Early 2011 MacBook Pro windows 10

I have the same MBP and I'm running Windows 10 on it. There are a few hiccups - like the audio controls not functioning correctly - but overall it's not terrible. I'm going to see if maybe the Boot Camp 6.0 drivers end up fixing those despite Apple saying it's not supported. Maybe somebody else who has done so already could chime in?

Did you use the 6.0 drivers? Does the audio up or down work with the function keys

I also have an early 2011 Macbook Pro with Windows 8.1 currently installed. Is it worthwhile to update to Windows 10? 8.1 runs perfectly and don't understand why Apple wouldn't have support for 6.0 drivers.

Does Windows 10 run smoothly with the old 5.1 drivers?

Just updated to W10 and everything is working perfectly. Including volume up/down keys and brightness keys. Early 2011 MacBook Pro with bootcamp 5.1.

How?

Did you upgrade from windows 8.1 or clean install?

Did you install boot camp software and driver again after upgrade?

Upgraded from Windows 8.1.

Reinstalled drivers once on Windows 10.

Everything just worked.

Same here, upgraded from Windows 7 and then reinstalled Bootcamp drivers.

Everything works perfectly.

This is the link to download the Windows 8.1 drivers Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5769

Ive not found something similar for Windows 10 drivers. How do I get hold of the Windows 10 drivers?

Hi Julian

I upgraded to wishes 10 when logged in to win 7, however my macbook pro 15"early 2011 is playing up. And I can't seem to find a version of bootcamp which will update the drivers. It just says this version of bootcamp isn't for this model. Iv tried a few different versions of bootcamp

Are you able to walk me through how you got everything working

Mak

I used the drivers via bootcamp on my mac where it made the package on my usb flash drive. There was no hunting online necessary, just run the bootcamp assistant and it works.

I upgraded to windows 10. I already had windows 8.1 running so I didn't need to use Bootcamp. It all seemed to work ok but I downloaded and installed the drivers from the link above. I'm not sure if that actually changed anything but at least I know what drivers are being used. I have not rigorously tested it to see if anything is broken but I've had no problems so far.

Thanks for your response Chris_new_york_0502 and julianporter5

I can confirm I have been using Windows 10 on my 15" early 2011 macbook pro, I cant seem to get any kind of bootcamp to install. I have tried creating a package via Mac OS, and also downloaded a few different versions I found on the net. All seem to through back some message about not being for this laptop.

The buttons for volume etc don't work. And I have found the laptop to crash 2-3 times consecutively after which it will work without issues for around 4-5 days, I have noticed that the laptop fan kicks in and stays on for a minimum of 20 minutes at a time. Its not a major concern at the moment.

I think this must be a video driver issue.

If I find any solutions I'll update you guys. although I might just go back to windows 7 wither way I'll keep checking back and update you guys on what I've decided

Mak

I have the same HW config. Currently running win8.1 / Yosemite. Windows 10 Update scan tells me every thing should work including all installed apps except for Apple Broadcom built-in Bluetooth. Have you checked if the BT is working?