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Questions tagged [bootcamp]

Questions about Boot Camp, a utility included with OS X Leopard (10.5) and above that assists users in installing other operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers.

Boot Camp is an utility that allows users to install Microsoft Windows or GNU/Linux operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers. Boot Camp Assistant guides users through non-destructive re-partitioning (including resizing of an existing HFS+ partition, if necessary) of their hard disk drive and using the macOS disc to install Windows drivers.

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Is it possible to write to the Boot Camp disk in OS X?

I have a MacBook Pro with Boot Camp and sometimes I want to update information on the Windows partition but currently I have to boot in Windows and read from the Mac partition. I don't want to leave OS X to organize files.
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Bootcamp - is it OK to delete windowssupport.dmg after installing windows?

As the title says, I've already installed Windows by bootcamp and all works well. Now I've found this windowssupport.dmg in Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Bootcamp. Can I just delete it? I'm low on disk space.
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How do I get the latest drivers for boot camp and windows 7

I have read the setup guide, but what is either not clear or I just missed, is how the updated drivers that I download via the apple update get to my windows partition. All I read is that I have to have the original Mac OSX DVD and that I get the…
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Running OSX from Bootcamp

It's well known that to run Windows on a Mac you can either use a virtual machine install or reboot into a Boot Camp partition. You can also, with suitable software like Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion, open your bootcamp partition whilst booted…
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Restart in Windows without changing startup disk or having to use administrator password?

My 6-year old kid uses the family iMac for his Kodu-projects, which require Windows. He wants the real deal with Boot Camp and won't accept any virtualization :) The problem: I want the OS X-disk to be the startup disk, of course. He wants a…
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Mac OS X El Capitan BootCamp doesn't target Windows 10 ISO

I was trying to install Windows 10 besides my Mac OS X El Capitan. I followed the normal steps I found on the Internet, but when I started to apply I got this and no idea what I should do in order to install Windows. After I click continue, I…
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Ran Repair Disk on Boot Camp partition and Windows won't boot

Unfortunately I accidentaly hit the REPAIR DISK while my Windows 7 bootcamp partition was selected. Since I have Tuxera NTFS, the button wasn't grey out and I thought at the moment I was repairing the OSX partition. Yes, dumb as hell and now I have…
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Can't switch to Windows from macOS

After upgrading to Monterey I can't switch to Windows from mac side. However, I can use the option key to select and start Windows as well as switch to macOS from Windows without an issue. My Windows is on NTFS and no chkdisk issue.
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Is there an easy way to obtain all of the Boot Camp drivers hosted by Apple by using Windows, and not relying on macOS?

Please note that although this has a similar title to my previous question (Does Apple offer a page that lists all versions of published Boot Camp drivers?), the answer that I'm looking for is much different. :) I'm aware that Apple offer multiple…
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Only after SMC reset will Windows 10 under Boot Camp start

I recently installed Windows 10 via Boot Camp. The first time everything goes well, but after booting back into macOS, I get an error message on macOS. It seems that error message is messing up the next time I am trying to boot into Boot Camp and…
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Should I use all my storage on bootcamp?

So I'm a gamer, and I will only use bootcamp and probably never use MacOS ever again. Should I "wipe" my mac to free up as much storage as I can to use all of the storage for bootcamp? I have 1TB of space, and I would like to use as much of that as…
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Can I install Parallels alongside Boot Camp?

I have a 24" iMac and have used Boot Camp to install Vista on a 100GB partition of the hard drive. Can I install Parallels Desktop as well so it will be easier to switch between Mac and Windows? I have 4GB of RAM. Is that enough to run Parallels?
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Windows Bootcamp stuck in infinite boot loop

I have a Mac Mini which I bought a few months ago onto which I installed Windows 10 Pro as a bootcamp partition. Everything was fine until the windows update assistant started to update it the other day. It now boots straight to the windows logo…
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How can I shrink my Mac HDD and add the space to my Windows 10 disk?

I have Windows 10 running on a partition on my iMac. What I'd like to do is shrink the Mac HDD and add that space to make the Windows 10 partition larger. Here's the layout of my drives now. Report for internal hard disk Current GPT partition…
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Filevault login screen slow to start after trying to install Windows using bootcamp

Since trying to install Windows 7 on my iMac with Lion 10.7.4, using Boot Camp, I noticed that the login screen where it asks for the FileVault password is taking a lot of seconds to be displayed. When I turn on the computer, after the sound only a…
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