Windows 10 crashing, but not sure why.

In the last couple of days, Windows 10 fails to start when switching from OS X to Windows in Bootcamp. I recently installed the latest update to OS X El Capitan and Windows started fine from Bootcamp. After about 3-4 mins in Windows -- it was downloading and installing updates -- screen goes black, and then a screen pops up indicating "Attempting Automatic Repairs". Those automatic repairs failed. After several attempts to restart, I eventually got a "no bootable disk found" error.


So I decided to use Bootcamp Assistant to uninstall Windows and remove the partition, and then do a fresh partition and windows reinstall. Same thing happens. Windows installs fine, runs fine for 3-4 mins and then crashes.


I have no idea if this crash is due to a Microsoft issue involving updates, a conflict involving Bootcamp or Apple drivers, or something else. Anyone have ideas?

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3), iMac 2015 21.5 4k Retina

Posted on Jan 28, 2016 5:42 PM

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Oct 13, 2016 3:03 PM in response to bazzacad

In some releases of the BC6 drivers used by W10, AppleSSD.sys is an unsigned driver. For your specific year/model, AppleSSD.sys is not used. It is only relevant to a MB Air which uses a SCSI interface to the internal storage. You can remove it by using Paragon NTFS for Mac Trial and gaining read-write access to the Windows partition.

Oct 14, 2016 12:37 PM in response to bazzacad

Create a Windows System Restore point. Rename the AppleSSD.sys to AppleSSD.sys.bak in Drivers folder (not DrvStore), and reboot Windows. If you run into an issue, roll back to the Restore point. You do have a SD Card slot in the back of your Mac. Is there a pending Apple Software Update?


If you use BC Assistant on the OSX side and download BC6 drivers to a USB Flash drive, check the version of AppleSSD.sys in Bootcamp.xml. If it is newer than what you have installed, you can also replace the older driver with the newer driver, and then test.

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