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Boot camp windows startup disk

I’ve partitioned boot camp but every time I try to restart my Mac the startup disk for windows doesn’t appear. How do I get windows to boot.

Posted on Aug 26, 2021 4:23 PM

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Aug 28, 2021 11:45 AM in response to Vallllleeee

Your disk does not have a a Windows partition. See Install Windows on your newer Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support for reference. You may run into disk space issues, because the 120GB storage may not be sufficient for a W10 installation. Your early 2015 MBA supports installation of W8.1, as noted in Use Windows 8.1 on your Mac with Boot Camp - Apple Support.

Be aware that upgrading to High Sierra or newer will cause issues because they only support W10, not W8.1.

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Aug 28, 2021 2:15 AM in response to Vallllleeee

In the bottom left Terminal window, type

diskutil list

and press Enter/Return. You can copy the output text and post it using the Text icon at the bottom of this box.

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Vallllleeee Author

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Aug 26, 2021 4:24 PM in response to Vallllleeee

Disk utility

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Aug 27, 2021 6:49 PM in response to Loner T

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Aug 28, 2021 10:37 AM in response to Loner T

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Aug 27, 2021 3:34 AM in response to Vallllleeee

What is the year/model of your Mac (do not post the serial number)?

What is current macOS version?

Do you have any third-party NTFS software?

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Aug 27, 2021 4:27 AM in response to Loner T

2015 MacBook Air 10.12 Sierra and no

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Aug 27, 2021 6:43 AM in response to Vallllleeee

From macOS Terminal, post the output of

diskutil list

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