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KMODE Exception not handled windows 10 on MacBook Air

Hello to all,

I just bought my MacBook Air 13.3 with i7 8GB 256GB and I tried to install Windows 10 Pro 64-bit using boot camp. I downloaded the .iso from MSDN, checked if the .iso is corrupted and used USB 3.0 Memory Stick. I created a 120GB partition for the bootcamp,then restarted, inserted the Windows License Key and right up in the installation screen (where it says "Copying Files"), before it would make any progress, I receive a Blue Screen of Death error saying KMODE Exception not handled. Does anybody know if there is any issue with Windows 10 Pro, or even MacBook Air about that ?

Thank you all for your time.

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Posted on Sep 17, 2015 1:03 AM

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Loner T

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Sep 21, 2015 3:08 PM in response to dmavrotas

If you have a Windows 8+ ISO, you can create a bootable USB using https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/jj200124.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 . There are other third-party tools like RUFUS https://rufus.akeo.ie .

dmavrotas Author

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Sep 21, 2015 1:15 PM in response to Loner T

Finally, I was able to solve the issue.
You are not going to believe what it was. Unfortunately for me, every time I tried to install Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 I connected my Air on the internet, so I guess there was no proprietary driver for it (at least my .iso) and it failed. I tried an offline installation and everything worked like a charm.

Now, is there any way to find all the drivers I need for my Air for Windows 10 ?

PS. I want to thank you for your answers, without you, I would probably have given up and stayed with parallel, which is a very cool application, but it cannot be compared with the real machine running the OS.

Loner T

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Sep 21, 2015 2:22 PM in response to dmavrotas

Use BCA to download Windows drivers for your Air to a USB2 flash drive. Check the Product Version line in Bootcamp.xml when you have it downloaded. It should be 6.x.x.

dmavrotas Author

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Sep 21, 2015 2:34 PM in response to Loner T

And which file do I have to execute when I log in Windows ? Just browse through the Driver folder and install everything ?

Also, for you, the solution seems normal ? Is it normal that the driver issue was the WiFi card and not the GPU ?

Loner T

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Sep 21, 2015 3:36 PM in response to dmavrotas

Try to run setup.exe in the Bootcamp folder.

Sep 22, 2015 1:27 PM in response to dmavrotas

I had this issue, didn't choose a network when asked, turned off my Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, touched my iPhone during final attempt and it worked.

I'm guessing it was the network or Bluetooth devices.

DarkTowerJK

dmavrotas Author

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Sep 22, 2015 11:27 PM in response to Loner T

I applied the drivers, installed Visual Studio 2015 !!! It seems that Windows 10 run very smooth in MacBook Air, also, like the fact that dual boot does not make booting time longer on Mac OS X or Windows 10.

Many many thanks for your help !!!

Loner T

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Sep 23, 2015 3:05 AM in response to dmavrotas

Please ensure you have good backups for Windows and OSX.

dmavrotas Author

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Sep 23, 2015 3:07 AM in response to Loner T

Yes, I used Time machine for Mac OS X and I took a back up for Windows 10, in separate external HDDs.

Loner T

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Sep 23, 2015 3:22 AM in response to dmavrotas

Excellent. 🙂

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