dev/disk0 (internal, physical):Ģ: Apple_APFS Container disk1 999.8 GB disk0s2 I assume your sizes will be slightly different. When finished, the output from the command diskutil list disk0 should appear similar to what is shown below. Remove all Windows related partitions that may have been created by previous attempts to install Windows. Note: To get a better view of the images shown below, either click on an image or open an image in a new window. This time it hangs indefinitely at 24% of copying Windows files.Īnyone have any advice? Am I missing something obvious here?īelow are the instructions for installing Windows 10.
Boot into Windows 8.1 installer – it requires a license key instead of having the “I don't have a license key” option, but find one online to get me to the next step.
This time Boot Camp Assistant actually completes the “Saving support files” portion of the automatic driver download, and asks for admin password for restart, instead of crashing. Try again with Windows 8.1 instead of Windows 10, and older version of the support software (Boot Camp Support ) on the USB.
Delete, repeat, “Load drivers” but check the USB instead of OSXRESERVED - same thing, folders are there but drivers don't show up unless I un-check the ‘Hide non-compatible drivers’ option. Proceed to Windows install – no dice, same error at “Installing updates” stage. Un-check "Hide drivers that aren't compatible with this hardware”, and a few drivers show up for each piece of hardware - install them all. Delete, repeat, but once booted into the Windows installer, first click "Load drivers" and select the OSXRESERVED partition: shows up all the driver folders, but shows no actual driver files when you navigate to any of the folders. Delete the partition, download the Windows Support Drivers to a FAT-formatted USB drive, then repeat all the above.
It downloads Windows Support files, but 9 times out of 10 the laptop crashes at the step of “Saving Windows Support files” – but force restarting allows me to alt/option-boot into the Windows installer anyway: great.īoot into Windows 10 installer, format Boot Camp partition, select Windows version (have tried both Pro and Home) - it gets through copying, expanding, installing Windows files… but then I get an error every time at "Installing Updates” – error code 0x80070002, can't find drivers compatible with this hardware - Windows will restart (doesn't restart, just goes to a black backlit screen and stays there until I force restart). Use Boot Camp Assistant to create partition (122GB on 1TB SSD). Running into trouble at every step of the process, with both Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 8.1 64-bit (clean ISOs downloaded directly from Microsoft).
This guide will present to you the precise steps you need to follow to give Windows 8.1 a whirl without disturbing your current installed Mac OS X Mavericks (Dual Boot.Running High Sierra (APFS, unencrypted) with up-to-date Boot Camp Assistant (6.1.0) - clean OS install a couple days ago. So you love your Mac a lot but want to install Windows 8.1 on Mac along with OS X Mavericks (Macbook Pro, Air, Mac Mini or, iMac) Then you’re at the best place one could be. These new drivers support both Windows 7 (64-bit) and Windows 8 (64-bit). Use the Boot Camp Assistant and a USB drive to install the latest Boot Camp drivers for your computer. Boot Camp 5 adds Windows 8 (64-bit) support.
Windows 8 support was provided to Boot Camp in version 5, along with drivers for the Mac hardware. Important: If you’re using a portable Mac, connect it to a power source before continuing. Boot Camp Assistant prepares your Mac by creating a new partition for Windows named BOOTCAMP and downloading the Boot Camp support software.