Where can i get the Windows drivers for the trackpad of a macbook air 2012?
The drivers downloaded the current boot camp version are suited for a macbook 2015 and later and don't function correctly with a macbook air 2012: no gestures and no right click.
Windows, Windows 6
Be careful with these drivers. You should not use setup.exe, since these are BC 4.x drivers. You will need to install the individual driver by hand. Use Brigadier (https://github.com/timsutton/brigadier) and the following command line in Terminal, in the same directory where you download Brigadier. '-o' indicates the output directory to write the driver package to.
Macmini-i18:brigadier-master $ ./brigadier -m MacBookAir5,2 -o MacBookAir5.2
Gestures are not supported on a 2012 MBP. However, Bootcamp Updates (How to use Apple Software Update for Windows - Apple Support) may provide such support (https://www.redmondpie.com/boot-camp-6.1.15-update-adds-precision-gestures-support-for-macbooks-running-windows/).
If you used Bootcamp Assistant -> Action -> Download, then you do have the correct drivers. Check Bootcamp.XML in the package and post the Product Version. Based on Identify your MacBook Air model - Apple Support, your MBA is MacBookAir5,2/5,1.
The Product version I can download is an old version.
<ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>
<ProductVersion>4.0.4326</ProductVersion>
<ProductCode>{E8F8AF38-7FFA-407A-8E4B-4722AE20FA30}</ProductCode>
Is this what you get?
This is the driver. Notice the dates....
Thank you.
That is NOT what I get with a fresh download of Boot Camp from Mojave.
I get:
BuildInfo BuildNumber="6136" ProductName="Boot Camp">
<MsiInfo>
<ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>
<ProductVersion>6.0.6136</ProductVersion>
<ProductCode>{FCFFE6B6-BAE8-490E-88D0-097A9DA1C43D}</ProductCode>
How could I get your AppleMultiTouchTrackPadInstaller64.exe in the version from Jun14 2012?
I can live without gestures, but not without the right-click.
Thank you so much! Very much appreciated.
I will try to understand that stuff tomorrow.
Puh! that looks pretty unintuitive.
Why didn't not just Apple provide their drivers to Microsoft and let Windows autodetect them, like it works for every other hardware manufacturer?
I did exactly that, from Mojave.
The drivers provided are for the trackpads of Macs > 2015 only.
It should be possible to get the drivers from the 2012 Boot Camp, isn't it?
but... where?
Download and install Windows support software on your Mac - Apple Support. If this does not work, please post back.
The version that I downloaded is available at Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4326 and is meant for W7. This is why you are getting 6.0.6136 for W10. The trackpad installer from either should work.
Windows drivers for the trackpad of a macbook 2012