One last look at software support as macOS 26 Tahoe winds down the Intel Mac era

OpenCore and Hackintosh are sadly dead after Apple ends Intel Mac support.

Apple's decision to make macOS Tahoe the last version to support Intel Macs is going to cause enormous problems for OpenCore and Hackintosh users. The communities are taking the news quite well.

One last look at software support as macOS 26 Tahoe winds down the Intel Mac era

In the end, Intel Macs have mostly gotten a better deal than PowerPC Macs did.

How to Fix the MacOS Tahoe Beta Virtual Machine “software update is required” Error

If you have attempted to install MacOS Tahoe beta into a virtual machine by using the Tahoe installer or IPSW file, you might run into a looping failure where you’ll see a request to install a software update, to which you may attempt to install the update but it fails, followed by an “Installation failed. ...

Updates for SilentKnight, Mints and SystHist

I’m delighted to offer you updates to three of my most popular apps, SilentKnight, Mints and SystHist. Although these are primarily for improved compatibility with macOS 26 Tahoe, they bring additional improvements for earlier versions of macOS, back to Big Sur. They also require at least macOS 11.5 Big Sur. SilentKnight 2.12 This utility for checking security settings and updates should now be fully compatible with Tahoe, and report the correct…

5 macOS Tahoe Features Coming to Older Intel Macs

It’s a bad day to own an Intel-based Mac. Apple just confirmed that macOS Tahoe will be the last major update to support Intel processors. And with most macOS 26 headline features built around M-series chips, it’s clear we’ll all be forced to upgrade sooner or later. That said, older Intel Macs aren’t being left […] The post 5 macOS Tahoe Features Coming to Older Intel Macs appeared first on The Mac Observer.