Issues with Bootcamp (Black Screen) - Mac Mini 2020

Hello -


I've recently purchased a new Mac Mini 2020 3.0GHz 6-Core i5 and am looking to install Windows 10 via Bootcamp. I've tried this a few times by following other threads, but am still having issues so I'd figure I'd start my own.


Multiple attempts to install windows via bootcamp has not gotten me further than "Getting Devices Ready" during the windows install, and does not successfully reboot rather just show no input while keeping the Mac Mini powered on with a few at rebooting. This seems like the black screen error described in some other threads.


I tried installing the 1511 version of W10, which is now giving me an error during install of something along the lines of "cannot repair boot permissions". I believe I need to reset my PRAM (have already tried but unsure if successful given I didn't hear a noise through external setup). I have the newest version of Catalina installed, and am inclined to wipe the Mac HDD and start fresh.


Let me know if you can point me in the right direction, and I will provide more information when I am back home later today.

Posted on May 1, 2020 9:02 AM

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Posted on May 2, 2020 11:56 AM

I was able to get this resolved by wiping the entire HDD and reinstalling Catalina, ensuring no external devices were attached, and by verifying my W10 iso was not corrupted before installing.

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