Restart your Mac in macOS or Windows

After installing Microsoft Windows on your Mac, you can choose whether your Mac starts up in macOS or Windows.

How to start up in macOS from Windows

From the notification area on the right side of the Windows taskbar, click to show hidden icons.
Click the Boot Camp icon .
From the menu shown, choose Restart in macOS.
If you haven't installed the latest Boot Camp updates, you might get the message ”Could not locate the OS X boot volume."

Or use Startup Manager as your Mac starts up:

Restart your Mac from the Start menu in Windows.
Press and hold the Option (or Alt) ⌥ key as your Mac begins to restart.
Select your Mac startup volume (Macintosh HD) in the Startup Manager window, then press Return or click the up arrow:

How to start up in Windows from macOS

Use Startup Manager to choose your Windows (Boot Camp) volume during startup.
Or select your Boot Camp volume in Startup Disk preferences, then restart.

Learn more

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Learn how to install Windows 10 on your Mac.

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Published Date: March 24, 2020