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Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

You can have Windows 10 natively working on your Mac Pro via Apple Boot Camp, just like on a PC.

 

We will be installing using Apple Boot Camp assistant utility, directly from the latest macOS Tahoe 26. This will bring full functionality to the Apple Studio Display, as well as Apple Pro Display XDR with sound, microphone and webcam working. Also all new Apple branded devices, like Magic Trackpad with Precision Touchpad support and Magic Mouse would work perfectly.

 

Make sure no external drives are connected (either USB or NVMe) during installation. They can be replugged back post the installation, otherwise Boot Camp assistant would not allow Windows to be installed.

 

Windows 10 needs to be installed on a separate partition of your internal drive.

 

No USB flash drive or DVD drive is needed for the installation.

 

Step 1

Open a following page https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10iso in any web browser e.g. Safari.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 2

Choose Windows 10 (multi-edition ISO) from the dropdown list and click Confirm button.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 3

Now select product language from the dropdown list e.g. English (United States) and again click Confirm button.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 4

Click 64-bit Download button. This will download about 6.14 GB ISO file with Windows 10 installer directly to your Downloads folder.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 5

Now it's time to launch Boot Camp assistant utility. In Finder menu choose Go, then choose Utilities.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 6

Double-click Boot Camp Assistant icon to launch it.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 7

Click Continue button.

 

 

Step 8

Here you need to resize your current macOS partition, so Windows 10 would fit. Minimum size is 45 GB, but we recommend at least 100 GB as it cannot be adjusted in future.

 

Move the dot between partitions to set proper size you wish.

 

Finally, click Install button to start the installation.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 9

The assistant will download all the drivers needed for Windows 10 directly from Apple's servers. It will take a few minutes to complete depending on your Internet connection speed. Then they will be saved on your new Windows partition.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019) 

 

 

Step 10

In the next step, the installer would partition the drive by shrinking current macOS partition and copy Windows installer files onto it.

 

It might take a while to complete this process depending on the size of your disk and amount of data.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 11

Finally, it will save Boot Camp assistant on your new Windows partition, so it could be launched post Windows 10 installation.


As soon it's finished, your computer would be automatically restarted.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 12

Choose your language to install, time, currency and keyboard layout and click Next button.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 13

Enter your Windows 10 product key and click Next button. If you don't have it yet, simply click I don't have a product key. You will be able to enter your Windows 10 product key later and activate Windows.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 14

If you haven't entered your Windows 10 product key, please choose a Windows version you plan to buy and click Next button to continue.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 15

Read the licence terms, then check the checkbox I accept the licence terms and click Next button to continue.

 
Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 16

Installation would be started right away. Installing Windows will take around 10-20 minutes.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 17

Wait a few seconds for automatic restart, or click Restart now button, if you don't like to wait.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 18

Now answer all installer questions, starting with region, and you will be presented with Windows 10 desktop.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 19

Apple Boot Camp assistant will start automatically. Click Next button to continue.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 20

Read the licence agreement and click radio button next to "I accept the terms in the licence agreement" and then Install button to start the installation.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 21

It will take several minutes to install all drivers and Apple Boot Camp software. Please note, your screen might go on and off during this time.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 22

Make sure Restart System (Recommended) checkbox is checked and click Finish button to restart the computer.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 23

Now we need to update Apple Boot Camp software to much newer version 6.1.14. Also, there is some important Wi-Fi module security update, that's need to be installed.

 

Click Start menu, search for Apple Software Update and click on it to run it.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 24

Make sure both Boot Camp Update 6.1.13 and Boot Camp Update 6.1.14 are selected, and click Install 2 items button to continue.

 

WARNING: If you have an old Apple Cinema HD Display uncheck Boot Camp Update 6.1.14 update, so it won't get installed, otherwise brightness overlay would stop working.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 25

Click Yes button to restart the computer.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 26

After restart please run Apple Software Update again, so you can update Boot Camp to the latest version.

 

Make sure both Boot Camp Update 6.1.18 and Boot Camp Update 6.1.19 are selected, and click Install 2 items button to continue.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 27

Again, click Yes button to restart the computer.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 28

Now it's time to update AMD graphics driver to the latest version containing all security updates.

 

Open a following website in Microsoft Edge: https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/release-notes/Apple-Boot-Camp.html

 

Click Download link in the first line to download drivers for Mac Pro (2019).

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 29

In browser Downloads section click Show in folder icon.

 

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 30

Right-click the downloaded zip file and choose Extract All.. option from the context menu to extract the archive.

 

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 31

Double-click the extracted folder to open it.

 

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 32

Double-click Setup.exe file to run driver installer.

 

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 33

Leave all options as is and click Install button to start the installation.

 

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 34

Installing the driver would take around 3 minutes to complete.

 

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 35

Leave the Launch AMD Radeon Pro Software checkbox checked and click Finish button to finish the driver installation.

 

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 36

Here you can change all your AMD MPX graphics module options if needed.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 37

Now you can test if the Boot Camp application itself is working properly.

 

Apple Boot Camp is located in the system tray. You need to click gray triangle icon in your tray (sometimes you need to click an arrow to reveal all tray icons).

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 38

Now select Boot Camp Control Panel... option from the context menu.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 39

Here you can select the default drive to boot the computer from. It could be either any macOS partition or Windows partition.

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)

 

 

Step 40

If you have an Apple Studio Display or Apple Pro Display XDR you should now see dimming slider and automatic brightness checkbox. Also there are presets to choose from.

 

Please note, brightness control only works on default Apple Display (P3-600 nits) preset.

 

That's it. Enjoy!

Installing Windows 10 on Mac Pro 7,1 (2019)