A notebook with only one USB-Port needs to have bluetooth, so some external devices (mouse, keyboard, audio) can be connected. I'm running Windows 8.1 Pro (x64) on the new MacBook Retina, 12-inch. I can't install Win 7, I can't install Win 10 beta and I'm stuck with that USB-C port and Win 8.1, without bluetooth. I'm very upset about my decision to invest in Apple technology. Dell XPS 13 probably would have been a far better choice.
MacBook, Windows 8
Peppermind, bootcamp is not the only software available to run windows on a mac. The apple message specifies that it is a problem with bootcamp. You could call the support teams in the other programs line VM fusion, Parallels, etc. and asked their experience with the Bluetooth support in the MacBook 12-inch, maybe they don't have that issue. These programs run OS X and Windows at the same time. You can migrate from your PC easily. You would need to pay them, though.
You are not addressing Apple here, just fellow users.
Where to send product feedback to Apple:
Gonpin, I tried both, Parallels and VMware Fusion first.
Parallels could not migrate my data from Win 7x64 to Mac.
Tried VMware, this worked fine, except for audio (neither Webex nor Sococo nor Skype nor Teamsip had "good audio", even with VMware tools installed.
Camera also did not work well.
So I tried finally bootcamp and got stuck with Bluetooth .
Have you tried VirtualBox? You may also want to consider a USB-BT Hub.
No, I'll have a lock at VirtualBox. Thanks. A USB-BT Hub would not solve my "not really a lot of interfaces" problem.
Windows 10 is out. Apple still has not resolved the missing bluetooth issue.
peppermind wrote:
Windows 10 is out. Apple still has not resolved the missing bluetooth issue.
From Use Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp - Apple Support
Features supported in Windows 10
Boot Camp 6 includes support for the following features of your Mac in Windows 10.
I can only hope Apple takes this serious.
