What's the best way to put Windows 10 on a mac

[Phil Bradburn]

As I say... I have a mac desktop computer but all my other gear is windows. I like the look of windows 10 and want it on my mac so that it boots up as a windows 10 PC. Can anyone help?

 

[xandros9]

Boot Camp and a Windows 7, 8 or 10 key. (the latter ones are probably cheaper, but then you'll have to spend more time upgrading it, etc.)

 

[Phil Bradburn]

Boot Camp and a Windows 7, 8 or 10 key. (the latter ones are probably cheaper, but then you'll have to spend more time upgrading it, etc.)

Thanks..... Can I buy a version for pc and use the code or does it have to be mac..... Assuming I can just get a code and shove it in to the necessary box online to download a mac version of windows 10?

 

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[xandros9]

Thanks..... Can I buy a version for pc and use the code or does it have to be mac..... Assuming I can just get a code and shove it in to the necessary box online to download a mac version of windows 10?

There's no Mac-specific product thing, just make sure you buy a standalone key, not an upgrade key,

 

[MDMcAtee]

What I did was buy the 8.1 disk at Best Buy, load boot camp, partition my 1 TB drive in half, loaded 8.1 on the second half, then checked all the help threads for what updates are critical to get 10 then updated 8.1 with them. Then I could get my invite icon showing and registered my computer. Then after waiting 2 days, went and upgraded via a USB drive . I didn't do a clean install on my IMac but upgraded to 10. There are several articles on here to help you get it done right.

FWIW if you have a older Mac I would advise you to make sure you have any and all drivers updated for your Mac before trying to go to 10...because some video cards are throwing errors out.

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[Phil Bradburn]

Is it possible to buy a windows 8.1 tablet and then use the windows key on the tablet to get windows 10 on my mac?

 

[xandros9]

Is it possible to buy a windows 8.1 tablet and then use the windows key on the tablet to get windows 10 on my mac?

Surely it would be cheaper to just get a key?

(and no, you can't do that. that license is for a single device: that tablet)