Bootcamp Bluetooth Wi-Fi Driver Issues

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Bootcamp Bluetooth Wi-Fi Driver Issues

Hi all - I've been trying all day, and can see this is a somewhat common issue. I've also been in touch with Apple Support who have been equally less than useful.. so turning to these forums!

On a brand new iMac Pro, installing Windows 10 through Bootcamp, I appear to be having issues with the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi drivers. Specifically they appear to be generic and not the Apple-provided ones with Bootcamp. E.g. I don't have BT collaboration settings available.

This thread where LonerT was very helpful, is probably closest to my issue: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250233849

Despite trying to remove the current drivers and installing new ones, the installs fail and I get a 'Code 10' in device manager. I've also used Driver Store Explorer, and I can see the Apple Bluetooth driver in the store, but it's not actually installed/showing in Device Manager, just the generic version.

Any help or guidance on next steps would be appreciated.

iMac Pro

Posted on Nov 17, 2019 12:11 PM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Nov 17, 2019 3:42 PM in response to LynxMukka

When I download the BC drivers package for an iMacPro1,1 from Apple, I get

<Name>Broadcom 802.11ac PCIE Network Adapter Driver
				<InfName>bcmwdidhdpcie.inf</InfName>
				<Class> Net</Class>
				<ClassGUID> {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}</ClassGUID>
				<CatalogFile> bcmpciedhd63.cat</CatalogFile>
				<Provider>Broadcom</Provider>
				<DriverVer>12/13/2018, 100.10.459.0</DriverVer>
				<ServiceBinary>bcmpciedhd63.sys</ServiceBinary>
				<HardwareID></HardwareID>
				<isX64>yes</isX64>
			</Name>

You do have the Apple-provided driver.

Can you check the Power Management settings for each driver - BT and WiFi?

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Answer 2

Loner T

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Nov 20, 2019 1:57 PM in response to LynxMukka

Can you remove the current Windows installation via BC Assistant and try to install W10 1809v2?

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Answer 3

Loner T

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Nov 18, 2019 2:41 PM in response to LynxMukka

On the macOS side, can you check About This Mac -> Bluetooth for information similar to

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Loner T

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Nov 17, 2019 3:14 PM in response to LynxMukka

What are the current BT and WiFi driver versions?

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Loner T

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Nov 23, 2019 7:31 AM in response to omnilsen

Microsoft no longer offers 1809v2. If someone that you trust has an official copy, that is your only reliable source. You can also ask Microsoft or try MSDN.

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LynxMukka Author

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Nov 19, 2019 3:55 PM in response to Loner T

What's the recommended approach for getting an older BT driver? Since this is newly installed, I can't rollback to a previous version and a search on Google for the version doesn't turn up anything useful.

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