When we use a computer, what matters is the application inside the computer, and the system is nothing but a "container" that runs the software. In daily life, our common operating systems are macos and windows, so what is the difference between macos and windows? The two operating systems are very different. How does macos run windows programs? There are many ways to run windows on macos, you can use a virtual machine, or install a dual system in mac. Let's take a look at the details below!
1. The difference between macos and windows
Figure 1: System logo
There are many differences between the macos system and the windows system. First, the window operation logic after installing the software is different. The window operation in the macos system is usually on the left, while the window operation in the windows system is usually on the right. Furthermore, the two systems have different degrees of hacking because of the different audience size. Because the number of users of windows is large, it is often attacked by hackers, while the number of users of macOS is relatively small, which is relatively safe.
In addition to the two cases described above, the two systems also have differences in processing content. The macos system is an operating system for graphics processing, so it is often used in design and post-work. The windows system is more suitable for audio-visual entertainment, games and so on. Therefore, when choosing an operating system, users can choose according to their own needs.
Two, macos how to run windows program
Above we briefly introduced the difference between the macos system and the windows system, and learned that the windows system can make up for the entertainment and game shortcomings of the macos system, so how do we run windows programs on the macos system?
Here we provide three ways: (1) use a virtual machine; (2) install dual systems; (3) use similar virtual machine software.
1. Virtual machine
Figure 2: Virtual Machine
The virtual machine is to use virtual machine software to install the image of the windows system into the macos system. The advantage of installing a virtual machine is that it can successfully run windows applications in the macos system. Moreover, even if the windows system running in the macos system crashes, it will not affect the macos system.
However, there are many disadvantages in running a virtual machine in the macos system. For example, the installation process of the virtual machine is not only complicated, but also takes up a large amount of storage space in the image file and virtual machine software.
2. Dual system
Figure 3: Dual System
The dual system is to install the windows system into the disk of the mac. After the installation is successful, it is no different from the original windows system and can run windows applications normally. The disadvantage of installing a dual system is more obvious. First, it will take up a lot of disk space. Second, once one system crashes, it will also affect the other system. Furthermore, the device must be restarted every time another system is started.
3. Virtual machine software
The virtual machine software is different from the virtual machine and the dual system. The virtual machine software is more like the windows application store in the macos system. You can download any software you need directly. The virtual machine software recommended here is CrossOver, which I am using myself.
Figure 4: Virtual machine-like software
There are two ways to install software in CrossOver,
CrossOver Mac version download link: https://souurl.cn/p3dNXb
CrossOver linux version download link: https://souurl.cn/eCQ08d
One is to search directly in the software, and install it directly after finding the software;
The second is to install by importing the exe installation package. Through these two methods, we can install almost all windows applications in the macos system. Secondly, this installation method takes up very little storage space, and running windows is the same as running the software that comes with the macos system.
3. Summary
The above is the difference between macos and windows, how macos runs windows programs. There is a big difference between macos and windows, first of all, the use logic is different, and the user groups they face are different. To run windows programs on macos, we can use three methods, one is virtual machine; the other is dual system; the third is virtual machine CrossOver.