Download the Windows 10 ISO disk image from Microsoft using this link. Choose the 64-bit version. The macOS installer file is large with approximate size of 6 to 10GB depending upon the. Aug 28, 2020 Mac startup key combinations Find out about the Mac features and tools you can access by holding down one or more keys during startup. To use any of these key combinations, press and hold the keys immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac, or after your Mac begins to restart. Pressing the Option-N keys immediately after the startup chime will start up your Mac from a NetBoot server using the default boot image. This is of most use to businesses with a network of Macs. OS X System Recovery. Pressing the Command-R keys immediately after the startup chime will start up from the OS X Recovery System. Aug 17, 2020 Mac startup key combinations Learn about the Mac features and tools that you can access by holding down one or more keys during startup. To use any of these key combinations, press and hold the keys immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac, or after your Mac begins to restart.
The boot process on a Mac is a magical process, all you see is a grey screen with the magic happening in the background. Did you know that very are various keys which you can use to change how you Mac boots and access certain settings. They are not for every day use, mostly troubleshooting. They are worth knowing if anything goes wrong.
There are a variety of keys which you can use. These have been found by searching the Internet on Apple’s website as well as other peoples sites. I have not tested every single command because I haven’t had time. Although I would take them in good faith.
During boot if you press:
C You start from a bootable CD such as your install DVD in the drive.
D Perform an Apple Hard ware test if you have your install DVD in the drive.
N Boot from a network compatible server. Only useful if you have the server.
T Start up in Target Disk mode. You can usually connect to another Mac through Firewire and do lots of funky things. Gone out of fashion and not used as much.
Option Start up using the Start Up Manager. Here you can pick which drive you want to boot from. Known to people who use BootCamp. You can also boot from a CD which is the same as press C.
Option then N Similar to the item above, except you get given the choice of booting from a network disk.
Option + N Boot from the first network boot image.
Command + V Boot up in Verbose mode, where you see lots of text whizzing by which is not a lot of use to you. I have written about this command here. It will also show Verbose output on shut down.
Dual Boot Mac Key
Command + S Single User Mode. This is where you can run a lot of high level tasks as a single user. Probably not for newbies. You could probably break your computer very quickly in Single User mode. More about it here.
Shift Start up in safe mode. Very useful if you have a problem and need an environment where you don’t want unnecessary things loaded. A good bet if you get Kernel panics during boot.
Option + Command + P + R Reset NVRAM. Although you will probably never need to reset this RAM it contents some useful stuff that can become corrupted. If you are having really bad problems this may be a good lead to follow. More information on Apple’s website.
Hold Eject or F12 or Mouse Eject anything that is in the disk drive. One to follow on from yesterdays topic.
I think that is just about it. I couldn’t find any more that worked with Mac OS X. If you have any more please leave a comment below. Its useful to have a list in case you ever need to use them.
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Mac equivalents of Windows keys
Many of the keys that you'd see on a PC have equivalent keys on an Apple keyboard.
Windows logo: Press Command (⌘).
Backspace or Delete: Press Delete.
Enter or ⏎: Press Return.
Alt (left): Press Option (⌥).
Alt GR (right): Press Option + Control.
Applications: This key isn't available on Apple keyboards.
Use the On-Screen Keyboard for other functions
If your Apple keyboard doesn't include the following keys, you can recreate them in Windows using the On-Screen Keyboard.
Use the Snipping Tool to print screen
To recreate the Print Screen and Print Active Window function in Windows, use the Snipping Tool.
If your keyboard isn't working as expected in Windows
If your Apple keyboard works as expected in macOS but not in Windows, try these solutions:
Install the latest Apple software updates for Windows.
Install the latest Windows support software.
If you're using Microsoft Windows 10 N, install the latest Media Feature Pack.
Boot Keys For Mac Os
Learn more
Start Mac In Recovery Mode
Microsoft provides a keyboard mapping article that describes using a Windows keyboard with macOS.
Use Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to find key combinations for the unique characters used by the language and region your Apple keyboard is designed to support:
Download, install, and open the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator.
Choose File > Load Existing Keyboard.
Select the keyboard you want to see.
Find the country or region name in the keyboard list that's followed by '(Apple)'.
Follow the instructions provided with the app. You can print images of the keyboard, including what keys look like when holding modifiers like Shift, Option, or Fn.