Boot camp MacBook Pro 2018

When trying to use boot camp on latest MacBook Pro 2018 the windows support software cannot be downloaded with the message “currently not available from software update server”. I cant seem to find any info from Apple about this new model not yet being supported.

MacBook Pro, iOS 11.4.1, Bootcamp

Posted on Jul 15, 2018 3:19 AM

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21 replies

Jul 17, 2018 4:02 PM in response to theof92

MacOS Mojave Public Beta released today and CAN be installed on the new 2018 MacBook Pro, however, the bootcamp issue is still there. I guess we have to wait a bit longer.

nednerb1

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4 points

Jul 18, 2018 1:31 PM in response to theof92

Can anyone confirm that the Windows Support Software is maintained by Apple? The tech I spoke with on Monday advised me to contact Microsoft about the error.

di11ard

Level 1

21 points

Jul 18, 2018 6:12 PM in response to Loner T

BOOT CAMP DRIVERS ARE DOWNLOADING AS I TYPE THIS!

Loner T

Level 9

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Jul 18, 2018 6:44 PM in response to di11ard

Nice. The version should be

Aug 30, 2018 11:48 PM in response to kalanic00

I am going to piggyback that question with what everyone says There are no dumb questions, just dumb people who don’t ask . The answer to your question is yes I do have a good connection at the mom

mheld79

Level 1

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Aug 13, 2018 11:23 PM in response to theof92

After spending the better part of an evening trying to get Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows 10 from an Image I downloaded from My Visual Studio (formerly MSDN). I've been able to get Windows 10 installed using the following method:

Download Parallels 13 trial
Select Windows 10 installation (a Windows 10 ISO that is 4.4GB will be downloaded to your downloads)
Run Boot Camp Assistant and use this 4.4GB Windows 10 ISO

The previous ISO I was using from My Visual Studio was 5.02GB, and I'm suspect that the additional space + Boot Camp Drivers that get downloaded may have been too big for the 8GB partition that Boot Camp Assistant creates, hence the error 'failed to copy files'. FYI this previous ISO installs just fine with Parallels, so it wasn't the ISO.

Apple Chat Support noted the issue, one rep said that they've had 5 requests for this in the past few days. They mentioned that there is an internal article about this limitation and that it is scheduled to be fixed with no definitive date. When I mentioned my work around to one of the chat support reps they basically referred to the internal article and said that it wasn't supported on 2018 MBP.

Right now I'm looking to test the new 2018 MBP with Boot Camp as it was either this or a Surface Book Pro 2...not willing to drop nearly $6k on a system that doesn't work, especially with some of the idiosyncrasies that I experienced with my 2013 MBP with Boot Camp.

Hope this helps some of you, and remember your mileage may vary.

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