Boot Camp Windows 10 Support Is Here

Apple has updated Boot Camp, its utility that allows Windows to run on a Mac, to support Windows 10, two weeks after Microsoft launched its latest OS.

Of course, you’ll need an authentic copy of Windows 10 to make this work, though if you’re already using Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 through your Mac you can make use of Microsoft’s free upgrade offer through that.

Apple reminded users that only Macs with Intel processors work with Boot Camp, a requirement since the multi-boot utility debuted in 2006. It also looks like it’ll only be supporting the 64 bit version of Windows 10. The Boot Camp update will also fix any issues users may have had with the in-built SD card reader, which previously has some problems on the Windows 10 Preview.

Boot Camp now supports Windows 10 on 64-bit Macs and includes drivers for USB 3 on recent Mac machines as well as the lone USB Type-C port on the 12-inch MacBook.

Boot Camp 6 is only available on select Mac Pro, Mac mini, iMac, Macbook Pro, and MacBook Air computers dating back to mid 2012. Apple’s support document covers the instructions for either performing a fresh install of Windows 10 or an upgrade from a previous version of Microsoft’s OS. That gives Windows its own slice of real estate so you can use it without having to shut down your Mac OS, reboot or maintain a dual-boot scenario.

The support document explains how to install a new version of Windows 10 as well as update from earlier 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.