Restarting os x into windows

My old Macbook Pro mid worked that way, and I've come to prefer it. Download BootChamp. You get a shortcut that reboots into Windows, but it doesn't change the default OS. Seems to work really well. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Can I stop my Macbook Pro booting into Windows automatically?

Ask Question. Asked 6 years, 8 months ago. Active 6 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 11k times. You should see OSx and WIndows. Choose Windows. Once you do this then the computer will always boot from the Windows side until you change it on the windows side or hold the ALT key at bootup. Axel F. Reply Helpful 1 Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. The problem is, I don't use Windows that often. But when I want to, there is no simple way to switch other than holding the option key at start up, which is pretty simple, but lacks convenience.

Opening up System Preferences every time I want to start up in Windows is worse than holding down the option key after the start up chime. User profile for user: Andrew Gara Andrew Gara. Blurb from website: BootChamp is a small utility that when launched, will boot your computer into your Windows partition. It requires authentication in order to properly set your Windows partition as the startup disk.

How is this different than selecting your Windows volume from within Startup Disk in System Preferences? Well, using Startup Disk actually changes your startup disk permanently so that each time you restart, it boots into whatever you have selected. Essentially what my program is doing is what happens when you hold down Option at startup and select Windows. However, the app only requires a click to launch and your admin password, and then it restarts your computer into Windows without further input from you.

Apple makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability. Contact the vendor for additional information. 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.