no bootable device when installing windows on mac

Cleaning the superdriveĪpparently you can drape something like a lens cleaner over a thin business card, stick the thing into the slot and get to work on it. They all have their eureka moments, but don’t work out in the end.

Read Also: How to Clean Install OS X Mavericks What won’t workĭuring the course of my Windows install venture I figured out at least 6 ways which didn’t work. Skip ahead to the 'What Does Work' section if you want to get down to work. It took me a while to stumble on to the solution, which uses a combination of different tools, but it works like a charm and once you’ve done it once, it’s not that difficult. This guide is for those of you who have tried every solution – and upon reading the numerous forums which conclude that Windows 'can only be installed via Bootcamp' – have given up. Installing Windows went from being a breeze to being a nightmare in an instant.

Recently though I had to reinstall and I found that my built-in Superdrive is broken. I popped in my Windows disk and let Bootcamp do its thing. The process was extremely straightforward. I have a 2011 iMac and I’ve installed Windows on it successfully before.

No bootable device when installing windows on mac