Q: The Boot Camp 6 update is not appearing on Windows 10

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queksire

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Q: The Boot Camp 6 update is not appearing on Windows 10

I've already upgraded to Windows 10 on the Macbook Pro Retina (mid 2012), and was expecting to see an update for Boot Camp drivers (via Bootcamp 6) but the Apple Software Update programme does not seem to have an update for that. Is there a way I can directly download the drivers?

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), Other OS, Windows 10

Posted on Sep 1, 2015 2:23 AM

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Loner T

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If you run BC Assistant on the destined Mac, it will use the identifying information from your Mac to download correct BC drivers. Can you look at Bootcamp.xml and check lines similar to the following?

<ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>

<ProductVersion>6.0.6133</ProductVersion>

<ProductCode>{FCFFE6B6-BAE8-490E-88D0-097A9DA1C43D}</ProductCode>

Posted on Sep 3, 2015 5:04 AM

Q: The Boot Camp 6 update is not appearing on Windows 10

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Loner T Sep 1, 2015 4:36 AM in response to queksire
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Sep 1, 2015 4:36 AM in response to queksire

Yes, use BC Assistant and download Windows Support Software to a USB2 flash drive. Verify the version number in Bootcamp.xml.
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Loner T Sep 1, 2015 9:02 AM in response to queksire
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Sep 1, 2015 9:02 AM in response to queksire

Please also see Direct download of Boot Camp 6 drivers .
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queksire Sep 3, 2015 4:54 AM in response to Loner T
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Sep 3, 2015 4:54 AM in response to Loner T

Thanks for your efforts, but unfortunately I'm not well acquainted with Brigadier - in fact I have a hard time understanding the instructions.

So, basically I download the drivers through Boot Camp Assistant, and only run the drivers for the specific model?
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queksire Sep 21, 2015 5:18 AM in response to queksire
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Sep 21, 2015 5:18 AM in response to queksire

Thanks T, I figured it out - it was much simpler than I thought it would be.

Basically I downloaded drivers via Apple's Bootcamp (version 5.1.4) into an external disc driver and installed them again in windows like before.
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Loner T Sep 21, 2015 6:36 AM in response to queksire
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Sep 21, 2015 6:36 AM in response to queksire

Excellent. Please create a System Restore point and backup OSX and Windows.
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Loner T

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Sep 3, 2015 5:04 AM in response to queksire

If you run BC Assistant on the destined Mac, it will use the identifying information from your Mac to download correct BC drivers. Can you look at Bootcamp.xml and check lines similar to the following?

<ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>

<ProductVersion>6.0.6133</ProductVersion>

<ProductCode>{FCFFE6B6-BAE8-490E-88D0-097A9DA1C43D}</ProductCode>

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