Gordon, No, as far as I remember when you reboot you don’t need to hold down anything. I’ve never installed Windows from a USB stick, though, but it stands to reason Apple would tell you to hold down something on reboot if that were necessary Best, Zack. On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:52 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
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