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This is because the Boot Camp Support Software probably contains drivers that require Windows to BIOS boot.

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However, even though you have EFI booted the installer, you still will need to install Windows 10 to BIOS boot. If you succeed in booting the Windows installer from a flash drive, then you will have used an EFI boot method. You can not BIOS boot from a flash drive.

You can get the latest firmware by having the latest version of High Sierra installed. Currently, with would be the October 2018 update. If you have latest firmware installed, then you might be able to use a flash drive to install the latest Windows 10. The 4.0 version will not install in Windows 10.

#Boot camp support drivers mac os x#

Also, you should use the optical (DVD) drive to install Windows. Every time I try to download the Boot Camp 6.0.1 Windows Support Software using Boot Camp Assistant 6.0.1 in Mac OS X 10.11.2, I get v4.0 instead according to the 64-bit XML file in the folder-the dates of all files are 2011. This is where Windows uses the MBR partition table and macOS uses the GUID partition table (GPT). This means the drive will have to be hybrid partitioned. The Windows Support Software was downloaded to the 'WindowsSupport' folder stored in my home folder. On my 2011 iMac, The Boot Camp Support Software was downloaded to the 'BootCamp5' folder stored in my 'Downloads' folder. You probably will need to install Windows to legacy BIOS boot. Copy the Boot Camp Support Software or the Windows Support Software to the flash drive. With later versions of macOS, the Boot Camp Assistant can be used to download the software. You can download the software from the given link. Your Mac probably should not be connected to the internet while making these lists.You should be using Boot Camp Support Software.

Listing the third party drivers after running the setup application in the BootCamp folder.

Listing the third party drivers before running the setup application in the BootCamp folder.

Listing third party drivers from $WinPEDriver$ folder as they are added to the store.

Listing third party drivers in the Windows image.

You can determine exactly which drivers are part of the Windows Support Software by comparing the following lists which can be made during the installation of Windows.

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Note: Just because a driver is in the store, does not mean Windows is using the driver. dism /online /get-drivers /format:table /all If you want all the drivers, including those which came with Windows, then use this command. It is possible that all the drivers listed are from the Windows Support Software.

dism /online /get-drivers /format:tableĪmongst these drivers are the Apple's Windows Support Software drivers. The command below will list of 3rd party drivers in the Windows drivers store. Without knowing why it's useful for you to know whether Boot Camp is installed, it's not really possible to say where to look, as there are too many independent components which make up the Boot Camp Windows support software. You can see if the software is installed in Programs and Features in Windows. The Boot Camp control panel can be found in the notification area if running, or in the Start Menu or Program Files folder. Whilst these drivers are installed as part of the Boot Camp support files, identifying whether they are part of the Boot Camp drivers is an effort in futility. Windows 10 can automatically install a few of these hardware drivers, such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi without the need to run their installers provided by Boot Camp (occasionally even newer versions are available outside of the Boot Camp drivers). This is why Boot Camp refers to the ‘drivers’ as ‘support files’ because there's a little more than just drivers for Windows. The ‘Boot Camp drivers’ are two main things: Boot Camp Control Panel (for adjusting Mac-relevant Boot Camp settings) and drivers for hardware components.