As someone who now primarily works on Macs, I'm constantly amazed as to how well Windows runs on Apple hardware, and often joke that if Apple started making Windows PCs, they'd be some of the best Windows systems out there. Now, the goal for any Mac user should be that you get as much of your work as possible done through the native operating system. That's going to be the best, least hassle, most effective way to go about things, but there are times when you might have to resort to running Windows for some must-have application.

Here are five ways you can run Windows - and Windows applications - on your Mac. See also: • • • •. OS X actually allows you to install Windows directly onto your hardware and boot into the operating system using a feature called Boot Camp. If you've ever run a dual-boot PC then this process will be familiar to you. There are pros and cons to running Windows on your Mac using Boot Camp. Pros: • - Quick and simple • - Everything is built-in, and no additional software is required (except a Windows license) • - Since Windows is being run natively, you get access to the full power of the system Cons: • - You can only run one operating system at a time • - Can't run Windows and Mac applications concurrently.

My method of choice for running Windows on my Macs is to run it inside a virtual machine. While there are free tools that allow you to run Windows on a Mac - such as - this is one time when I recommend buying commercial software.

My software of choice is. It's fast, reliable, easy to use, and offers a number of features that make running Windows on a Mac a more streamlined process. It also features performance tuning that allows you to optimize your virtual machine depending on the workload. Also, you can use Parallels Desktop to run a whole host of other operating systems on your Mac, from Linux to Google Chrome.

A license starts at $79.99. Pros: • - You can run Windows and OS X side-by-side • - You can easily make snapshots and backups for your virtual machine, so if something does go wrong, you can roll back easily Cons: • - Does require additional software • - There is a performance hit, especially when it comes to graphics performance. Irr excel for mac formula error. If you already have a PC running Windows, you can access that remotely via your Mac, and this will give you access to all the data and applications on the system.

Nov 15, 2017 - Here's how to use it: Download WineBottler here. When prompted, drag the “Wine” application & “WineBottler” application to your application folder as you would with any new application. Download the PC software you want to run on your Mac. Right-click the PC software in finder. Follow the usual steps for uninstalling a program or application in Windows or Mac: Windows 10. Select the Start menu. Go to Settings, then select System. From the left pane, select Apps & features. Choose QuickBooks Windows app then select the Uninstall button. Windows 8.1 and 7. Select the Start menu. Go to Control Panel then select Programs.

While there are loads of third-party tools to allow you to do this - such as or - Microsoft has a that you can use to do the job. Pros: • - You get to harness the power and resources of a whole different system • - You can access multiple systems simultaneously Cons: • - You need multiple systems • - Troubleshooting why remote desktop isn't working can be tricky • - You need to remember that you aren't saving files locally. This is a program - actually, it's a compatibility layer, but that's rather a mouthful - that has its roots in Linux, but also works on OS X. Wine is far from perfect, and can't handle every Windows app, but it still. Wine itself doesn't offer an OS X download, but the third-party application brings everything Wine has to offer to the Mac.