How do I completely remove mac os x on my macbook air and rather have my macbook windows based?

Question

I have spent a lot of my life working with Windows based computers and i am used to the user interface of windows.

I want to buy a Macbook air because i love how slim it is and its hardware components are graet, but I dont want to have to get used to the mac os x user interface.

Is their anyway i can entirely and completely delete the mac os x software from the macbook and have the laptop windows based without having to use windows as an external app using virtual box?

Also, if there is a way to do that, will i be able to download files like music and movies, etc. on the laptop the way you would with a normal windows based laptop?

Answer 1

"How do I completely remove mac os x on my macbook air and rather have my macbook windows based?"



DO NOT remove or erase the Mac OS X partition while booted to the Windows install DVD. The result would be that the drive would be changed to MBR partition scheme. It should remain GPT. Most versions of Windows cannot boot to GPT, but the hybrid partition created by Boot Camp Assistant takes care of that.



Here are the steps....

– Get a thumb drive and use Disk Utility to format it "MS-DOS" (FAT-32).

– Open Boot Camp Assistant.

– Follow the steps to download the "Windows support software" to the thumb drive.

– Unmount and unplug the thumb drive.

– Continue with Boot Camp Assistant to create the hybrid MBR partition called "BOOT CAMP".

– Insert the Windows DVD and lick the "Restart" button in the Boot Camp Assistant window.

– When it is done with all the copying files stuff that Windows installers do, select the "BOOT CAMP" partition and format it NTFS. DO NOT select the Mac partition for any reason.

– Install Windows.

– After a couple of restarts (Yes, Windows is still junky about installing), complete the setup of Windows.

– Insert the thumb drive and wait.

– When Windows asks if you really want to open the Boot Camp Setup, click "Yes".

– Install the Windows support software.

– For Mac OS X version 10.6.8 or older, boot to the OS X install DVD (could be marked "Disc 1").

– For OS X version 10.7 or later, boot to Recovery HD (Hold command and R keys during restart).

– Open Disk Utility and select the Mac OS X startup volume, select the "Erase" tab, select a format, and click the Erase button.



The format you select depends on whether you plan to install Mac read-write software in Windows or not. For Mac read-write software, such as Mac Drive or HFS+ For Windows (20 bucks), leave the format Mac OS Extended (journaled). Otherwise, choose MS-DOS. NOTE: This will result in poor efficiency for that partition. For much better efficiency, connect by Firewire or Thunderbolt to another Mac that has third-party NTFS software installed (read-write to NTFS), boot the Windows-Mac to target disk mode, and use Disk Utility to format the Windows-Mac's Mac partition as NTFS.



You can learn to use OS X in about 45 minutes if you have an open mind. The vast majority of PC switchers end up sticking with OS X and liking it.



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Answer 2

You can install Windows and switch between Windows and OS X as required....



https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201468



Note Windows does not use some of the Mac's features such as the heat management system etc. and so you will need to use it accordingly.



The Mac's interface is quite easy to get used to - just think a version of Windows that actually works like a proper windowing system should.



https://www.apple.com/support/macbasics/



Amazingly you can download files like music and movies on a Mac the same as on any other computer system and you never have to worry about viruses.

Answer 3

Just boot from a genuine Windows OS disk and start the install. Use the advanced option to delete all partitions and create a new one to load on. You will probably need more RAM and a bigger hard drive. Windows needs far more resources.

Answer 4

I did this yesterday.

If you want to go back to Mac OSX then follow my steps:



* Mac has a build in OSX if you ever want to go back, I went back to mavericks and I can update to "El Capitan" which is the newest today.



- Turn of your Mac

- Turn it on and hold, Alt + cmd + R

** You will see our planet and a small loading screen, it will take 5-10 min

** When you get a small menu saying, " Mac OSX Utilities" you are in the right place.

- Click on "Disk Utilities" and go to your "Machintosh" where you have your storage (the higest storage, mine was 128GB).

- Click on it and at the top it should say, "Erase"....or something near that synonym.

- After it is dont, click on " X " to close the menu. Then it will take you back to the Mac OSX Utilities menu.

- There Click on, "Install OSX".

**Follow the steps and you will install the same Operativsystem you had when you bought the mac.

**The installation will take 5-30min depending on your intertnett, might take longer if your internett is bad.



** DONE! Enjoy your Mac.



Btw, this will delete everything on your computer, files, pictures, etc...