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Stuck in Windows 10...

It looks this may be a problem a few folks are having, but I am not finding the exact answer I need, so I'm adding to the list of folks...

I've got a Mac Mini (post 2012).

I installed Boot Camp last year, and successfully have been running Windows 10 on it.

Mostly, my 12yo uses the Windows side to play Crazy Craft!

I now can't get back to the Mac partition.

If I select "Restart in Mac OS X..." - I get the error "Could not locate the OS X boot volume."

If I try to restart, and hold down the Alt/Option key - it restarts in Windows again (I'm wondering if this is because I have a wireless keyboard??)

and if I open the Boot Camp control panel, it's only showing the Windows option:

have I corrupted my OS partition?? how do I get back to OS X?? btw, I am running Catalina

any help appreciated!!

Mac mini, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 18, 2020 3:41 PM

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Janaki Kuruppu Author

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Posted on Apr 18, 2020 4:15 PM

so, i actually solved my own problem, and here was the fix for me!! (thanks Loner T - i appreciate the suggestion, and i was looking for a wired keyboard, but...)

turns out, when i looked at the troubleshooting help on this topic, i found:

so i followed the link above that says "installed the latest Boot Camp updates" and found:

i ran the updates, and lo, and behold, problem fixed, and i'm now back in OS X!! Hurray

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