Default For Bootcamp Windows 10 Every Time

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So when should you use Startup Manager over System Preferences Basically, if you want your Mac to boot automatically into Windows 10 every time its restarted or turned on, use System Preferences Startup Disk.

But why would anyone in their right mind have multiple operating systems on their computer, you ask Well, if you like trying out new things out before theyre available to everyone, chances are you keep the latest beta of macOS installed on a separate partition.

Besides, some people like yours truly prefer to keep a bootable USB thumb drive in a safe place for times when something terribly wrong goes with their Mac.

One involves choosing a boot disk via a System Preferences pane called Startup Disk, which my colleague Jeff recently covered.

This tutorial deals with the other method which involves picking a boot disk as your Mac is starting up.

This tutorial will educate you on choosing a boot disk during the startup process using a feature of macOS called Startup Manager and explain why and when to use Startup Manager over selecting a startup disk in System Preferences.

Lets get started.

Whats a startup disk A startup disk is a partition of a drive or a volume that contains a usable operating system.

It can also boot into Ubuntu or any other operating system supported by your Macs hardware.

As mentioned before, you can, one, set your computer to automatically use a startup disk using System Preferences, and two, temporarily override this choice at boot time using Startup Manager.

What is Startup Manager Startup Manager is a built-in application that you can invoke during the startup process to pick a volume to boot your Mac from.

How to choose a startup disk at boot time To pick a disk to start your Mac from while its booting, follow these simple steps for using macOS built-in feature called Startup Manager, which can be invoked via a simple keystroke.

Step 1: Turn on your Mac by pressing the power button, or restart it if its already on by choosing Restart in the Apple menu.

Step 2: Press and hold the Option () key immediately upon hearing the startup chime and release the key after Startup Manager appears.

Startup Manager will scan connected drives and will present drive icons of any volumes it finds, as shown below.

Step 3: Highlight the volume you want to use by using your mouse or trackpad, or left and right arrow keys.

Step 4: Double-click or press the Return key to boot your Mac from the volume you just selected.

Keep in mind that your Mac can only start up from a disk containing an operating system.

Tip: You can also attach external hard drives with an operating system: Startup Manager will automatically add bootable volumes as you connect them.

You will be presented with various disk icons, as shown in Jeffs video walkthrough embedded below.

Now select the system you would like to use to startup your computer and click the Restart button.

From this point on, your Mac will always boot into the selected startup disk until you change your choice in System Preferences or temporarily override it through Startup Manager.

Startup Manager vs.

System Preferences Startup Disk As explained before, choices you make via the Startup Disk pane will stick until you choose another one in System Preferences or temporarily override these defaults at boot time in Startup Manager.

Full tutorial: how to choose a startup disk using System Preferences.

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