Install Windows 10 on an iMac without Bootcamp Assistant

In this video I will explain how to install Windows 10 on an Apple iMac late 2015 without using Bootcamp Assistant. This method can be used to install both only Windows on your iMac or to create a dual boot with macOS and Windows or in case you experience issues using Bootcamp Assistant.

In the video I will explain how to:
1) Create the Windows installation media and get the drivers using Brigadier
2) Partition the disk for dual boot if you want macOS and Windows to co-exist
3) Install Windows 10
4) Install the necessary drivers and updates
5) Explain how to switch between Windows and macOS and choose which one to boot by default.

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[ScientificJuvenile]

My old MacBook pro which was collecting dust has been repurposed for my son who needs it for engineering because of this video, you are the g.o.a.t. man, keep up the good work!

[Dj_Lanno]

After straggling with windows installation for eons finally you’ve rescued me. Thanks bro 🤜🏾

[bigbritx]

Most concise and simplest process I've found yet to install Windows on a Mac without the Mac OS. Worked the first time. Thank you!

[micdev]

Thanks very much for this comprehensive and clear video. Really excellent. I've just installed Win 10 Pro on my MacBook Pro 2016 and banished bootcamp forever!

[TheRoadTaken]

This process was by far the easiest way I've been able to get Windows loaded. I only needed Windows to run an older version of Photoshop since various versions of photoshop do not work on Mac. This was a simple way to accomplish this. For whatever reason, I couldn't get Boot Camp Assistant to complete, it'd fail at various spots but your video resolved that. I wish I'd found it sooner rather than spending several hours. I've never had issues with BCA before today so I'm a little shocked but glad it was an easy resolution.

I had installed VMWare Fusion to run windows as a VM but performance took a hit (of course). That said, sometimes I need windows just for a few minutes so rather than doing a full reboot into the Windows OS, I'll launch VMWare Fusion where I have VMWare setup to run Bootcamp partition as a VM. If I'm going to be working for a few hours in Photoshop, I'll do a full reboot to take advantage of all of the hardware. Best of both worlds!

[silogaming]

Your video was so helpful! I’ve been trying for almost a week now, but I kept on getting an error on Bootcamp, so thank you for the guide to install Windows without Bootcamp! Now I can finally play Windows games on my Mac :)

[alinnegru]

Bro.... following your video I just finish to install Windows 11 Pro with no TPM and minimum RAM restriction on IMac 27" from 2011. I have a lot of experience with windows install but just a little bit with IOS. You are good. Cheers bro. Your video and you are the best. :)

[giovannyperez]

Worked perfectly on a 2012 MacBook Pro. Thank you very much!

[thekakashi]

The only tutorial that saved me, thank you brother, running catalina and windows 10 on macbook pro 2009

[lovemadeinjapan]

Great info! Bootcamp utility is rotten to the bone, as if Apple does not want you to use Windows, I always have the actual install option greyed out with that. So skip it and use this tutorial.
I found Rufus to be the preferable way to burn the disc, not Media Creation Tool, as it allows you to store the ISO on some external disk and create installation drives over and over again, not depending on a download for every USB stick creation.
Second: Brigadier does not download to the location of Brigadier, but to the user home folder, and the outcome is a DMG, so you have to mount that on a mac and drag the contents to a USB drive.

[hihi-kghj]

Everything worked but when I got to the part where you install the setup on boot camp it says that it is not supported by my version or something like that. Also idk if its because of that or not but if I turn it off and then turn it back on it goes to automatic repair so the only way I can use it is if I download windows from my USB again

[dertwerst]

How awesome to know there's an alternative to the Bootcamp Assistant! I have an old 2011 iMac with a built-in optical drive, and BCA forces me to install Windows via that drive instead of USB media or an external ODD, which is a big problem because that I found out that drive was broken last time I needed to do a clean install, and now the one that I replaced it with is also broken despite not being used (supposedly these drives just aren't meant to be oriented vertically). Such difficulties with Bootcamp over the years have made me really hate Apple. Anyway, thank you very much!

[tameroz]

Thank you this works. Just a quick note. I installed Windows directly (via USB) by cleaning the whole disk and took me a long time to figure it out and I found your video. Then my challenge was finding the Mac Identifier and done that via Apple Site with the S/N under the Macbook Air.
This is why i would never use an Apple Product. Eveything must be difficult for the rest of the World!

Cheers mate.

[jiadongzhang]

Thank you so much for this. I had worked on this for a few days and now finally solved. Really Good.

[thutong]

I downloaded all drivers and window updates but the audio doesn’t work. Device manager and audio test seem to be working but there’s no sound coming out. Pls help 😢

[samuelribeiro]

Thank you for sharing this process with us. It was really helpful!
Just installed W11 on MacBook Pro 2013 :)

[Ahmadhammash]

Im running MacOS 10.13, and whenever I try to install homebrew through terminal an error pops up. I thought it was a typo so I checked myself a couple of times and it’s not. Can you help please? Also I’m using an iMac late 2011 so I can’t update the OS to a later software than High Sierra.

I should mention also that I tried to make bootable USB through windows 10 using brigadier and whenever I enter the model name which is iMac 12, 1 it wouldn’t download any files from the command prompt

[GavinSchumaker]

Good video - very helpful for re-purposing my old mid-2011 iMac

[manishachauhan]

Thank u very much bro my I reseted my mac and can't reinstall os x so I try windows and your video help me a lot
Life saver bro I was in frustration for the last few days❤❤❤

[vampadonut]

Abolutely thumbs up and subscribe !
I am finally able to use my old MacPro with windows and MacOS. Thank you very much !