Win 10 bootcamp install - no device drivers?

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Win 10 bootcamp install - no device drivers?

"No device drivers were found. Make sure the installation media contains the correct drivers and then click OK." I get this error every time I attempt to install Windows 10 with boot camp on my MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013) with a "APPLE SSD SM0512F" installed.

I have followed all of the instructions I can find out there. I have pulled down the latest "Download Windows Support Software" in bootcamp, pointed to anything like "APPLESSD.SYS" in the folders it brings down, had to uncheck the check box in the Windows install dialog that was something like "hide incompatible", two drivers show up and tried either of them, and the red bars that show it trying something just flash a few times and then either nothing happens (can't choose next) or the "no drivers" message comes back.

I will try to take some pictures of the screen and post them.

MacBook Air, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3), bootcamp v 6.1.0

Posted on Feb 5, 2018 9:58 AM

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dsfromsd Author

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Feb 5, 2018 10:35 AM in response to Loner T

I am installing from a USB drive that the Win10 (pulled down last week from MSDN subscription) ISO was imaged to, and it is not corrupted as I have used the same for other installs. I believe the issue is not with the Win10 bits but with finding a driver that will recognize the Apple SSD.

I can try to re-image the ISO to the drive again, and if it is corrupted it will not succeed.

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dsfromsd Author

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Feb 5, 2018 10:24 AM in response to dsfromsd

Windows is not installed yet, so I cannot see the device manager.

I am trying to install Win 10 Pro.

Here is the sequence once in the Win10 installer:

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Loner T

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Feb 5, 2018 10:52 AM in response to dsfromsd

Please see Re: el capitan's boot camp assistant unable to install windows 10 for reference. You have a MBAir and the older discussion has a similar issue, but on a 11-in MBA.

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Loner T

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Feb 5, 2018 10:05 AM in response to dsfromsd

In Windows Device Manager, what are the 'unknown' devices (yellow triangle with an exclamation mark)? Which specific release of W10 are you installing?

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Loner T

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Feb 5, 2018 10:29 AM in response to dsfromsd

Can you post the Windows ISO filename and the MD5sum? Your ISO seems to have been corrupted during the Download.

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Win 10 bootcamp install - no device drivers?

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