Black screen after installing Windows 8.1 bootcamp drivers

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Black screen after installing Windows 8.1 bootcamp drivers

Bootcamp always worked perfectly fine before this. Suddenly it stopped working when I decided to reinstalling windows. I narrowed the driver down to the Intel hd 3000 driver, since uninstalling it in safe mode fixes the problem. I need some sort of way to get the driver so if anyone knows what‘s going on that’d be great.

I’m using a Macbook Air mid-2011 running Windows 8.1, previously running MacOS Sierra.

MacBook Air, Windows 8, 57 GB

Posted on Jun 10, 2018 7:30 AM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Jun 11, 2018 6:59 PM in response to Zachary198

Did you install the driver from Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621 package? If yes, please note

Post Date: Feb 11, 2014

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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Answer 2

Zachary198 Author

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Jun 11, 2018 8:21 PM in response to Loner T

Thanks for all of the help but I figured out the problem. For some reason installing windows off of the EFI boot partition caused none of the drivers to work.

If anyone has this problem install windows using the “Windows” partition, not “EFI Boot”

Thanks for all of the help! :D

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Zachary198 Author

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Jun 11, 2018 6:24 PM in response to Loner T

I got Windows 8.1 up and running again and I had a few problems. For one, when I started the Bootcamp setup, it said the software was made for Windows 7 only, and ended the installation. I tried compatibility mode, but that gave me a different error, saying it wasn't compatible with my system. Secondly, I tried installing the drivers separately to see if that would work, but all of the drivers are 32-bit, and I'm running a 64-bit operating system.

I set up a system restore point so I can easily get back to windows 8 if the broken driver gets installed again.

Thanks for any help at all! Much thanks ~ Zach

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Answer 4

Loner T

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Jun 10, 2018 5:57 PM in response to Zachary198

Can you download the BC drivers package for your specific model from Install Windows 7 on your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support? The drivers support W7/W8.1, even though link mentions W7.

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Answer 5

Loner T

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Jun 10, 2018 7:50 AM in response to Zachary198

Did you install the BC drivers which are recommended for your specific model? The drivers on Intel website will cause lost of problems.

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Answer 6

Zachary198 Author

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Jun 10, 2018 10:04 AM in response to Loner T

I’m pretty sure I did. I ran the bootcamp setup program as soon as windows finished installing. I’ve never had this problem before, so I’m honestly not sure what’s going on.

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