If something goes wrong on a virtual machine, it won’t affect your hardware or OS X installation-you can just wipe it and start over. We’ll be using the open-source VirtualBox from Oracle, though Parallels Desktop is a popular alternative (it costs about $80). A virtual is the route we recommend, given that the Windows 10 Technical Preview is still in very early form, with the occasional rough edge or bugginess popping up. Get Chrome or your other favorite apps on Windows 10.Īnother option lets you run Windows as a virtual machine inside an OS X program. When finished you can boot directly into Windows, essentially transforming your Mac into a full-blown Windows PC. The first is to install Windows on a separate partition of your hard drive using Apple’s built-in Boot Camp software.
