Need help dual booting Windows 11 Pro And Mac OS ?
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Silent47Assassin
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Which platform? Mac or PC?
Ankit2306
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Windows
Follow this guide: https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/
Ankit2306
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Thanks bro , however i might be mistaken , but the guide mentions about x86 systems , is the guide applicable for x64 ..
It is applicable to x64 systems as well
Silent47Assassin
Level E
I was asking about the hardware. Looks like you have a PC and want to create a dual boot system with Hackintosh and Windows. OpenCore is probably the best options right now. Please keep few things in mind:
1. Check the GPU support list. Your options will most likely be either Intel iGPU or AMD cards.
2. Try using two physical drives to install the two OS so that you can switch between them using the UEFI boot menu. This is a cleaner option and in case something goes wrong with one of your installations, you can still work with the other without having to fix the bootloader.
3. If you are using your primary system for doing this, please make a backup before you proceed. Something like Macrium Reflect is perfect for this.
Good luck with your Hackintosh adventure!
Ankit2306
Level F
I am installing windows 11 pro with secure boot enabled on a 1tb nvme , is that something that I should be concerned of ..
Silent47Assassin
Level E
That is fine. Just make sure you install the Mac OS on another physical drive if possible.
Ankit2306
Level F
That's the issue I have only one nvme gen 4 slot , so I have to squeeze both the os there..
Running a hackintosh for 7 years now.
Secure boot is generally more pain than necessary.
What generally happens is that Windows, especially during the big updates, decides that, since secure boot is enabled, it will be the boss of the entire system. Consequently, it proceeds to overwrite all bootloaders on all disks. And you loose access to the hackintosh bootloader and now need to boot into linux to get everything in order.
Second, depending on the quality of your UEFI firmware, if you enable secure boot then UEFI will only look for the Windows bootloader in EFI (called something like mfgw.efi I think) You then have to replace that file with the opencore/clover bootloader which is subsequently replaced by Windows on the next update.
I turned off secure boot in 2018 and have lived with that setting ever since.
Caveat emptor, the firmware may have changed since then especially with modern 11th gen and 12th gen Intel platforms.
Hachune
Level E
I don't think you can unless you're willing to install both OS from the scratch. If I am not wrong, MacOS wants to format the whole HDD/SSD when doing a fresh install. So, to install both OS's on the same physical drive, you'd have to install MacOS first, I could be wrong though. Either way, I'd suggest buying a new SSD (like 120GB) for MacOS
Ankit2306
Level F
What if i instal Windows 11 first and leave half of hdd space unformatted then follow the guide as adviced by vaibhavyagnik ?????
Installing on seperate drive and same drive, both are possible and mentioned in the guide. If you want to enable secure boot on windows you have to enable secure boot version of Mac OS. This is also explained in the guide. However, it is not worth the hassle on enabling secure boot and going for windows 11. I also run a dual boot environment, and I recommend you install windows 10 without secure boot and mac os on a separate drive. This is the easiest to do and generally speaking simple is always more reliable.