Boot Camp: Macs that work with 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7

Summary

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit editions work with certain Intel-based Macs via Boot Camp, which is included with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard. Computers with Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard or later work with 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate.

The only 64-bit version of Windows supported on these computers is 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate.

Products Affected

Boot Camp, Mac Pro (Early 2008), Mac Pro (Early 2009), Mac mini (Mid 2010), Mac mini (Mid 2011), MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009), MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010), MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010), MacBook Air (Mid 2011), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008), MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010), iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009), iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010), iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011), iMac (27-inch, Late 2009), iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010), iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011), Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit editions)

These Macs can use 64-bit editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) and later
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008) and later
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) and later
Mac Pro (Early 2008) and later
iMac (21.5 inch, Late 2009)
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)
iMac (27-inch, Quad Core, Late 2009)
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) and later
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
Mac mini (Mid 2010)

These Macs support only 32-bit or 64-bit editions of Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate, and do not support Windows Vista or Windows XP.

MacBook Pro (Early 2011)
MacBook Air (Late 2010) and later
iMac (Mid 2011)
Mac mini (Mid 2011)

Additional Information

Learn more about Windows system requirements with Mac computers.

Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.

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