Apple Boot Camp ends Windows 7 Support across iMac, Mac and MacBook products
According to the latest statistics from NetMarketshare, Microsoft Windows 7 is the most popular operating system. In the wake of the discontinuation of Windows XP, and a reluctant transition to Windows 8, Windows 7 has been a great solution to upgrade from Windows XP, and fall-back from Windows 8. Alas, with the upcoming release of Windows 10 this summer, the clock for Windows 7 users, is ticking.
Apple Boot Camp, the Mac application that allows to run Windows on Mac OS X, has officially ended support for Windows 7 in a range of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models as well as in more Mac products.
Support for the 32-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 has been trimmed considerably, in respect to the 64-bit version.
According to the Apple Boot Camp support page, Microsoft Windows 7 32bit has been discontinued in the following models:
MacBook Pro
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)
MacBook Air
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)
iMac
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)
- iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)
Mac Mini
Mac Pro
The 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 has been discontinued in the following models:
MacBook Pro
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
MacBook Air
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
Mac Pro
Running applications within Windows 7 on a Mac will still be possible, by using third party software, such as VMware and Parallels.
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