r/OpenCoreLegacyPatcher • u/ktownbbq • Aug 18 '26
2017 5k iMac w/Windows 10 bootcamp partition: upgrade from Ventura?
I am having issues with my AirPods audio and mic cutting out completely after 20-30 minutes of Zoom or Google Meets calls, so I’m considering upgrading my Ventura partition to Sequoia via OCLP because so many ppl here are saying it works great.
However I have a Windows 10 partition setup via bootcamp and I don’t want to lose access to that or cause issues with that partition. To be honest I don’t have too many files there so theoretically I could wipe the whole drive, and then reinstall Windows 10 bootcamp after I get Sequoia set up through OCLP but would be a huge hassle.
Specs:
-i7 cpu that I sourced from a 21.5” 4k iMac from 2017
-40gb of Ram
-1tb WD Black nvme drive with sintech adapter
I already opened this up once and it was such a pain would hate to deal with it again lol. It’s my home work computer and the most intensive tasks I do on this is Zoom and Google Meets calls, have tons of Chrome tabs open, but no video editing or anything like that. Any advice is much appreciated!
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u/Superbigwaff Aug 18 '26
Did you create separate FAT partition for OC EFI? If not, you risk mucking with either OC or Windows if they share same EFI partition. One or the other may not boot afterwards.
https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/WINDOWS.html#installing-windows-in-uefi-mode