Tips on switching from Mac to Windows PC

This post offers tips to users planning to switch from Mac to Windows PC, including how to install & then transfer files from Mac to a Windows computer. It would interest those Mac users who are planning to switch to Windows 11/10 or those, who need to use a Windows PC at home or work too.

Switching from Mac to Windows PC

As a Mac user, you would be familiar with all the applications and tools available in a Mac. This post will also tell you in short, the comparable applications, services, features, and tools, which are present in Windows, which will allow you to carry out similar tasks, like its Mac counterparts.

If you have installed Windows on a Mac, using Boot Camp, you will have a dual-boot system with your Mac OS on one partition and Windows on the other. The next thing you want to do is to transfer files from Mac to Windows PC.

Applications you used on a Mac and its counterpart or comparable application on Windows

Mac	Windows
Finder	Windows Explorer
Mac App Store	Windows Store
Mac Mail	Windows Live Mail or Microsoft Outlook
Safari Browser	Internet Explorer
Apple iTunes	Windows Media Player
Photo Booth	Windows Live Movie Maker
iPhoto	Windows Live Photo Gallery
FaceTime	Windows Live Messenger or Skype
iCal	Windows Live Calendar or Microsoft Office Outlook
Address Book	Windows Live People or Microsoft Office Outlook

Other comparable Tools, Folders and Functions

Mac	Windows
LaunchPad	All Programs in Start Menu
Mission Control	Task bar
Document Stack	Personal user folder
Download Stack	Downloads folder in User folders
Trash	Recycle Bin
Spotlight	Windows Search
Time Machine	Windows Backup and System Restore
Apple Care	Windows Help
System Preferences to personalize settings	Personalization

There are several other Services, Features, Websites, Security components and applications for Windows, which will help you get the best out of your Windows PC.

Some of them are: