Hi guys, been playing games on Steam on Windows 10 using Bootcamp on my 2015 iMac for a couple weeks now, but suddenly I am have huge issues with the internet in when booting windows. I have horrible lag in games that I never had before. No updates present in Apple Software Update and Apple Support says they can't help me. Please help me out, I've been troubleshooting all day and this is incredibly frustrating.
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
madydiehl wrote:
It says Broadcom 802.11ac Network Adaptor #2. Under Driver it says
Driver provider: Broadcom
Driver Date: 10/10/19
Driver Version: 7.77.110.0
Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
This version is causing issues for many Mac owners. See WiFi Driver update as well as bluetooth d… - Apple Community as an example.
If you do not have the ability to rollback, you may be able to get the driver from Apple, using BC Assistant -> Action -> Download. Check the Bootcamp.xml and verify, before you try to install the version.
2015 and newer Macs do not use a USB Installer. Can you verify the Mac's Model Identifier - see Identify your iMac model - Apple Support for reference?
If your model is a 2014 or older model, the Windows ISO (from Microsoft) and BC drivers are combined on a USB2 Flash drive to build a Windows installer, which will partition and install Windows on your internal disk. This USB installer should have a Bootcamp.xml file that you can check, without the need to re-download the BC drivers.
You can create a Feedback Report at Product Feedback - Apple or https://feedbackassistant.apple.com.
The 7.x series of Broadcom drivers have had a checkered past, and have many environmental dependencies on the customer's Wireless network.
madydiehl wrote:
Do I need to download it onto a different usb drive than I currently have Windows 10 installed on?
Are you using an external disk to run Windows from?
If it is 802.11ac do I just download it on to my original USB then?
What is the original USB used for?
Is it for
It looks like the usb was renamed WINSTALL and it contains this on it (pic below). There is also another partition called BOOTCAMP on my computer that I'm assuming has everything else. Bootcamp.xml is located on the flashdrive and I've inserted what the section says below. Thanks so much for your help, I know I'm really clueless, but I appreciate it greatly.
This is my computer:
This is what it looks like:
It says Broadcom 802.11ac Network Adaptor #2. Under Driver it says
Driver provider: Broadcom
Driver Date: 10/10/19
Driver Version: 7.77.110.0
Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
I'm having the same issue. Started out of nowhere on Friday. I think it's because of the latest windows update. See if you can recover a backup from a few days ago. That worked for me, except I'm an idiot and accidentally installed the update again and now I'm SOL.
Seems to me it's the update though. I called Apple and Microsoft, neither of which were any help. Hopefully they fix it soon.
Same problem here, Macbook Air 2015 - since the last Win10 Update I can't use Wifi on the Win10 Bootcamp partition. It's extremly slow - below 14k. On the MacSide (10.14) no problems all good and no Wifi problems.
I've found a solution:
Go to the Device Manger - Networkadapter - double klick Broadcom 802 - driver - choose previous driver. :)
How do I recover a backup from before Friday? I found the Windows menu where I can restart and recover, but I'm worried that's going to mess up something with bootcamp. Is this the rollback you're talking about?
The USB Was used to install BootCamp using Bootcamp Assistant. When I originally ran it, it said I needed a USB drive so I inserted one. I downloaded windows from the internet so I'm assuming it is just being used for BC drivers. Windows 10 itself was downloaded from the internet using an ISO file.
Excellent!
Please create a Windows System Restore point, before Windows comes running to mess it up again. 😉 See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12415/windows-10-recovery-options for reference.
What's the timeline for Microsoft fixing the defective driver they are pushing on us through Windows Update ?
Has Apple informed Microsoft, so they are aware of how many Apple customers are being impacted by this ?
7.35.118.40 is the original driver, but if you update it, you will end up with 7.77.x.x version. You can try the .40 and test.
Are you using a Wired network connection or Wireless?
Wifi very slow on iMac running Windows 10 in BootCamp
