that	O
Windows	O
is	O
installed	O
and	O
booted	O
in	O
UEFI	B-Architecture
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
system	O
requirements	O
lists	O
the	O
following	O
requirements	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Mountain	I-Operating_System
Lion	I-Operating_System
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
lists	O
the	O
following	O
requirements	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.5	I-Application
Leopard	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
10.6	I-Device
Snow	I-Device
Leopard	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Intel-based	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
computer	O
with	O
the	O
latest	O
firmware	B-Application
(	O
Early	O
Intel-based	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
computers	O
require	O
an	O
EFI	B-Architecture
firmware	B-Application
update	O
for	O
BIOS	B-Operating_System
compatibility	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
:	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
,	O
the	O
earliest	O
Macintosh	O
models	O
that	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
are	O
the	O
mid-2011	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
,	O
13-inch-mid-2011	O
or	O
15	O
and	O
17-inch-mid-2010	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
mid-2011	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
21-inch-mid-2011	O
or	O
27-inch-mid-2010	O
iMac	B-Device
,	O
and	O
early	O
2009	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
running	O
the	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
with	O
a	O
compatible	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
setup	O
disc	O
in	O
the	O
drive	O
and	O
switching	O
to	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
disc	O
when	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
reboots	O
the	O
machine	O
to	O
begin	O
installing	O
Windows	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
older	O
unsupported	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
also	O
work	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
will	O
only	O
help	O
the	O
user	O
partition	B-Application
their	O
disk	O
if	O
they	O
currently	O
have	O
only	O
a	O
primary	O
HFS	B-Application
partition	B-Application
,	O
an	O
EFI	B-Device
System	I-Device
Partition	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
Recovery	O
Partition	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
maintain	O
an	O
additional	O
storage	O
partition	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
workaround	O
has	O
been	O
discovered	O
that	O
involves	O
interrupting	O
the	O
standard	O
procedure	O
after	O
creating	O
the	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
partition	B-Application
,	O
resizing	O
the	O
primary	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
partition	B-Application
and	O
creating	O
a	O
third	O
partition	B-Application
in	O
the	O
now	O
available	O
space	O
,	O
then	O
continuing	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
install	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
to	O
the	O
partition	B-Application
table	O
after	O
Windows	O
is	O
installed	O
are	O
officially	O
unsupported	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
third-party	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
does	O
not	O
help	O
users	O
install	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
provide	O
drivers	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
methods	O
for	O
dual-booting	B-Operating_System
with	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
Mac	O
rely	O
on	O
manual	O
disk	B-Application
partitioning	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
EFI	B-Architecture
boot	B-Application
manager	I-Application
such	O
as	O
rEFInd	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Macs	O
transitioning	O
to	O
Thunderbolt	O
3	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
does	O
not	O
currently	O
support	O
running	O
Windows	O
with	O
a	O
Thunderbolt	O
3-powered	O
External	O
GPU	O
(	O
eGPU	O
)	O
unit	O
under	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
High	I-Operating_System
Sierra	I-Operating_System
,	O
macOS	B-Device
Mojave	I-Device
or	O
macOS	B-Device
Catalina	I-Device
.	O
</s>
