Sergey_Galan Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) Installing Windows from macOS. Suitable for Hackintosh and Macintosh (install drivers yourself). Possibility to make a backup. Utilities are used - wimlib and ntfs-3g. There is a drag and drop support function. Compatible with Mac OS X 10.13 and up. Intel only! Training video - Download App - https://sourceforge.net/projects/windows-install/ Edited February 28 by Sergey_Galan 8 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellybz Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) @Sergey_Galan Nice app however it's throwing the following error with a legit Windows 10 ISO Installer ( From Microsoft web page ) On OS 10.14.6: "unable to obtain configuration from file:///Library/Preferences/com.apple.ViewBridge.plist due to Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “com.apple.ViewBridge.plist” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Library/Preferences/com.apple.ViewBridge.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd7ca61dac0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}} " Still trying to install... Edited January 27, 2022 by Ellybz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertX Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) ...I know, but I got bored... tried using this...10 hours + and still was only 34% complete...the usb i was trying to install to was capable of 5gb/sec...the process was way too slow... so I aborted and will reformat usb drive ...oh well ...tried again with an hdd, much faster install...now running monterey on ssd and windows 11 on hdd 🦉 Edited March 23, 2022 by RobertX ...to say this works... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey_Galan Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) On 1/27/2022 at 11:53 PM, Ellybz said: @Sergey_Galan Nice app however it's throwing the following error with a legit Windows 10 ISO Installer ( From Microsoft web page ) On OS 10.14.6: "unable to obtain configuration from file:///Library/Preferences/com.apple.ViewBridge.plist due to Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “com.apple.ViewBridge.plist” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Library/Preferences/com.apple.ViewBridge.plist, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fd7ca61dac0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}} " Still trying to install... Sorry, I was gone for a long time))) Did everything work out for you? Edited July 19, 2022 by Sergey_Galan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellybz Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sergey_Galan said: Sorry, I was gone for a long time))) Did everything work out for you? No friend, I couldn't make it work. The installer took forever. If i remember correctly the original Win10 ISO Installer was on NMVe. I end up using Rufus USB iInstaller thru VM Windows. Worked like a charm. PS: Glad you're okay. Edited July 19, 2022 by Ellybz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey_Galan Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 16 hours ago, Ellybz said: No friend, I couldn't make it work. The installer took forever. If i remember correctly the original Win10 ISO Installer was on NMVe. I end up using Rufus USB iInstaller thru VM Windows. Worked like a charm. PS: Glad you're okay. Have you tried to install Windows on USB? This program does not create an installation USB, the program itself installs Windows. Use partition on HDD or SSD. There is a link to the video above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellybz Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Sergey_Galan said: Have you tried to install Windows on USB? This program does not create an installation USB, the program itself installs Windows. Use partition on HDD or SSD. There is a link to the video above. Aaaaaaaaaa!!!!😀 Makes sense, Thanks for the clarification. Will try again with windows 11. Edited July 20, 2022 by Ellybz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surenmunoo Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Would be good to have something to install on a M2 Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cankiulascmnfye Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) A couple of days ago, I've tested booting Window from an SSD via an Exteral USB enclosure using OpenCore on my iMac11,3. It booted without any issues. Windows update even found drivers for it. So no need to use Boot Camp Assistant, etc.. This was just a test in my case, but you could install Windows on a disk on the PC, mount the EFI add the OC folder put in the drive into the mac and boot it. This eleminates all the prep work with Boot Camp Assistant and then just run Brigardier from within Windows to download and installe the relevant Bootcamp/Device drivers. Of course this only workson macs that support removable drives. Edited August 17, 2023 by cankiulascmnfye 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janny_thomas Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Can I use the windows app on mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cankiulascmnfye Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) @janny_thomas Yes. It's a mac app. @Sergey_Galan This tool is great. I couldn't get Windows installed on the disk before because it wasn't in the GPT format. In order to convert it to GPT I would have to format the whole disk again which I didn't want to do. With your tool it installed Windows regarless. Thanks for sharing! Edited August 18, 2023 by cankiulascmnfye 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey_Galan Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 8/16/2023 at 10:09 PM, surenmunoo said: Would be good to have something to install on a M2 Mac This program simply deploys Windows to a disk partition. When there is support for Windows modern Macs, then perhaps the program will cope. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisdak4920 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I have a 2014 MacBook Air with 4GB of RAM. It runs Sonoma with OCLP, but due to the 4GB RAM limitation, I decided to delete the internal SSD and perform a clean installation of Windows 11 23H2 22635.2484 using a thumb drive with VENTOY installed. Everything went well, and all drivers work, including the keyboard backlit and SD card reader. In other words, what works in macOS Big Sur, Ventura or Sonoma also works in Windows 11, and it’s lightning fast. My MBA now runs like a Windows machine, and I am very satisfied with it compared to running Big Sur, Ventura or Sonoma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey_Galan Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Added recompression of WIM to ESD or ESD to WIM. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Impeccable as always 👌 Nice new interface Lightning fast in preinstalling on nvme 2min12s Spoiler I know that the app is suitable for working on SSDs Testing on a USB stick the time is 1 hour and something It would be nice to be able to create a "Win to go" USB The backup function completed in 12m17s was very useful Spoiler I was wondering if it was possible to develop apps for Win too, in order to insert for example it into a live ISO (like Strelec) to restore the system in case of problems Thank you 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max.1974 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 @Antonuccio always ahead from Vanguard !!! Thanks for share @Sergey_Galan Would explain if is good for Magic Keyboard users get works drivers on Windows? Im not use Windows too much but is very nice if works fine.... Im have been used Clonezilla to copy perfectly my SSD Win installer (backup) just for some emergency. But this program is interesting ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey_Galan Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 39 minutes ago, Max.1974 said: @Antonuccio always ahead from Vanguard !!! Thanks for share @Sergey_Galan Would explain if is good for Magic Keyboard users get works drivers on Windows? Im not use Windows too much but is very nice if works fine.... Im have been used Clonezilla to copy perfectly my SSD Win installer (backup) just for some emergency. But this program is interesting ! I don’t know how well these drivers work in Windows, but all drivers are installed manually after installing the system. To do this, you need to first download them from Bootcamp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey_Galan Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 3 hours ago, Antonuccio said: It would be nice to be able to create a "Win to go" USB I was wondering if it was possible to develop apps for Win too, in order to insert for example it into a live ISO (like Strelec) to restore the system in case of problems Thank you The program runs the script for wimlib. Creating "Win to go" USB is not provided in wimlib. https://wimlib.net wimlib is a cross-platform open source library. I think something similar already exists for Windows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 thanks, it was just my curiosity... clearly other apps already exist ,not really essential anyway But is it not possible to go back from the .Vim file (Backup)? Backup < --- > Restore Spoiler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey_Galan Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Antonuccio said: But is it not possible to go back from the .Vim file (Backup)? Backup < --- > Restore Hide contents Drag the Backup file onto the program and look at the index. Most likely index 1 if you only made one backup. You can save the system many times in one wim file, or you can save it each time in a separate file. Spoiler Edited March 16 by Sergey_Galan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) I had it before my eyes ... yes index 1 Works ! Thank you ... Everything seems in its place Spoiler Edited March 16 by Antonuccio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey_Galan Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Interestingly. You can install any X64 custom build of Windows. In the event that the custom assembly does not have the standard path or name of the wim/esd file. Mount the .iso, find the .wim or .esd file and drag it onto the program window. After installing the system, restore the bootloader. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) Yes, most of the time I extract the .Vim file and use that to make changes ... I'm anxiously awaiting the app running under Windows 😅 ... Thank you ( like WinNTSetup app ) Edited March 16 by Antonuccio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anto65 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 3 hours ago, Max.1974 said: But this program is interesting ! Yes, I found out about it a few years ago and it was love at first sight 😆 It was useful for AMD users who could not, for example, start the Win installation via classic USB Clonezilla I used it a couple of times and didn't like it that much I currently rely on R-Drive which I enjoy launching through VENTOY A real recovery unit... I launch any ISO, Clover, Opencore... Who knows one day maybe even Windows Install.app 🙏 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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