Q: Direct download of Boot Camp 6 drivers

Hi!

It looks like Apple has gone in the incorrect direction. I am in the need of a direct download of the Boot Camp 6 drivers because the Boot Camp Assistant is always telling me that it cannot download the driver to any of my 6 pen drives or 2 external hard disks because of "an error." There is no specific detail about the error, so I cannot troubleshoot a thing.

This is not the first time that I try to or successfully create bootable USB flash drives with the Boot Camp Assistant, and I know how the drives must be formatted, space requirements, etc..., so that can be taken out of the equation. Bottom line, I am stuck; I cannot get the latest drivers to load them in Windows 10, which was installed with the standard set of drivers from Microsoft.

APPLE, WHY AREN'T YOU PROVIDING A DIRECT LINK FOR THOSE DRIVERS?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Dioshy

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Aug 25, 2015 6:03 PM

I have this question too

Loner T

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Please use an ethernet (wired) connection, if possible. From the OS X side, you can try

Posted on Jul 7, 2016 7:38 PM

Q: Direct download of Boot Camp 6 drivers

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by Loner T,

Loner T Aug 25, 2015 7:24 PM in response to dioshy
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Aug 25, 2015 7:24 PM in response to dioshy

1. Please see BootCamp 6 update not available on MacBook Pro mid 2012 with Windows 10 for the two methods supported by Apple to get BC6 drivers.
2. You can manually download BC6 drivers from Apple CDN using Brigadier (https://github.com/timsutton/brigadier) by specifying your model number available from How to identify MacBook Pro models - Apple Support .
3. Please also see Use Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp - Apple Support .
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by dioshy,

dioshy Aug 29, 2015 4:27 AM in response to Loner T
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Aug 29, 2015 4:27 AM in response to Loner T

HI Lones,

Thanks for taking time to reply to my message.

I ended up remembering that there is an option in the Apple Softwaree Update app that allows you to download for later installation. So, I used it and grabbed the single executable file of 1.x GB. That is what I needed. All directly from Apple without third parties involved.

Thanks again!

DIoshy
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by Loner T,

Loner T Aug 29, 2015 5:52 AM in response to dioshy
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Aug 29, 2015 5:52 AM in response to dioshy
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by dexterous21,

dexterous21 Aug 31, 2015 8:37 PM in response to dioshy
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Aug 31, 2015 8:37 PM in response to dioshy

pls cud u help me upload on a site or file sharing .. am always having problem while download it seems to always stop at 800+x MB and internet service aint cheap here .. pls
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by Loner T,

Loner T Sep 1, 2015 8:14 AM in response to dexterous21
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Sep 1, 2015 8:14 AM in response to dexterous21

You will just moving the download source from one to another. It may not address your issues.
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by amiltonfcjunior,

amiltonfcjunior Oct 14, 2015 10:03 AM in response to dioshy
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Oct 14, 2015 10:03 AM in response to dioshy

Here's the direct link to download Bootcamp 6.0 for Windows: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ukiptggi3d7yck/Bootcamp_6.0.exe.zip?dl=0
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by linuswanberg,Helpful

linuswanberg Nov 15, 2015 12:47 AM in response to dioshy
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Nov 15, 2015 12:47 AM in response to dioshy

Try this: http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/10/60/031-30899/6u2bha6n3pckjca1j44jw9m 28yq72nh6li/AppleBcUpdate.exe
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by 2-Lee,

2-Lee May 22, 2016 9:30 AM in response to linuswanberg
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May 22, 2016 9:30 AM in response to linuswanberg

The link doesn't work any more...
Are there newer drivers available?
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by Loner T,

Loner T May 22, 2016 6:00 PM in response to 2-Lee
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May 22, 2016 6:00 PM in response to 2-Lee

Try BC Assistant, and it will provide you the latest drivers. Check Product Version in bootcamp.xml.
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by 2-Lee,

2-Lee May 25, 2016 12:35 PM in response to Loner T
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May 25, 2016 12:35 PM in response to Loner T

I used brigadier for download. ;-) Thanks for posting!

Can't use the normal way for downloading the newest drivers...

My MacBook Pro is one model too old for Apple to give me access to the drivers the normal way...
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by Loner T,

Loner T May 26, 2016 5:23 PM in response to 2-Lee
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May 26, 2016 5:23 PM in response to 2-Lee

Please post back if you run into any further issues.
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by cyrusnapple,

cyrusnapple Jul 7, 2016 7:34 PM in response to dioshy
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Jul 7, 2016 7:34 PM in response to dioshy

Apple please help us. Pretty much in the same scenario. My track pad and camera no longer works in windows 10. For some reason I need to restore Windows 10 to the default settings and doing so uninstalled Bootcamp utility, I know its Microsoft fault. But we need to reinstall the drivers manually anyway & something is not right with Bootcamp Utility in Mac as its downloading the driver like forever even in fast internet connections.

Please just provide a direct link just like the older drivers you had.

Thank you very much
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by Loner T,Apple recommended

Loner T Jul 7, 2016 7:38 PM in response to cyrusnapple
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Jul 7, 2016 7:38 PM in response to cyrusnapple

Please use an ethernet (wired) connection, if possible. From the OS X side, you can try
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by Silencus,

Silencus Jul 31, 2016 10:26 AM in response to Loner T
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Jul 31, 2016 10:26 AM in response to Loner T

You are my hero =D
searched for hours before...
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