Installing BERNINA software on Apple products – BERNINA Help Center

BERNINA Embroidery Software will only be supported on Apple Macintosh computers that meet or exceed the minimum system requirements needed for V8.2 (see table below) and that have Windows 8.1/10 installed on a dedicated partition via Boot Camp.

*Please note the DesignWorks Suite also requires a graphics processor that supports DirectX 9 or greater.

BERNINA recommends using Apple’s Boot Camp Assistant to partition the drive and install Windows, as opposed to third party partition tools.

For more information on using Boot Camp and installing Windows on an Apple computer, please visit Apple’s support website, https://support.apple.com or contact an Apple specialist.

Virtual Machines:

BERNINA of America does not offer support for systems that are running Windows using a virtual machine such as Parallels or Fusion.

BERNINA DesignerPlus V8.2 System Requirements:

Component	Recommended	Minimum*
CPU	Intel® Core i5/7 or multi core processor with min. 3GHz	Intel® Core i3 or AMD Athlon FX-60
Operating system	Microsoft® Windows® 10 (64-bit Edition)with latest service packs and updates installed.	Microsoft® Windows® 7, 8.1, 10 (32-bit or 64-bit Editions), all with latest service packs and updates installed.
Browser	Internet Explorer 11.0	Internet Explorer 11.0
Memory	8 GB or more	4 GB
Hard disk type	Solid State Drive (SSD)	Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Free disk space	40 GB or More	20 GB
Graphics card	Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:	Support for Highest Color (32bit) and resolution (1600 X 900)
	WDDM Driver
	2 GB or more of graphics memory (non-integrated)
	Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware bits per pixel

Monitor	1920 X 1080 screen resolution	1600 X 900 screen resolution
Internet connection	Required for product activation and registration.	Required for product activation and registration.

* If Minimum Requirements are chosen, the software performance can be slow (also depending on how many programs are running at the same time). **BERNINA support for installations running on operating system Windows 7 will end on 14.01.2020 as Microsoft has announced end of support starting at this date.

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