Format old hackintosh drive for Windows install.

[olleolsson]

Hi. I have built a new Hackintosh and it runs great. On my old hackintosh computer I want to intsall Windows 11. I´m all new to Windows but I want to try it out. The question I have is. How should I format my old internal hackintosh ssd before installing Windows on it? please explain in detail because i'm not very comfortable with this kind of stuff. Thanks // Olle

 

[Edhawk]

You can format it as you would an old macOS drive, i.e. GUID & Mac OS Extended (Journaled) using Disk Utility.

When you use the Windows installer, you have to select 'Custom install',

1. So you can delete the two partitions currently on the old drive,
2. You then need to select the drives Free spaces as the Win 11 installation location, and
3. The installation wizard will create the partitions required for Win 11's installation.

You probably need to confirm that your 'Old' system will run Windows 11 - https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/windows-11-specifications

There are a number of hacks available that allow users to install Win 11 on unsupported systems, but they usually have some caveats you would need to be aware of when choosing to run the Win 11 installation.

 

[Jamesbond007]

Hi. I have built a new Hackintosh and it runs great. On my old hackintosh computer I want to intsall Windows 11. I´m all new to Windows but I want to try it out. The question I have is. How should I format my old internal hackintosh ssd before installing Windows on it? please explain in detail because i'm not very comfortable with this kind of stuff. Thanks // Olle

Do you wish to erase your drive (thus removing MacOS so that you can't run it anymore) or do you wish to repartition the drive so that you keep MacOS but free up space to install Windows?

Or do you have a spare drive to install Windows and want to keep MacOS on the disk?

As Edhawk mentioned, the version of Windows 11 as issued by Microsoft will not install on your system as your CPU is not supported (You have a 6th generation Intel CPU but Microsoft states that only 8th generation Intel CPUs and later are supported.). If you want to install Windows 11 on your system you will have to use some kind of trick to trick Windows 11 into installing.

Personally I use MediaCreationTool to download and generate a Windows 11 ISO that removes all the compatibility checks so that using that ISO you can install Windows 11 on unsupported systems.

 

[olleolsson]

Do you wish to erase your drive (thus removing MacOS so that you can't run it anymore) or do you wish to repartition the drive so that you keep MacOS but free up space to install Windows?

Or do you have a spare drive to install Windows and want to keep MacOS on the disk?

As Edhawk mentioned, the version of Windows 11 as issued by Microsoft will not install on your system as your CPU is not supported (You have a 6th generation Intel CPU but Microsoft states that only 8th generation Intel CPUs and later are supported.). If you want to install Windows 11 on your system you will have to use some kind of trick to trick Windows 11 into installing.

Personally I use MediaCreationTool to download and generate a Windows 11 ISO that removes all the compatibility checks so that using that ISO you can install Windows 11 on unsupported systems.

Yes I want to completly erase my osx drive and get rid of osx and install Windows on it.

From what I have read on Microsofts website my machien meets the minimum requierments of Windows 11 but some specific features requiers a 8th generation CPU. Or am I wrong with this?
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[trs96]

Or am I wrong with this?

Not just some features. Microsoft drew the line for even being able to install the 11 OS if you don't have an 8th gen or newer CPU and TPM 2.0 support. There is a registry change you can make to get around this. I've used it to install 11 on a 4th gen Intel CPU system. Works great. Even the updates work though MS said that they won't. I don't have TPM 2.0 or even Secure Boot on in the BIOS. Still works with no issues at all.

How to install Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware

Microsoft themselves have posted the registry edit necessary to do this. Assumes you already have Windows 10 installed before attempting this. Warning: Microsoft recommends against installing Windows 11 on a device that does not meet the Windows 11 minimum system requirements. If you choose...

www.tonymacx86.com

Here's a video showing how to make the USB installer if you want a clean install without 10 pre-installed.