You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Philpop Author

Level 1

0 points

A solution that works for Windows 8.1 on MBP Late 2013

Here is how I could successfully install Windows 8.1 on Mbp Late 2013 running Maverick:

Follow precisely these steps and you will be done in 30 minutes:

1/ Using BootCamp Assistant, create a USB stick and select all three options including Bootcamp updates, etc.

2/ Set your partition size when asked.

3/ IMPORTANT: When reboot, Hold the Option key and Boot again on Maverick (do not boot on the USB stick)

4/ When back on Maverick, run Disk Utility, select Macintoch partition and choose Partition tab.

5/ Select the BOOTCAMP newly created partition (the one at the bottom) and press minus ➖ to remove it.

6/ Apply for changes. At this point, BOOTCAMP partition should be gone.

7/ Press + to add a new partition that will likely be called Machintoch HD2 or so.

8/ Rename it to BOOTCAMP

9/ IMPORTANT: Change the partition type to ExFAT.

10/ Apply again for changes.

11/ Reboot your Mac and Press Option again. Select WINDOWS (Orange USB device)

12/ Windows installation process should start and bring you to the partition selection.

13/ Select the BOOTCAMP partition (the one at the bottom) and FORMAT it.

14/ Press Next and get going through Windows 8.1 installation.

15/ IMPORTANT: Each time a reboot occurs, press Option key and select WINDOWS Drive (NOT the ORANGE USB stick)

16/ Finally, Windows 8.1 will get installed and will ask for BOOTCAMP drivers to get installed. Just follow the instructions.

17/ You are done.

MACBOOK PRO (RETINA, 15-INCH, LATE 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Nov 1, 2013 7:01 PM

37 replies

retret66

Level 1

8 points

Jul 8, 2014 10:52 AM in response to Psinke

I managed to install it twice but its hit or miss (more on miss 😠)..I did everything on this thread...so just for fun I repeat the process that worked, the next time around it did not work...89-91% unexpected error...This is why some people say it worked for them its because you got lucky...

Update:I even tried wiping out the whole SSD drive and created a small partition just for windows install..the same issue..

-Tried wiping out the partition and format it exFAT , this works after 6 tries..but not anymore
- I tried copying the ISO content to the WININST EFI drive and no go..
-I tried booting to a recovery USB so I can wipe out the whole disk, repaired it and verified..no go

I tried so many times and only 2 success out of 20..

retret66

Level 1

8 points

Jul 8, 2014 1:05 PM in response to retret66

I can replicate this now..the bootcamp 5.1.64x maybe the culprit..If I move that out of the root of the EFI boot drive and it install after..If I put that back, "Unexpected Error" @89%

Aug 7, 2014 5:52 AM in response to MikeyJamJams

I did like your guideline. However, it was occured again with this error 😟 What should I do?

sowkathg

Level 1

0 points

Nov 30, 2014 10:52 PM in response to Philpop

I installed same like you but used NTFS system in disk utility......All working fine, but sound is not working..

Macbook pro (mid 2012)

Feb 5, 2015 6:07 AM in response to julien1202

I have the same Problem as Julien,

tried every step so far and went smooth through it until i start the windows installer via the EFI Mode and want to install the system to the partition. I format the ExFat Partition, which i have created with the disk utiliy, but i keep getting the same error as before. Has somebody a solution for me. Is there a other way to format the partition to NTFS?

Iritscen

Level 1

11 points

Mar 23, 2015 9:09 PM in response to Philpop

Just wanted to confirm that the suggestions of manually copying the contents of the Windows ISO to the USB stick worked for me, after the standard Boot Camp steps had failed for me several times on my Early 2015 MacBook Air. Just to be clear, the exact sequence of events was (after some failed attempts):

1. I opened Boot Camp Assistant (BCA), getting the option to remove the Windows 8 partition, and went through with that and got back my single-partition drive with only OS X, then I quit BCA.

2. I mounted the Windows ISO file by double-clicking it, and I opened the thumb drive and compared the folders that were present. I trashed any items at the root level of the thumb drive which were also in the Windows disk image (thus leaving on the thumb drive anything placed there by Boot Camp), emptied the trash, then selected and dragged all the items in the Windows disk image to the USB stick.

3. About half an hour later, when this operation finished, I "ejected" the Windows ISO so that only the thumb drive was still mounted, opened BCA again, and unchecked the first two options: (a) to create a bootable thumb drive, and (b) to download the "Windows support software" (the Boot Camp drivers which were still on the thumb drive from last time). This left the option to partition the drive for Windows 8 as the sole checked item.

4. When BCA finished the partition it immediately rebooted, then Windows 8 Setup started from the thumb drive as usual. This time, instead of dying at 90%, it worked! After Windows 8 had finished setting itself up, Boot Camp automatically kicked in and installed the needed drivers.

Jun 15, 2015 2:21 PM in response to Philpop

Hello !

One tip for people having problems with WINDOWS 8.1 error 0xC0000005 (stucking in 89% installation progress)

The only way for me to work was creating the bootable USB with the ORIGINAL Microsoft tool to create Windows 7/8/8.1 Bootable USB.
The Bootcamp option to create the ISO never worked for me (i have 2 Macpro Retina....15" 2013 and a 13" 20158.1

1) So i created this USB Windows 8.1
2) in Bootcamp menu i checked the option to put the drivers into it (but not create the USB bootable)
3) Installs 100% fine

A solution that works for Windows 8.1 on MBP Late 2013