This added another extra layer of complexity. All the shortcuts that was working in Mac now needs special software to re-mapping the difference between a Mac keyboard and Windows keyboard. You lost the ability to turn on backlit keyboard on your Mac. Your Mac also no longer able to auto adjust it’s screen’s brightness. Function Keys and other Keyboard Shortcuts Still Working as IntendedĪll your beloved Mac function keys to change your screen’s brightness is gone. This is unlikely to change in the future. If you run this in VMware, then you get the best out of both word.
By running Windows 8 natively, you lost the most valuable feature on a Mac, your mulit touch trackpad. It’s very sluggish when moving the mouse with the trackpad. If you have Windows 8 installed via Boot Camp and running natively on your Mac, you will find all the sudden your trackpad isn’t as sensitive as before. While we are still waiting for this entire process to be unfold, the best way to run a Windows 8 at least for now is to run it inside VMware Fusion with Boot Camp. The end result would be adding more support for people to run Windows 8 on their Mac. Given the current software status of Windows 8, VMware fusion and Apple’s Boot Camp technology, each are on the verge of releasing a new version.
Windows 8 actually runs more smooth in VMware than native install Rather, it’s install Windows 8 with Boot Camp than use VMware Fusion 4’s new feature to boot the Windows 8 partition from your Boot Camp partition. Yes, the best way to run Windows 8 on a Mac (Lion or Mountain Lion) is NOT running Windows 8 natively via Boot Camp. Before you express any opinion in which method is the best, read on…
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