Apple Mini 2010 Support For Windows 10 With Bootcamp

Problem: the latest Windows 10 update 1903 runs into BSOD (Blue screen of death) with error message WDF_VIOLATION on some mac models (MacBook Pro 2010/2011, MacBook Air 2011, Mac Mini 2012, iMac 2010/2011 and some others). This fatal failure occurs when Windows is already loaded and system tries to start Apple Boot Camp Utility (BootCamp.exe). This tool is responsible for controlling screen brightness, volume, functional keys, backlit, etc with Apple keyboard. On some machines crash happens only if you try to start our Macs Fan Control app.

An Apple support document posted late Wednesday lists the Mac and iMac models that support dual booting with Windows 10 via the release of Boot Camp version 6 and explains how to install Microsoft.

Cause: older versions of the MacHALDriver.sys driver supplied with the Boot Camp Utility are not compatible with Windows 10 1903.

Question: Q: Boot camp for iMac 21.5 inch mid 2010 in windows 8 I have upgrade to 10.8.3 but after installing windows 8 I can not use boot camp for windows 8 I have iMac 21.5 inch mid 2010 how I can use boot camp for win 8. Nov 17, 2020 For more information about using Windows on your Mac, open Boot Camp Assistant and click the Open Boot Camp Help button. If you're using an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) or iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) or iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) with a 3TB hard drive and macOS Mojave or later, learn about an alert you might see during installation. Bootcamp Windows 10 No Sound. Apple allows its users to install Windows 10 if they feel like using the operating system through a utility called Boot Camp. It conveniently lets the users switch between macOS and Windows, which is not available on a Windows PC.

Solution: Basically you need to update to Boot Camp 6 or later.

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Apple Mini 2010 Support For Windows 10 With Bootcamp Software

First you need to disable the old driver to allow Windows to boot normally. The driver file located at c:windowssystem32MacHALDriver.sys must be renamed, e.g. to “MacHALDriver.sys.old”. There’re 2 options here:

  • (from Windows) Boot up in safe mode (holding the F8 key) and rename the file.
  • (from macOS) Install Tuxera NTFS or Paragon NTFS for Mac to allow write access to Windows drive/partition and rename the driver file. Both apps are commercial but have a trial period.
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Apple Mini 2010 Support For Windows 10 With Bootcamp Update

After that you can boot Windows 10, but Apple Boot Camp Utility won’t work. Macs Fan Control is able to work without the Boot Camp driver but slowly.

Apple Mini 2010 Support For Windows 10 With Bootcamp Key

Install 7Zip and Brigadier. Run the latter to download and install the latest official Boot Camp from Apple for your machine. Sometimes it may still download a faulty old version (e.g. for mid-2010 iMac), in this case we recommend downloading Boot Camp for another model using the –model parameter:

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and run the Boot Camp installer manually (run your command prompt as administrator):

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Tip: to avoid this problem, we highly recommend updating your Boot Camp using the Brigadier app before updating Windows to 1903.