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Will macOS Monterey on Intel macs have bootcamp for Windows 11?
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Will macOS Monterey when it is released to the public include bootcamp for Windows 11?
Inquiring minds want to know.
I would tend to doubt it. I can’t see Apple putting in a lot of energy to get all the drivers and stuff together at this point in the Intel mac lifecycle, especially since the point of bootcamp was a lure to get people to invest in the mac ecosystem, and that ecosystem, going forward, will have no bootcamp at all.
I so not think there is much of a change as far as drivers, so I do not think it would take any effort for Apple to include bootcamp.
Any beta testers have any comments? Is there bootcamp in macOS Monterey?
Bootcamp is still available on Monterey on Intel machines.Will macOS Monterey when it is released to the public include bootcamp for Windows 11?
Inquiring minds want to know.
No macs are currently compatible with Windows 11 via bootcamp because of the TPM 2.0 requirement. I was on the Windows Insider builds as they initially allowed it to install, but they’ve since stopped pushing insider build updates on non-compatible systems. You only get security updates and then you have to reinstall Windows 10 from October.
No Bootcamp but current version of Parallels 17 can simulate TPM, and Windows 11 Insiders builds (Dev and Beta channels) work on M1 Macs.
Thread here: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...cs.2302847/page-2?post=30297281#post-30297281
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A workaround was discussed in this thread https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/windows-11-on-boot-camp-no-tpm-2-0.2302214/
Hopefully, Apple will enable the built-in TPM functionality. But they haven't said anything about whether they will do this yet.
Hopefully, Apple will enable the built-in TPM functionality. But they haven't said anything about whether they will do this yet.
The only reason they need to do it as far as I am aware is to allow Windows 11. No functionality for macOS.
That will tell us the relationship Apple and Microsoft have right now and what the attitude is with the two companies going forward. Does Apple REALLY want Windows on their systems, does Microsoft REALLY want Windows to be run on Macs? Time will tell…
Hopefully MacOS monetary will have bootcamp support for Windows 11. Even if this works, Macs with TPM 2.0 chipset (which is a new requirement for all computers currently using Windows 11 natively) will only be able to run Windows 11 through bootcamp or even booting windows 11 through a USB. I doubt that Microsoft will remove the TPM 2.0 as there is not a great friendship between Apple and Microsoft at the moment. This means that only certain Mac models will be able to use Windows 11 natively even if Apple manages to include bootcamp in MacOS monetary and include the files needed to install windows 11.
These Macs have TPM 2.0:
These Macs have TPM 2.0:
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- Mac mini (2018)
- iMac Pro (2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)
- Mac Pro (2019)