About dual booting Windows with pre-installed macOS

Q: What is a Hackintosh?

A non-Apple computer configured to run macOS using compatible PC hardware combined with a custom bootloader and configuration files to emulate a real Mac environment.

Q: Is building a Hackintosh legal?

Installing macOS on non-Apple hardware violates Apple’s End User License Agreement (EULA). It is generally not illegal for personal experimentation but not permitted for commercial use.

Q: What hardware is best for a Hackintosh?

The best hardware closely matches real Apple systems, with Intel CPUs (6th Gen to Core Ultra), AMD Radeon GPUs, compatible chipsets, and Intel-based Wi-Fi cards offering higher success rates.

Q: Can I build a Hackintosh with an AMD CPU?

Yes, macOS can run on AMD Ryzen CPUs using kernel patches, but Intel CPUs provide better native compatibility.

Q: What is OpenCore?

OpenCore is a modern Hackintosh bootloader that provides near-native macOS behavior and is the recommended bootloader for new installations.

Q: Is Clover still supported?

Yes, Clover is still supported but less recommended compared to OpenCore for modern systems.

Q: Which macOS versions support Hackintosh?

Hackintosh systems support macOS versions from Leopard up to recent releases, depending on hardware compatibility.

Q: Do NVIDIA graphics cards work on Hackintosh?

Only older NVIDIA GPUs work on older macOS versions; modern NVIDIA GPUs are incompatible with current macOS releases due to lack of driver support.

Q: What is an EFI folder?

The EFI folder contains the bootloader, drivers, kexts, and configuration files required to boot macOS on a Hackintosh.

Q: What are kexts?

Kexts (kernel extensions) are drivers that enable hardware functionality such as audio, Ethernet, USB, and graphics.

OlarilaPro · April 22, 2022

Hi Maldon,

Yesterday, both Windows and macOS broke and I used my Olarila installer 12.3.1 to completely format the entire SSD and I did a fresh installation of macOS and currently it is the only OS I have installed. I also want to install Windows so do you know any safe way I can install Windows on dual boot with macOS already installed?

MaLd0n · April 22, 2022

https://www.olarila.com/topic/24542-opencore_no_acpi-opencore-with-additional-featureschanges-implemented-how-to-use-this-fork/

OlarilaPro · April 23, 2022

Thanks. This guide is for fixing the ACPI injection into Windows/Linux which is very useful. If I separate my SSD and create a Windows partition and then install Windows 11 in this partition, I think it will remove the OpenCore bootloader and replace it with the Windows boot loader and I won’t be able to boot into OS X. Do you know how I can avoid this?

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