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Q: Windows 10 won't install using bootcamp

Hello all, thanks for taking the time to read this. I am at my wits end. First off I have a mid 2015 MBP with the 2.8 i7, 16gb ram, 1tb SSD and so on. About 10 days ago I performed routine updates in windows 10. When it restarted, or tried to, the reboot failed and it was stuck in a loop, partially restart, partially install the updates then try to revert, shut down and so on.
After enough time I simply removed that partition and went to install it again. No matter what I do, I cannot get windows 10 to install. I downloaded windows 10, 64bit from windows and saved the ISO to my drive. Followed the directions in bootcamp to the letter. When the system reboots into the windows installer, I follow the directions. In the screen that asks for the partition, I select the bootcamp partition then select format. No options are given, rather it works for a moment then the NEXT is available. I click it and I get an error saying WINDOWS CANNOT INSTALL, SEE INSTALL LOG FILES or something like that. No error code is given.

So I revert back to one partition and try again. This has been done many times. I delete the partition and allow the installer to create a new partition, no luck. I wipe the whole drive and put a fresh clean copy of OSX on then try again, same thing. I update to SIERRA, same thing. No matter what I do, I cannot get the installer to go. I even downloaded a second copy of windows and tried a new ISO thinking there is a corrupted file, no luck. I called apple, some time goes by and they suggest I should speak to windows support.
So I chat with windows support. not 2 minutes in they suggest I find a local IT specialist at my cost to fix this.

So I hang up, call apple back. We go through full diagnostics and again I am advised to call windows.
Second attempt at windows and 1 minute in they tell me to go buy a dedicated windows computer as they cannot support this. Has anyone seen this? Any help would be great.
Again, all worked well until this recent update from windows.

Thanks for your time and suggestions.

Posted on Sep 21, 2016 6:41 PM

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