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Apple Citrus Author

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Boot Camp 6: How to skip Windows Support Software download

It seems, from the screenshots I saw, that the option to skip the download of support software is gone in BC 6.

I'm trying to install Windows 10. I have the Windows ISO and I already downloaded the AppleBcUpdate.exe file (the support software file) somewhere else than Boot Camp because that is unusually slow.

How to combine the ISO and the support file into a working installation?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Mar 14, 2016 6:12 PM

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Loner T

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Posted on Mar 14, 2016 6:50 PM

If this is a 2015 Mac, unfortunately, you cannot combine them. Your Mac also needs a PreBoot environment, which AppleBcUpdate.exe does not provide. The PE environment provides appropriate drivers to allow the Windows installer to function.

If you download takes too long, please use a wired connection, if at all possible.

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Apple Citrus Author

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Mar 16, 2016 6:46 AM in response to Loner T

Yeah, except for some driver issues. Like when the keyboard backlight goes out, it never comes back. The trackpad also sometimes registers a right click instead of left.

Loner T

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Mar 16, 2016 10:12 AM in response to Apple Citrus

You will need to re-install the AppleKeyboardInstaller64.exe .

Nov 27, 2016 3:49 PM in response to Apple Citrus

Can you please fix whatever it is that causes the Windows Support Software to download so slowly? I'm fed up of reading use a wired connection where possible - I've got plenty of Cat5 cables but *YOU* seem to have stopped putting an ethernet port on my MBP!

Also, if I've already downloaded the software once, why does Bootcamp Assistant need to spend another age downloading it again? It's great that you tell me I should make sure my computer is connected to a power supply; it'd be nice if you could tell me that it's because the software takes an unacceptable time to download! Oh, and while you're at it, you could advise me to make sure FileVault is turned off so I don't have to go through this horrendous experience again, after installation fails post re-partitioning on the first attempt. Which would be less of an issue if you changed Bootcamp Assistant to check if the necessary software has already been downloaded.

I've come to expect better of you over the past decade and more, Apple.

Loner T

Level 9

59,471 points

Nov 27, 2016 6:44 PM in response to basicdesigns

Depending on your Mac, you can use a TB-to-Ethernet adapter in most cases. What is the year/model of your Mac?

Boot Camp 6: How to skip Windows Support Software download