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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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bazzacad

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Oct 13, 2016 3:16 PM in response to Loner T

Wow cool, thanks. I thought since the Fusion Drive was a SSD that it was using that file.

Loner T

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Oct 13, 2016 3:18 PM in response to bazzacad

You can also confirm it by using Windows Sysinternals .

bazzacad

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Oct 13, 2016 3:27 PM in response to Loner T

Thanks for the great link, but which tool should I use to confirm this?

Loner T

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Oct 13, 2016 4:10 PM in response to bazzacad

Can you use this link and look at Drivers section?

bazzacad

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Oct 14, 2016 12:05 PM in response to Loner T

Hmmmm, AutoRuns is showing AppleSSD.sys being loaded.

But the device manager doesn't show them being used for the drives.

Maybe the issue is related to this....

https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-confirms-freezing-issues-upgrading-windows-10- anniversary-update/

Looks like Windows 10 is treating the Fusion drive as 2 drives & maybe the apps are bing stored on the hard drive instead of the SSD.

Still think I should remove AppleSSD.sys? Makes me think I won't be able to boot up if I do so...

Loner T

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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.