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Bootcamp apple software update not working
Bootcamp apple software update not working







bootcamp apple software update not working
  1. #BOOTCAMP APPLE SOFTWARE UPDATE NOT WORKING HOW TO#
  2. #BOOTCAMP APPLE SOFTWARE UPDATE NOT WORKING INSTALL#

#BOOTCAMP APPLE SOFTWARE UPDATE NOT WORKING INSTALL#

Shut down, disconnect the USB Windows 10 install drive, then reboot.Choose a restore point with a date before the problem occurred, then click “Restore”.Instead, click on “Repair your computer” (bottom left). The next screen has a big “Install Now” button.When the Windows install screen comes up, select the language/keyboard options, and click “Next”.Restart the Mac with the option (alt) key held down, and select the Windows install USB drive to boot from.Unplug all USB devices except for the Windows install drive and the keyboard/mouse.With this drive, here’s the recipe for recovering the Windows boot:

#BOOTCAMP APPLE SOFTWARE UPDATE NOT WORKING HOW TO#

I simply followed the instructions on how to create a bootable Window 10 installation USB drive. Since Apple’s Bootcamp insists on destroying the entire volume to update Windows, restoring from scratch meant nearly an entire day of reinstalling all the apps and restoring all the data.įortunately, I found a way out: Fotis Gimian posted a wonderful tutorial on how to Install Windows 10 on a Mac without using Bootcamp. I didn’t have a recent backup of the whole boot volume.

bootcamp apple software update not working

Multiple reboot attempts all failed the same way: Windows logo, then black screen with spinning dots.Īt this point, the options looked grim. It can’t take a fast machine (this was a Mac Pro “trashcan”) more than 30 minutes to process 522MB of software, so something was clearly broken. And the dots kept spinning for another half hour. Without even asking permission, huh? A few progress messages flashed on the screen, and then bonnnng it rebooted again. I clicked on the update button, and after a pause, the machine rebooted.









Bootcamp apple software update not working