Hello!
I realized this is a very long Post but please stay with me here.
tl:dr can I Install Win10 through Bootcamp on an early 2009 iMac/are there ways wo get Win10 running?
I am very new to Macs and Working with them, some time ago I bought an iMac early 2009 because of a very good offer and used Dodude1's patcher to install an unsupported Version of MacOS, shortly after however, I stopped using the machine simply because I by then had better options.
A few days ago I started using the iMac again and also now have to use it as my main machine (for some time), I now installed MacOS Monterey on the machine and everything works well, however for some Tasks I need Windows as a Second Option, and for the past days I've been trying to figure out ways to get Windows 10 Running.
I've tried following the Guide on the OpenCore Website, however, when trying to Boot the Windows 10 USB Installer, it just loads the Win10 Logo and then Bluesceens with an Error Code Mentioning drivers (I will add the Error Code to this Post later), I haven't found any workarounds for this yet so I also tried making a Windows 7 USB Stick (to then Update to Win 10 inside Windows 7), however that also didn't Work due to the USB not even Booting (Never ending black Screen + uninitialized Keyboard).
So now after a bit of Research I found a thread where people were successful installing Win10 on unsupported machines using a newer MacOS with OpenCore through Bootcamp, however I've also read that newer Macs natively Support UEFI Boot after 2011 or 2013(?) and that Bootcamp installs are (usually?) Legacy installs which would break OpenCore.
All the Threads I've read were written by people with Machines that (at least as far as I figured) have native UEFI Support, so now I came here to ask If it's possible to install Windows 10 through Bootcamp on an early 2009 iMac without breaking things (or even bricking my device) or if there are any other workarounds to get Windows10 (or 7) to run.
Thanks in advance!
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