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Issue booting back into macOS from bootcamp Windows 10

Hello,


Recently I used bootcamp, on my Macbook Pro, to install Windows 10 along side macOS. All good and dandy, except when I need to boot back into macOS. If I try to use the bootcamp software from Windows to boot into macOS it gives an error about not being able to find the mac partition. When I use the "Shutdown" button from Windows, IE: Alt (to select target disk), Cmd+R, or Cmd+Alt+R, none of which work; it just boots right back into Windows.


However, if while in Windows I hold down the power button until my mac turns off, the key combos work perfectly.


Can anyone advise to what is happening and how I can fix it? Until then, I can keep force shutting down but it isn't the ideal solution.


Thank you for any advise!

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Posted on Dec 10, 2017 5:42 PM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2017 1:27 AM

ccr05 wrote:


Yes, I am aware of that. When I use the Shutdown option from within Windows (from the power menu), during the boot process my key commands are ignored; I've tried and tested it over ten times: nada.

If you have Windows Fast Startup enabled, windows does not 'fully' shutdown. Try a shutdown from the Start menu and disable Fast Startup.

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