How to Install macOS on a Windows PC

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This wikiHow teaches you how to run macOS High Sierra on your Windows computer. To do this, you will need to download Niresh Catalina. You will also need Transmac or a Mac along with a supported Windows computer and a blank hard drive.

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Preparing to Install

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  1. Check your computer's specifications . Your Windows computer must have an Intel Core i3, i5, i7 or i9 processor in order to run macOS Catalina, as well as a minimum of four gigabytes of RAM. [1] To check these specs:
    • Open Start
      Windows Start
      .
    • Type in system information .
    • Click System Information at the top of the menu.
    • Look at the name of the processor to the right of the "Processor" heading.
    • Scroll down and look at the number to the right of the "Installed Physical Memory" heading.
  2. Check your computer's BIOS type . Next to the "BIOS Mode" heading in the System Information menu, check to see whether it says "UEFI" or "BIOS". Keep this information in mind for later. [2]
    • You can exit System Information after this point.
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  3. Determine your computer's bit type . There are two types of computer: 32-bit, and 64-bit. Your computer must be able to support 64-bit operation in order to install macOS. [3]
  4. The Mac in question must be able to download macOS Catalina.
    • If your Mac can't run macOS Catalina, try finding another one.
  5. In order to install macOS High Sierra on your Windows computer, you will need the following hardware: [4]
    • USB drive - Find a flash drive that can hold at least 16 gigabytes.
    • Blank hard drive - Find a USB external hard drive that holds at least 100 gigabytes (this is where you'll install your macOS stuff, so the bigger, the better).
    • USB-C adapter - If you're working with a Mac that doesn't have traditional USB ports, you'll need a USB-C-to-USB-3.0 adapter. [5]
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Part 2
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Downloading Niresh Catalina

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  1. Make sure you sign in with you account by clicking.
  2. It's in the upper-right side of the page. A menu will appear at the top of the page.
  3. Enter your email address . Do so in the "Email address" field. Make sure this is an email address that you can easily access—you'll need to log in and verify the email address later. [6]
  4. It's near the bottom of the menu.
  5. Doing so takes you to the Create an Account page.
  6. Fill out the following fields:
    • Name — Enter the name you want to use for your account.
    • Password — Enter a password you'd like to use for the login.
    • Confirm Password — Repeat the password you entered above.
    • Date of Birth — Select the month, day, and year of your birth.
    • Location — Type in your country's name.
  7. It's near the bottom of the page.
  8. This button is at the bottom of the page. Doing so creates your account and sends a confirmation email to your provided email address.
  9. Go to the email address that you selected for your account. You may have to log in with your email address and the email account's password to open the inbox.
  10. [7] Click the email from "tonymacx86.com" to open it.
  11. Click the link below the "Confirm Account" text in the middle of the email. This will take you back to the Unibeast download site.
  12. It's on the right side of the row of tabs that's near the top of the page. The Downloads page should open.
    • If you just see a drop-down menu appear, click the Downloads tab once more.
    • For example, the current release of
  14. It's in the top-right corner of the page. Doing so will download Unibeast onto your Mac.
  15. This program, which is hosted on the same site as Unibeast, will allow you to install drivers so that you can use things like your PC's speakers, the Internet, and so on:
    • Double-click the Downloads tab again.
    • Click Multibeast - High Sierra 10.2.0
    • Click Download Now in the upper-right corner of the page.
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Part 3
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Downloading the macOS High Sierra Installer

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  1. Click the App Store app icon, which is blue with a white "A" on it, in your Mac's Dock.
  2. It's in the upper-right side of the App Store window.
  3. Type high sierra into the search bar, then press ⏎ Return .
  4. It's to the right of the High Sierra icon. Doing so will prompt the installer to begin downloading onto your Mac.
  5. Once it does, you'll need to close it immediately. [8]
  6. This will close the installer window.
  7. Click the blue face-like icon in your Mac's Dock.
  8. [9] It's on the left side of the Finder window.
  9. The installer will be called "Install macOS High Sierra" or something similar and will have an image of a ridge of mountains on it. As long as the installer is present in the Applications folder, you can proceed.
    • If the installer isn't there, try downloading High Sierra again.
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Part 4
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Formatting Your USB Drive

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  1. This is the 16-gigabyte minimum flash drive that you'll use to install macOS High Sierra on your computer. [10]
    • If your Mac doesn't have traditional USB ports on it, attach your USB-C to USB-3.0 adapter first.
  2. Click the magnifying glass icon in the top-right corner of the screen. A search bar will open.
  3. This will search your Mac for the Disk Utility app.
  4. It's below the Spotlight search bar. Doing so will open Disk Utility.
  5. Click the USB drive's name in the upper-left side of the window.
  6. It's near the top of the window. A pop-up box will appear.
  7. You'll find this in the middle of the pop-up box. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu.
  8. This will set your USB drive's file system to that of your Mac.
  9. It's below the "Format" drop-down box.
  10. This option is in the "Format" drop-down menu.
  11. Doing so will reformat your USB drive to your Mac's file system.
  12. You can now proceed with creating your installation drive.
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Part 5
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Creating the Unibeast Installation Tool

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  1. Double-click the Unibeast folder to unzip and open it.
  2. Double-click the Unibeast PKG file to open it.
  3. Doing so will open the Unibeast setup window.
    • If your Mac is currently running macOS Sierra or higher, you'll have to verify the Unibeast installation before continuing.
  4. It's in the bottom-right corner of the first four pages of the Unibeast setup window.
  5. It's at the top of the window.
  6. Click the USB drive's name to select it.
  7. You should see High Sierra in the middle of the page.
  8. Depending on whether your Windows computer has a UEFI- or a BIOS-type motherboard, your choice will vary:
    • UEFI — Click UEFI Boot Mode , then click Continue .
    • BIOS — Click Legacy Boot Mode , then click Continue .
  9. Check the box next to Inject [card name] for your preferred graphics card settings.
    • If your graphics card supports macOS High Sierra by default, skip this step.
  10. It's in the bottom-right corner of the page. Doing so will prompt you to enter your Mac's password.
  11. Type in the password you use to log into your Mac.
  12. This will prompt Unibeast to begin installing to the USB drive. Once the installation process is complete, your USB drive will be ready to install macOS High Sierra on your PC. While the Unibeast installation finishes up, you should change your Windows computer's boot order.
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Changing Windows Boot Order

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  1. Make sure that you don't have any USB drives, in particular.
  2. Enter your computer's BIOS or UEFI settings page. This process varies from computer to computer, but you will typically restart your computer and then repeatedly press a key (e.g., Del ) immediately as the computer begins to start up.
  3. This section is normally on the main page of the BIOS, though you may need to use the arrow keys to navigate over to the "Boot" or "Advanced" tab.
    • The "Boot Order" section varies from BIOS to BIOS. If you can't find your BIOS' "Boot Order" page, consult your motherboard's manual or look up your computer model online to find direct instruction for your specific BIOS page.
  4. Use the arrow keys to move the blinking bar down to Removable Devices .
    • On some pages, this section may instead be called USB Devices or something similar (e.g., Peripherals ).
  5. Typically, you'll press the + key with the boot location you want to use selected until it's at the top of the "Boot Order" list.
    • You can double-check the key that you're supposed to use in the legend that's usually on the right side or the bottom of the BIOS page.
  6. Look for the key you're supposed to press to save and exit in the legend on the right side of the page, then press it. Doing so will shift your Windows computer's boot priority so that installation USB drive will be selected as the boot point once you plug it in.
    • You may have to press another key to confirm this choice.
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Part 7
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Installing macOS on Your PC

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  1. Open the USB drive's folder, then drag the Multibeast file into the folder. You'll need to use Multibeast later, so having it on the flash drive will make using it when necessary as simple as possible.
  2. Open the Finder, then click the ⏏ Eject icon to the right of the USB drive's name in the upper-left corner of the Finder window. After doing so, you can remove your USB drive.
    • You should make sure that the Unibeast installation is complete before doing this.
  3. Shut down your Windows computer. Press and hold the Power button on your Windows computer until your computer shuts down completely. This will usually occur one or two seconds after the computer's display turns off.
  4. These should both fit into USB ports on your computer.
  5. Press the Power button to start the computer. Once the computer has a chance to begin booting, it should select your plugged-in USB drive as a place from which to boot.
  6. This will begin the macOS installation process.
  7. Doing so takes you to the next page of the installer.
  8. It's in the bottom-right corner of the pages.
  9. You'll see this at the top of the screen.
  10. This menu item is in the top-left side of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
  11. It's in the drop-down menu.
  12. Click the blank hard drive's name on the left side of the page.
  13. It's near the top of the page.
  14. Change the following fields:
    • Format — Click the drop-down box, then click Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)
    • Scheme — Click the drop-down box, then click GUID Partition Map
  15. Doing so will reformat your blank hard drive for macOS' file system.
  16. You can now proceed with installing macOS High Sierra on the hard drive.
  17. This will both select the hard drive as the installation point and begin installing macOS High Sierra.
  18. This process should take around 15 minutes.
  19. You'll be prompted to enter specific information, such as your name, a password, your preferred language, your location, and so on. Once you complete this setup process, macOS' software will be completely set up on your Windows computer.
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Part 8
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Enabling Drivers with Multibeast

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  1. Open
    Mac Finder
    Finder, then click the name of the flash drive from which you installed macOS High Sierra. This will open the flash drive's window in Finder.
  2. Doing so will open the Multibeast window.
  3. It's at the top of the window.
  4. Check the "Clover UEFI Boot Mode" box if you selected the UEFI boot mode for your motherboard during the Unibeast tool creation, or check the "Clover Legacy Boot Mode" box if you used legacy boot mode.
  5. You'll find this option at the top of the window.
  6. It's on the left side of the window.
  7. Click the current audio item's heading in the middle of the window to expand it, then check the box next to your computer's audio provider's name.
  8. This option is on the left side of the window.
  9. You'll find it near the top of the window.
  10. It's on the left side of the window.
  11. Click the name of your Internet card, then check the box next to the driver's name.
  12. It's at the top of the window.
  13. Check the box next to your computer's graphics card name, then check the "Fixup" box for your graphics card's manufacturer.
    • For example, to install drivers for a NVIDIA card, you would check both the "NVIDIA Web Drivers Boot Flag" box and the "NVIDIA Graphics Fixup" box.
    • Leave the "Inject" options blank.
  14. It's on the left side of the window.
  15. Click the heading of the type of Mac (e.g., iMac ) which resembles your computer, then check the box next to the type of Mac which uses your computer's graphics card settings.
  16. It's at the top of the window.
  17. Click the "Select Install Drive" box on the right side of the window, then click your macOS drive's name in the resulting drop-down menu.
  18. Once you complete this process, you should be able to use your macOS PC with minimal trouble:
    • Click Install in the bottom-right corner.
    • Click Agree when prompted.
    • Enter your Mac's password when prompted.
    • Click Install Helper
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      Installing macOS on a Windows computer is tricky, but not impossible. You'll need to download the macOS High Sierra installation file on a Mac and then transfer the installer over to Windows by using a macOS-formatted USB drive running a program called Unibeast; after this point, you can use the USB drive to install macOS over onto a blank hard drive that you've also formatted for macOS. Once you've installed macOS, it's a good idea to run Multibeast from the flash drive in order to install drivers needed for things like sound, Internet, and graphics cards.

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