Apple Boot Camp MacBook Air (Late 2010) - Manual (Page 10)

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Starting Up Using Mac OS X or Windows
After you’ve installed Windows and the support software, Boot Camp makes it easy to
start up your computer using either Mac OS X or Windows. To set the operating system
for your computer, choose a disk with that operating system installed as your startup
disk and then restart your computer.
Setting the Default Operating System
To set the default operating system in Mac OS X, use the Startup Disk pane of System
Preferences in Mac OS X. To set it in Windows, use the Boot Camp control panel.
To set the default operating system in Mac OS X:
1 In Mac OS X, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Startup Disk.
2 Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use by default.
3 If you want to start up that operating system now, click Restart.
To set the default operating system in Windows:
1 In Windows, click the Boot Camp icon in the system tray and choose Boot Camp
Control Panel.
2 Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use by default.
3 If you want to start up that operating system now, click Restart.
To restart in Mac OS X using the Boot Camp icon in the system tray:
m In Windows, click the Boot Camp icon in the system tray and choose “Restart in
Mac OS X.”
This also sets the default operating system to Mac OS X.
Selecting an Operating System During Startup
You can select which operating system to use during startup by holding down the
Option key. This displays icons for all available startup disks, and lets you override
the default setting for the startup disk in Startup Disk preferences (Mac OS X) or the
Boot Camp control panel (Windows) without changing that setting.
To select an operating system during startup:
1 Restart your computer and hold down the Option key until disk icons appear onscreen.
2 Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use, and then click the
arrow beneath the icon.