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windows 8.1

  1. L

    MacOS Gone After Bootcamp Install

    Ok so after installing Windows 8.1 on my Mac Mini 2011( macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 ) using bootcamp everything seemed fine and working until one day i wanted to switch back to macOS, so i used Option Restart but it only showed bootcamp so then i tried using bootcamp assistant but once again it...
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    Bootcamp version for Mac Pro 5,1 under Windows 8.1

    Which version of BootCamp is proper for Mac Pro 5,1 under Windows 8.1? I would love to see APFS drives under Windows.
  3. jj1984

    RESOLVED: Boot Camp Assistant cannot reboot into windows 8.1 partition during installation

    I'm using MBP retina early 2015 high sierra. I'm trying to install windows 8.1 through boot camp. After following all the instructions (i.e. specifying iso path, partition size, downloaded support files automatically etc) in boot camp assistant, when the machines restarts to install windows, the...
  4. Ron Harrison

    Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) GTX 770 black screen in Windows 8

    Hi, I've got a Mac Pro 5,1 (mid 2010) and I've put an Nvidia GTX 770 in it and I'm trying to get it to work in Windows 8.1. I got into the installation yesterday by booting off of the W8.1 DVD with the 770, but I had to exit it because I had multiple drives plugged in and it wouldn't let me...
  5. D

    Sierra 10.12 Boot Camp ONLY supports windows 10

    In the Beta release 10.12, Sierra Boot Camp Assistant does not allow creation of Boot Camp partitions with any version of Windows older than v10. This contravenes many Apple advice pages on the internet such as: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201457 Use Windows 8.1 on your Mac with Boot...
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    Installing Windows with Bootcamp

    So I am trying to install Windows with Bootcamp. I am running an early 2011 17" MacBook Pro on El Capitan. I go through the process in Bootcamp and reboot into EFI and here lies the problem. I follow process through to format and then it will not install to drive because it needs to be GPT...
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    How can I create Windows install media that boots & installs UEFI ONLY?

    I'm trying to install Windows 8.1 in UEFI mode on my Mac Pro 4,1 flashed to 5,1 with 3.46GHz Intel W3690. As far as I can tell, Windows will only create media that boots the way the box that creates the media is booted. If the box booted via BIOS/CSM, the media it creates will (only) install...
  8. J

    Cannot install Windows 8.1 or 10 with Bootcamp

    I'm having so many problems trying to install Windows with Bootcamp, I don't really know where to begin. Firstly, my setup: 2015 5k iMac, 4.0Ghz. 32GB RAM, 3TB Fusion Drive, OSX 10.11.2 I tried running bootcamp with a windows 10 ISO from Microsoft and the partition is created and the mac...