- #Os mac sierra boot camp install#
- #Os mac sierra boot camp windows 10#
- #Os mac sierra boot camp pro#
- #Os mac sierra boot camp software#
I have no problems EFI booting the USB Windows installer, but I still want to install Windows to use the BIOS boot method. I have always assumed the Windows Support Software, supplied by Apple for my Mac, was designed only for the legacy BIOS boot method of installation. Apple did not officially start supporting this method of booting Windows until after the 2011 model year. The resulting flash drive installer defaults to a Windows installation that uses the EFI boot method.
#Os mac sierra boot camp software#
The Boot Camp Assistant software has to be hacked in order to create the Windows installer.I have the following problems with doing this. plist file contained within the Boot Camp Assistant software. This was accomplished by first editing a.
I have read where others have successfully used the Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows flash drive installer. If you have one of the models listed below, then you should use the Boot Camp Assistant to install Widows 10.
#Os mac sierra boot camp windows 10#
The following Mac models support 64-bit versions of Windows 10 when installed using Boot Camp. The exact list of supported Mac models is given below.
#Os mac sierra boot camp pro#
I describe it this easy but those highly paid genius engineers in Apple neither admit nor share it.I am out over 3K for a brand new MacBook Pro + AppleCare which I can not use for my business because I can not install Bootcamp.Apple does not support Boot Camp Assistant installations of Windows 10 on 2011 and earlier iMac models. There is something different with the way High Sierra organizes the File System and Bootcamp can not digest it. They can not understand the fact that Apple does not pay for our time as Clients. but instead of reading they enjoy getting in to your nerves.
All they need to do is to read the case to see that those questions like "Have you used a back up when your set up this Mac ? Answer NO. They also enjoy asking the same question even when you give them the your previous case numbers. Let your Mac wait for 90 Minutes to settle" before your try again setting up "Bootcamp and disc partition. instead they try to waste your time with a multiple layer of technicians on the phone each claiming they are more capable then the previous of who already wasted 2 hours of your life trying some bizarre thing. on top of that apple support does not let you to bring it to a store. you can not set up bootcamp from fresh if you have high Sierra. I recently purchased a brand new MacBook Pro 15. The situation is even worst then you describe. More info available in the following Apple KB article titled, "How to switch between Windows and macOS in macOS High Sierra." ** There are a number of active threads discussing this issue and associated workarounds in the public Apple Support Forums. * Note that VO is not available at the Startup Manager screen. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the desired OS and press return to boot into the selected OS. As the Mac is starting up, press the Option key to boot to the Mac Startup Manager.ģ. Attempt to boot into macOS by holding down the X key during startup. Apply all Windows 10 updates, including updates to Apple's Windows utilities. The system fails to restart from Windows and a dialog box appears with the message, "Could not locate the OS X boot volume."ġ. From the Windows Bootcamp utility menu, choose "Restart in OS X."Ĥ. Boot into Windows in the Mac's Bootcamp partition.Ģ. Steps to recreate the issue on a mid-2013 MBA running macOS 10.13 with primary macOS volume formatted as APFS and Bootcamp partition running Windows 10 formatted as NTFS:ġ. Issue: After upgrading from macOS 10.12 to 10.13, attempting to Restart in OS X from the Windows Boot Camp menu fails with message "Could not locate the OS X boot volume." Apple has acknowledged the issue and has posted a KB article which I've linked at the bottom of this post.