How to set up Macrium (WinPE) within Bootcamp on Macbook Pro 2018

aqm5181 wrote:

I've managed to install Windows 10 (without using BCA) and OSX High Sierra side by side.

I have both FileVault and Bitlocker enabled and can boot into both OS fine.

When initially installing Windows 10 via USB, I had to place the Bootcamp drivers (specifically AppleSSD) so that Win Install could see the internal drive.

A 2018 Mac should not be using or needing AppleSSD.sys and should be installed without a USB Installer. Is there a specific reason to use the USB?

aqm5181 wrote:

Now Ive set up a Macrium Reflect installation within Windows which works fine to create backups from within windows.

However, for restores I need a Win PE USB and that's where Im struggling. The Win PE usb loads fine but within the Application I cant see any of the partitions/drive (probably because of missing Storage Driver).

Your USB Installer should already have a WinPE. Are you using a separate and different USB for restores?

aqm5181 wrote:

When setting it up, I did get a warning about the Apple Solid State Drive Device not having a driver. I tried pointing it at the bootcamp drivers folder but it failed to find the AppleSSD.sys file and came up with a message saying "No Drivers were Found. Please try a different Folder.":

Is there any way I can get the WinPE image to see the drives/partitions?

Your 2018 Mac should have a NVMe SSD. Can you check in About This Mac -> System Report? AppleSSD.sys is a SCSI driver.

aqm5181 wrote:

Need this as Im struggling to find an alternative backup strategy for bitlocker encrypted Windows.

Can you use the standard Windows Backup/Restore method instead of Macrium? There are other backup tools For Windows on a Mac, which work much better.

aqm5181 wrote:

Ive not managed to find any better backup tools for a bitlocker encrypted drive (Winclone doesnt support). Any ideas what other tools are out there that also support scheduled backups, incrementals e.t.c?

Unless you use an Enterprise-level tool, in Consumer space, there are not many tools which can do scheduled backups, but a Powershell script can be used to initiate Windows backups. Restoring Windows backups on Macs is tricky, in most cases due to an invalid assumption that there are no other OSes/partitions on the drive.

There are also Cloud backup tools, but they depend on a client installed on the Windows installation which can contact the server and initiate a backup.

Time Machine should work well, and it is built-in. One recommendation is to use more than one physical destination for TM, to avoid external TM disk failures.