If you are on a Mac, you need the version for “OS X hosts.” VirtualBox must be installed before it can be used. Save the DMG to a location on your computer where you will be able to find it (Downloads, Desktop, etc.). What you really need is the activation key, since DVD drives are very uncommon these days.Įither way, you can install Windows without a license key, but you’ll get a nasty reminder if you don’t activate after a few weeks. If you’re not a MIIS student, you’ll need to purchase a Windows 10 Home (64-bit) license, which is available new on Amazon (search for “Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit OEM”) or a second-hand license available on eBay. This may seem like pirating, but Microsoft gives this key to all enterprise clients and it will only work if you’re on a network that is configured to grant Windows licenses anyway! You’ll probably also need to log into your school account. Go to this page and find the “Semi-Annual Channel versions” section and copy the Windows 10 Pro key. Once Windows is installed, you can go to the Activation screen in settings and change your key. Most likely, you need the 64-bit version. The file you download will be over 3GB, so get this started and move on! 2) Acquire a Windows LicenseĪs a MIIS student, once you have your school account, you can get a Windows 10 license from the network when you’re on campus or connected via the Middlebury VPN. You can now download an ISO of the installation disk directly from Microsoft.

If you have Before you do anything else, make sure your Mac is updated to the latest version of OS X your computer supports, and verify it has 8GB or more of RAM.

You should download the ARM Preview version, and probably not continue with this tutorial as it’s written for Windows 10 for Intel chips using VirtualBox. Note, if you have an M1 Mac, you need a special version of Windows that runs on ARM processors! Here’s a link to a tutorial for how install Windows 10 using Parallels on a M1 Mac. This tutorial was written for VirtualBox, since it’s free and you don’t have to reboot your computer to access Windows (this is why I don’t recommend Bootcamp, since you lose access to your Mac files and software). If you’re a Mac user, there’s no need to sell your Mac and get a Windows computer. You can use VirtualBox, Parallels or VMWare (links lead to academic versions) to run Windows on your Mac.

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