Can I install Windows 8 on MacBook Pro?
To get Windows 8 on your Mac you need to run Boot Camp Assistant. It will turn a spare USB drive (8GB or bigger) into a bootable version of Windows 8 and partition your computer for you. All very easy.
How do I install Windows on my MacBook Pro using an external hard drive?
Select the Windows 10 ISO on your macOS desktop and click Open. Step 4: Click Virtual Machine → CD/DVD (SATA) → Connect CD/DVD to mount the Windows ISO. This will mount the Windows ISO so that you can use it to install Windows on the external SSD. Step 5: Install and run WinToUSB.
How can I install Windows on my MacBook Pro?
Apple fixed this with the retina models because they have no optical drive, meaning USB is the ONLY way to install Windows. On a retina display MacBook, the Boot Camp assistant even makes a USB flash drive for you the same as Rufus does.
Can you use boot camp assistant on a non Retina MacBook?
On a retina display MacBook, the Boot Camp assistant even makes a USB flash drive for you the same as Rufus does. However, they never backported this fix to non-retina models (and the Boot Camp assistant on non-retina models does not have the USB option).
Can a MacBook Pro boot anything other than OS X?
Non-retina display MacBooks cannot boot anything other than OS X from a USB flash drive. It’s a limitation in the firmware. Apple fixed this with the retina models because they have no optical drive, meaning USB is the ONLY way to install Windows.
How do you install Windows on a bootcamp?
Basically you use VM software, such as VMWare, pointed at your bootcamp hard drive partition (instead of to a virtual disk, which is what VM machines normally do) to install windows which makes the bootcamp partition bootable. Then you delete all of the files from the Windows partition and copy all the files from your bootable USB drive.