Questions tagged [boot-camp]
Boot Camp is a technology from Apple that allows for an assisted installation of alternative operating systems on an Intel-based Macintosh computer.
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Boot Camp: is it possible to restart directly to Windows from Mac OS X?
With the Boot Camp tools installed on Windows, there's an option for rebooting directly to Mac OS ("Restart in Mac OS X" from Boot Camp system tray item).
But is this possible in the opposite ...
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Windows 10, manually reconnect to already paired Bluetooth device?
On Windows 10 and I've already paired the Bluetooth headset previously. When I turn it on it connects to the last used device (my iPhone; I manually disconnect).
How do I tell Windows "Please ...
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How to enable hardware virtualization on a MacBook?
I need to enable hardware virtualization on my MacBook Air 2013. I want to run the Windows Phone 8 emulator, which requires hardware virtualization. I am running Windows 8 in boot camp. On my old PC, ...
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Hibernate between OS X and Bootcamp Win 7
Is it possible to use the true hibernate system functionalities of Win 7 and OS X to create a kind of instant switching between the two? Imagine this when reading/writing the sleep images to a quick ...
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Is there a "Print Screen" command in Boot Camp on a MacBook Pro?
I have a MacBook Pro with Windows 7 installed on the Boot Camp partition. I've figured out how to invoke most of the "missing keys" (like home, end, page up, page down) but have not yet figured out if ...
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How do I install a 64-bit Windows 7 on a Macbook Pro without Boot Camp?
Is it possible to install Windows 7 (64-bit) on a Mac Pro without Boot Camp?
I don't need Mac OS at all and just want to install Windows 7.
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Yes, it seems possible (see answer), but I would ...
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How do I make my Boot Camp partition bootable again?
I needed to resize my Boot Camp partition so I used Gparted to move and resize it. This seemed to work, except that now I can't boot into Windows.
I can boot into OS X just fine. OS X can recognize ...
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Clock on my Mac gets altered when I boot into Windows
I'm running an iMac with OS X Leopard, and the Windows 7 Release Candidate (using bootcamp). Sometimes when I boot into Windows, and then boot back into OSX, I find that Windows has changed the system'...
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How can I install a Windows 7 into BootCamp via USB
I have a MacBook and I'd like to install Windows 7 via USB. I've created the partition using Boot Camp and I've got an .ISO of my Windows 7 install disk. Is it possible to install this via USB, ...
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Can't use Bootcamp partition for Windows 8 installation
I'm trying to install Windows 8 with Bootcamp on my Macbook Pro.
Sadly it won't let me get past the disk partition choice (even after formatting the Bootcamp-drive).
It says:
Windows can't be ...
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Issue installing BootCamp drivers for Windows 10
I installed Windows 10 on my 15" Retina Macbook Pro. Once installed, I attempted to install the BootCamp drivers but it keeps getting hung up on the Realtek audio driver. I even left it overnight ...
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Boot Camp Assistant not accepting Windows 10 .iso file
Using bootcamp to create a mountable installable USB drive with a Windows 10 .iso gives me an error saying:
Boot Camp only supports Windows 7 or later installation on this platform. Please use an ISO ...
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Resizing Windows 10 Bootcamp partition manually
Installed windows 10 via bootcamp on my MBP running macOS Sierra, but I'd like to expand the Windows partition and shrink the macOS partition, avoiding a reinstall if possible.
I did a search already,...
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Can Windows use headsets that have a single audio jack with 4 rings?
As you guys may know, for several years now, Apple uses 4-ring headphone jacks instead of 3-ring headphone jacks, and the fourth ring is dedicated to microphone input. This is what lets you have ...
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Windows 8 installed with Boot Camp does not show brightness or volume indicators when function keys are pressed
I installed cleanly using Boot Camp on my MacBook Air and managed to install Boot Camp Control Panel without any problems.
My screen brightness, keyboard brightness, and volume function keys all work ...
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Disk Management and Windows Explorer show different allocted sizes
I shrinked 50GB from my main bootcamp NTFS partition.
After a reboot my windows explorer now shows that drive C's total size is 90GB,
but the Disk Management tool in windows (and EaseUS Partition ...
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Boot Camp, Parallels, VirtualBox Or Fusion? [closed]
Boot Camp, Parallels, VirtualBox Or Fusion?
In a recent article on Australian LifeHacker.com they discussed the following question, I trust the SU group more then the anonymous answers from ...
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Cannot start Hyper-V on MacBook in Bootcamp but can in Parallels
I am running Mavericks on a late 2013 model MacBook Pro 13" Retina (Intel i5 chip) and have installed Windows 8.1 into a bootcamp partition. Under Bootcamp, an attempt to start a VM in Hyper-V ...
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BootCamp - Right-Click on Windows 7 running on MacBook Air
How do you right-click on Windows 7 running on a MacBookAir?
I'm sure it used to work, but lately I haven't been able to figure it out.
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Why won't my Retina MacBook Pro let me plug the power in without the screen blacking out?
I have a late 2014 Retina MacBook Pro. I run Windows 8.1 via Boot Camp with the latest drivers.
It worked fine for quite awhile as a standalone setup. Recently I started using it only with an ...
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Activate the 9400 graphics in a unibody macbook pro on bootcamp windows
The Macbook pro unibody has two graphic cores: the 9600 and the 9400. When running OS X you can choose which core you want to use.
How do you disable the 9600 and use the 9400 instead on Windows (...
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Boot Camp Assistant fails to create the USB installer from the Windows 10 October 2018 Update
I downloaded the Windows10 October 2018 Update iso file from the Microsoft website Download Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File). The downloaded file was named Win10_1809Oct_English_x64.iso. I tried using ...
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Games on windows 8 in bootcamp lag even on lowest graphics
I've been playing Crysis 2 and Skyrim on my Retina MacBookPro (10,1) for months now. The two games used to run super smoothly even on nearly maxed out settings. This laptop has an Nvidia GeForce GT ...
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Unpredictable MBP wake from sleep in Windows 7 Boot Camp
I have a Macbook Pro with Windows 7 installed in Boot Camp. I have serious problems with waking from sleep and not sure why. I have the default Balanced power plan selected.
Many times when I close ...
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Disable automatic driver installation in Windows 10
How to disable automatic driver installation in Windows 10?
I have this Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter (MacBook Pro 2011 w/ Boot Camp) whose driver I need to roll back to an earlier version for ...
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Resize Windows partition on a Mac without destroying data
Is there a method/utility to actively resize the partitions on a dual-boot MacBook Air, without destroying the contents?
I made the Windows Partition too small initially, and all the places I've ...
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Enable "real" right click on Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro
Is there any way to enable a true right click (using the right side of the touchpad -- not using the two finger+click method) under Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro (new unibody model)?
This option is ...
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MacBook Pro / Windows 7 : remap Cmd key to Ctrl, except Cmd+Tab to Alt+Tab
I'm using a MacBook Pro running Windows 7 under bootcamp. I'm used to switching between Mac kb / MacOS X software and Windows kb / Windows software but the crazy mixup of Mac kb / Windows software ...
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Mapping Apple Keyboard Keys to Windows Keys
So I got myself an Apple "Ultra-Thin" USB keyboard (the one that has two USB hub ports).
However, I use PC, so some of the keys on the keyboard are not mapped to Windows keys. Specifically, I am ...
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How do I restore Windows 7 from a System Image to a Boot Camp partition without formatting?
I had a 70GB Boot Camp partition on my iMac that I wanted to increase the size of, so after creating a system image (.vhd) on an external FW drive of the Boot Camp partition using Windows Backup and ...
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Ctrl + Alt + Del on a Mac with Windows
I'm using Boot Camp to run Windows on my Mac.
Last night I tried to compress the memory of C, then after that finished, it told me to
Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart
How do I press these keys?
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Powershell or other script to swap mouse buttons?
I'm wondering if this is possible. I use a Macbook, running Windows 7...when I don't have an external mouse connected, I leave the left/right settings of the buttons to the default. But when I plug in ...
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Mac boot to Windows by Default
Is there a way to configure a Bootcamped Mac Mini to boot directly into Windows rather than having it boot to OS-X by default?
(Note: uninstalling OS-X is not an option.)
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Why does my Macbook become extremely hot when using Boot Camp?
The bottom of my Macbook becomes extremely hot when I use Boot Camp (Apple's built-in solution for running Windows on a Mac), especially when I play games. Sometimes my Macbook shuts itself down ...
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Can't boot to Windows installed on the second drive in MacBook Pro
I have a mid-2012 15" non-retina MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion. I have a 256 GB SSD in place of the original drive and an OptiBay in place of the optical drive where I put the original 500 GB Toshiba ...
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How do I install Windows 7 64-bit on a Mac using Bootcamp?
Has anyone been able to install Windows 7 x64 under Bootcamp on a Mac? I was able to get the 32-bit version to install, but I cannot get x64 to install. The Mac doesn't seem to even want to boot the ...
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How to make a screenshot with a Mac keyboard on a Mac that is running Windows 7?
I have a Mac that is running Windows 7 through Bootcamp. I am using an external Mac keyboard and I want to take a screenshot but I have not had any success. I tried to Google the soltuion, but all the ...
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Windows 8 doesn't detect my MacBook Pro trackpad
I have to plugin an external USB mouse in order to use the cursor.
Specs:
Boot Camp 3.3
systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 8 Pro
OS ...
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Unable to Use Bluetooth Mighty Mouse or Wireless Keyboard with Boot Camp
I have Windows 7 64-bit running on a MacBook Pro in a Boot Camp partition. I am trying to pair with my Bluetooth Mighty Mouse and Apple wireless keyboard under Windows, but whenever I try to do so, ...
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Windows 10 Wi-Fi too slow on Bootcamp after update
My MacBook Pro 2016 Touchbar had Windows 10 installed using Boot Camp. But in the same WiFi, macOS has 3 Mbps speed. While in Windows, the speed is lower than 10 Kbps... and it has a lot of timeout ...
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Doing Ctrl-Alt-Break under BootCamp
When using the remote desktop client on Windows, one very useful keyboard shortcut is Ctrl-Alt-Break, which toggles the remote session between full screen and window.
How can I do the equivalent of ...
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How secure is Time Machine/FileVault/Dropbox/Google?
Lately, I have been somewhat preoccupied with the security of my computer. Not that I had actually anything to hide, but I just do not want anyone pilfering my data.
So, I set up FileVault in OSX, ...
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Hash key via Bootcamp on Macbook pro
I have a Macbook Pro and installed on this is Windows via Bootcamp. Now I do a lot of programming and I can't find the hash key! Am I missing an obvious shortcut or is there a way to change the ...
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Adjust MBP trackpad scrolling speed in Windows
Does anyone know how the scrolling speed for the trackpad can be changed in Windows? I installed the bootcamp drivers but I can't find this option anywhere. THe scrolling is way to fast on Windows ...
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Windows10 - Bootcamp Could not locate the macOS boot volume - mac partition unknown
In my Macbook pro (2016 touch bar), previously I installed Windows 10 and upgraded to creators version. In Windows session, in the bootcamp "Restart in macOS..." option is returning "Could not locate ...
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Safe mode in Windows 7 on Bootcamp?
How do I boot my Windows 7 partition to safe mode if it is installed into BOOTCAMP? On normal PC computers, you normally see the BIOS getting started and prompting you to press something (normally F8) ...
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How to fix Bootcamp Fusion VM after OSX El Capitan update?
Ugh... I just upgraded to El Capitan, rebooted and tried to fire up my Fusion 7 VMs to make sure everything was ok. I can see the Bootcamp partition from Finder, but when I try to start it in Fusion I ...
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Print Screen key of Windows on Mac
I've tried Win 7 on my MacBook. then I'm facing a problem of capturing the screen. I want to take the screen shot of the whole screen(including the cursor). I'm sure that I can grab it with the key "...
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Windows 8 installer: Something Happened
My school provides Windows 8 through MSDN. My system specs seem to fit the minimum system requirements for Windows 8. I ran the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, and it seems to indicate that my computer ...
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Mac Pro won't boot from Windows 7 DVD - Flashing prohibitory sign
I am trying to install Windows 7 on my Mac pro, I have tried everything it seems. I have a perfectly good Windows 7 DVD which boots on other devices, yet it doesn't on mine.
First off it started with ...
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