How to Install macOS on a Windows PC

October 2022 · 6 minute read

This wikiHow teaches you how to run macOS High Sierra on your Windows computer. To do this, you will need to download an app called Unibeast. You will also need access to a Mac, along with a supported Windows computer and a blank hard...

Part 2 of 8:

Downloading Unibeast

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    Go to the Unibeast download site on a Mac. Go to https://www.tonymacx86.com/. Make sure you do this on a Mac, since the folder will download the wrong app if you do this on a Windows computer and try to transfer it over to a Mac.

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    Click Log in or Register. It's in the upper-right side of the page. A menu will appear at the top of the page.

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    Enter your email address. Do so in the "Email address" field. Make sure this is an email address that you can easily access—you'll need to log in and verify the email address later.

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    Check the "No, create an account now" box. It's near the bottom of the menu.

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    Click Sign up. Doing so takes you to the Create an Account page.

  • Picture 12 of How to Install macOS on a Windows PC Enter the required information. Fill out the following fields:
  • Name — Enter the name you want to use for your account.
  • Password — Enter a password you'd like to use for the login.
  • Confirm Password — Repeat the password you entered above.
  • Date of Birth — Select the month, day, and year of your birth.
  • Location — Type in your country's name.
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    Check the "I agree to the terms and rules" box. It's near the bottom of the page.

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    Click Sign up. This button is at the bottom of the page. Doing so creates your account and sends a confirmation email to your provided email address.

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    Go to your email inbox. Go to the email address that you selected for your account. You may have to log in with your email address and the email account's password to open the inbox.

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    Open the confirmation email. Click the email from "tonymacx86.com" to open it.

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    Click the confirmation link. Click the link below the "Confirm Account" text in the middle of the email. This will take you back to the Unibeast download site.

  • Picture 18 of How to Install macOS on a Windows PC Double-click the Downloads tab. It's on the right side of the row of tabs that's near the top of the page. The Downloads page should open.
  • If you just see a drop-down menu appear, click the Downloads tab once more.
  • Picture 19 of How to Install macOS on a Windows PC Scroll down and click Unibeast. Make sure you click the version of Unibeast that has the highest number next to it.
  • For example, the current release of Unibeast as of May 2018 is 8.3.2.
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    Click Download Now. It's in the top-right corner of the page. Doing so will download Unibeast onto your Mac.

  • Picture 21 of How to Install macOS on a Windows PC Download Multibeast. This program, which is hosted on the same site as Unibeast, will allow you to install drivers so that you can use things like your PC's speakers, the Internet, and so on:
  • Double-click the Downloads tab again.
  • Click Multibeast - High Sierra 10.2.0
  • Click Download Now in the upper-right corner of the page.
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    Creating the Unibeast Installation Tool

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    Open the Unibeast folder. Double-click the Unibeast folder to unzip and open it.

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    Open Unibeast. Double-click the Unibeast PKG file to open it.

  • Picture 48 of How to Install macOS on a Windows PC Click Open when prompted. Doing so will open the Unibeast setup window.
  • If your Mac is currently running macOS Sierra or higher, you'll have to verify the Unibeast installation before continuing.
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    Click Continue four times. It's in the bottom-right corner of the first four pages of the Unibeast setup window.

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    Click Agree when prompted. It's at the top of the window.

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    Select your USB drive, then click Continue. Click the USB drive's name to select it.

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    Select High Sierra, then click Continue. You should see High Sierra in the middle of the page.

  • Picture 53 of How to Install macOS on a Windows PC Select a motherboard type. Depending on whether your Windows computer has a UEFI- or a BIOS-type motherboard, your choice will vary:
  • UEFI — Click UEFI Boot Mode, then click Continue.
  • BIOS — Click Legacy Boot Mode, then click Continue.
  • Picture 54 of How to Install macOS on a Windows PC Select a graphics card option if necessary, then click Continue. Check the box next to Inject [card name] for your preferred graphics card settings.
  • If your graphics card supports macOS High Sierra by default, skip this step.
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    Click Continue. It's in the bottom-right corner of the page. Doing so will prompt you to enter your Mac's password.

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    Enter your Mac's password. Type in the password you use to log into your Mac.

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    Click OK. This will prompt Unibeast to begin installing to the USB drive. Once the installation process is complete, your USB drive will be ready to install macOS High Sierra on your PC. While the Unibeast installation finishes up, you should change your Windows computer's boot order.

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    Installing macOS on Your PC

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    Place Multibeast on the USB drive. Open the USB drive's folder, then drag the Multibeast file into the folder. You'll need to use Multibeast later, so having it on the flash drive will make using it when necessary as simple as possible.

  • Picture 65 of How to Install macOS on a Windows PC Eject the Unibeast USB drive from the Mac. Open the Finder, then click the Eject icon to the right of the USB drive's name in the upper-left corner of the Finder window. After doing so, you can remove your USB drive.
  • You should make sure that the Unibeast installation is complete before doing this.
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    Shut down your Windows computer. Press and hold the Power button on your Windows computer until your computer shuts down completely. This will usually occur one or two seconds after the computer's display turns off.

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    Plug both the Unibeast USB drive and the blank hard drive into your computer. These should both fit into USB ports on your computer.

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    Start your Windows computer. Press the Power button to start the computer. Once the computer has a chance to begin booting, it should select your plugged-in USB drive as a place from which to boot.

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    Select your USB drive when prompted, then press Enter. This will begin the macOS installation process.

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    Select a language, then click . Doing so takes you to the next page of the installer.

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    Click Continue twice. It's in the bottom-right corner of the pages.

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    Click Agree when prompted. You'll see this at the top of the screen.

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    Click the Utilities menu item. This menu item is in the top-left side of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.[3]

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    Click Disk Utility. It's in the drop-down menu.

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    Select the blank hard drive. Click the blank hard drive's name on the left side of the page.

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    Click the Erase tab. It's near the top of the page.

  • Picture 77 of How to Install macOS on a Windows PC Format the blank hard drive. Change the following fields:
  • Format — Click the drop-down box, then click Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)
  • Scheme — Click the drop-down box, then click GUID Partition Map
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    Click Erase. Doing so will reformat your blank hard drive for macOS' file system.

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    Click Done when prompted, then close the Disk Utility window. You can now proceed with installing macOS High Sierra on the hard drive.

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    Click the blank hard drive's name, then click Continue. This will both select the hard drive as the installation point and begin installing macOS High Sierra.

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    Wait for macOS High Sierra to finish installing. This process should take around 15 minutes.

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    Follow the on-screen prompts. You'll be prompted to enter specific information, such as your name, a password, your preferred language, your location, and so on. Once you complete this setup process, macOS' software will be completely set up on your Windows computer.

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