BSOD installing Windows on iMac 2014 5K Retina

Question

asober92 Author

Level 1

4 points

BSOD installing Windows on iMac 2014 5K Retina

Hello

I am trying to install Windows on my iMac 2014 5K Retina 27 inch

Here are the specs:

4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7

AMD Radeon R9 M290X 2GB

32 GB 1600MHz DDR3

Running MacOS 13.4 via OpenCore Legacy Patcher

I have tried installing via USB by Bootcamp and also manually through my own boot usb I created.

Both methods result in BSOD System_service_exception due to the file win32kfull.sys

Not sure how to proceed. I have used the latest Windows 10 ISO as well as an older 2015 version just to see and same result.

Any help would be appreciated.

iMac 27″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jun 8, 2023 5:13 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Top-ranking reply

Loner T

Level 9

59,536 points

Jun 10, 2023 11:52 AM in response to asober92

My recommendation is to downgrade macOS to a supported version on your 2014 iMac, and then use Bootcamp Assistant to try and install W10. If you are successful, then you can try upgrading to the unsupported macOS version, but your results may be unpredictable.

Reply

Answer 2

asober92 Author

Level 1

4 points

Jun 18, 2023 5:19 AM in response to Loner T

Hello

I did just that and everything worked! I created a separate partition for just the EFI to install from OCLP and everything is dual booting normally. Thanks for the tip!

Reply

Answer 3

Loner T

Level 9

59,536 points

Jul 31, 2023 8:02 AM in response to asober92

Excellent!

Reply

BSOD installing Windows on iMac 2014 5K Retina

Similar questions