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Q: Windows 8.1 via Boot Camp on El Capitan, iMac mid 2011

I am desperately trying for a while now to do a bootcamp installation of Windows 8.1 on my mid 2011 iMac 21,5' with El Capitan.

A lot of workarounds do exist for older iMac's like mine, but nothing seems to work for me. I already applied the BCA "hack" of editing the info.plist to make the option of generating an install disk available, i also tried the "old fashioned" way of installing via burning the iso image on a dvd.

I already tried multiple usb sticks (8 and 32 GB).

The result is always the same: "no bootable device found; insert one and press any key".

If theres any suggestion on how to get windows on my Mac, i would be really happy. I don't mind which way, as mentioned before i still have an internal optical drive.

Regards

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Aug 23, 2016 6:43 AM

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Aug 24, 2016 4:46 AM in response to dapilzz
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    Aug 24, 2016 4:46 AM in response to dapilzz

    This is what it looks like in Xcode.

    <ProductManufacturer>Apple Inc.</ProductManufacturer>

    <ProductVersion>5.1.5769</ProductVersion>

    <ProductCode>{FA2B2C2A-EA41-495A-9308-60726125D562}</ProductCode>

    You have 5.1.5621 which is located in Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621 , and has

     

    File Size: 924.9 MB

    System Requirements

    • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2011)
    • MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2012)
    • MacBook Pro (15-inch & 17-inch, Mid 2010)
    • MacBook Pro (13-inch, & 15-inch, Early 2011)
    • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
    • MacBook Pro (13-inch,15-inch & 17-inch  Late 2011)
    • MacBook Pro (13-inch & 15-inch, Mid 2012)
    • MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
    • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
    • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch and 15-inch, Early 2013)
    • Mac Pro (Early 2009)
    • Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
    • Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
    • Mac mini (Mid 2011)
    • Mac mini (Late 2012) 
    • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
    • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Mid 2011)
    • iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2012)
    • iMac (21.5-inch) Early 2013
    • Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1, 64 bit
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