Boot camp Drivers Won’t Install

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Boot camp Drivers Won’t Install

I’m running boot camp with Windows 10 on my 2018 Mac mini. For a while I was stumped because every time I would switch to Windows my monitor would go blank, finally figured out it’s the drivers and that my monitor doesn’t work without them, so I had to use a different monitor.

I got the drivers from Boot Camp Assistant and put them on a USB drive, but every time I start the installer in Windows it either gives me a big red “X” for an error or is just stuck at “Enumerating Pre-Install Packages.”

I have tried everything I can think of, and even everything from every other support thread I can find, but nothing seems to work. I can’t install any of the drivers, even if I go through the individual installers, such as the intel chip one, they all fail and give an error. I have even reinstalled Windows with 1709 rather than using the 1803 or 1809 versions.

I also tried to instal the AMD Drivers for my eGPU but that installer is also getting stuck.

Anyone Have any advise or fixes?

Mac mini, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 14, 2019 1:19 PM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Jun 14, 2019 3:01 PM in response to dfurry5

The BC Installer needs to add/remove drivers. If the USB3 driver is removed in the middle of an installation, it can cause unpredictable behavior. I suggest you use a USB2 flash drive and retry.

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Loner T

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Jun 14, 2019 2:41 PM in response to dfurry5

You can try a USB2, but if the USB is recognized in Windows, then it has the USB3 drivers. The recommended media is a USB2 Flash drive.

See If some Mac features don't work when running Windows in Boot Camp - Apple Support for reference.

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dfurry5 Author

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Jun 14, 2019 7:14 PM in response to Loner T

I tried a USB 2 flash drive, used the guide you sent in the link.

The installer got stuck on “Enumerating Pre-Install Packages” for about 2 minutes and then gave me the red “x” error again. Once I click “OK” on the error it comes up with command line running diskpart.exe, if I close out of that then the installer goes to the end and says it finished installation and needs to reset the computer. But it didn’t actually install any drivers.

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Loner T

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Jun 14, 2019 1:25 PM in response to dfurry5

Did you get the driver package using BCA -> Action -> Download?

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dfurry5 Author

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Jun 14, 2019 7:47 PM in response to Loner T

I also tried brigadier with the same results. Maybe it’s a problem with Windows not letting me install drivers?

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Loner T

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Jun 15, 2019 2:50 AM in response to dfurry5

I have a 2018 Mini. Let me test it tomorrow.

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dfurry5 Author

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Jun 15, 2019 5:51 AM in response to Loner T

Thank you for your help!

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dfurry5 Author

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Jun 14, 2019 2:54 PM in response to Loner T

So if the BCA successfully installs the driver package onto the USB, but I can open the USB in boot camp windows and run the installer is it still a problem with the USB? I can run the installer, it just gets stuck at the Enumerating message or gives me a blank error with a big red “X”

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dfurry5 Author

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Jun 14, 2019 2:34 PM in response to Loner T

Yes, saved directly to the usb. It’s a usb3, 128gb flash drive. Would that matter?

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