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  1. J

    Upgrading win 72 32bit to win 10 64 bit

    Hi Techies/ Experts, Need some information and advice to upgrade bootcamp win 7 to win 10. 32 bit to 64 bit. I am using the 2015 mac mini, 8gig ram, i5 with 1TB HD. Current setup:- Win 7 bootcamp 32 bit version Using mainly MS office and email. No games or heavy professional products...
  2. keysofanxiety

    Resolved Windows 10 High Disk Usage Fixes/Other Fixes & Common Issues

    Hello all, Hope you're keeping in great spirits. Over the course of the last few months we've encountered a lot of bugs in Windows 10 that just hammer the disk (100% in Task Manager) and make the system unusable. A few other common problems too, so I figured I'd share what I know. If anybody...
  3. K

    Booting Win 10 "anniversary edition" on a 2013 Mac Pro in Boot Camp?

    As a late 2013 Mac Pro owner, I've never really had an interest in dual booting into Windows until now. (I used to have a fairly high-end Windows desktop I built for things like gaming.) Well, now, my oldest daughter has gotten into games that demand that type of machine to run well, and she's...
  4. PollenKidney

    MacBook Pro completely unresponsive after windows 10 dual boot

    Hi, after successfully going through boot camp and installing windows 10 on my MacBook Pro (13 inch late 2013 256GB, macOS Sierra public beta) I turned down the brightness of the display to zero and went to bed (leaving windows on with the display off). When I woke up the next morning, I tried...
  5. B

    Late 2007 MacBook not booting Windows 10

    i have a Late 2007 MacBook and i tried installing Windows 10 32-Bit on it. When i try to boot it with rEFInd from the DVD a screen showes up with numbers 1 and 2 and with text "Select CD-Rom Boot Type". I tried to look it up but all i could find was for Booting 64 Bit Windows.
  6. H

    2015 MacBook to run Win 10 exclusively?

    Your thoughts on the idea of getting a used 2015 MacBook to run Win 10? Does everything work as it should? Has anyone here tried it or is using this OS? Thanks for your help.
  7. towdow3

    2009 mac Pro or upgrade 08 octocore

    So i have an 8core 08 mac pro 10gb ram gtx670 2 1 tb HDD. I am starting to see some 09 mac pros at very interesting prices. should I upgrade mine to 32gb ram with a possible dual rx480 setup, or shoot for an 09 8core with the same gpu setup? IFF i do so, will i be able to toss my windows HDD in...
  8. O

    Help needed - iMac 21.5 2011 + Windows 10

    Hello everyone, I have installed Windows 10 on my iMac 2011 (21.5 Core i5 iMac/2.5GHz 8GB ram). I am well aware that the machine isn't supposed to be supported but I tried anyways and it works almost flawlessly. I only have one problem: I cannot make my Apple Keyboard and Magic Mouse (both...
  9. Tobi218

    Windows Partition missing after Update

    Hey! Yesterday I installed macOS Sierra on my Mac-Partition. Everything went fine until i wanted to change to my Windows Partition. Instead of the Windows Partition i found this: If I select the right option the Mac booting screen appears. Somehow my Mac can't find the partition although it...
  10. T

    Macbook Pro Retina: Make battery life in Windows 10 Bootcamp comparable to OS X

    I had a post at notebookreview.com on how to improve battery life in Windows 10 to the level comparable to OS X. Please, read it here.
  11. A

    Resolved Windows installation fail (iMac 27 mid-2011)

    Hi Guys, Problem: Im trying to install windows 10. Since superdrive is failing, i change it to SSD. So installing Windows trough superdrive ODD/ the easy way (bootcamp) is not possible to install. My mac : Model no : A1312 iMac 27 i7 3.4ghz 8gb Ram (4+4) osX - El Capitan AMD Radeon HD 6970M...
  12. tesstme

    960GTX on 4,1 running windows 10

    Hello, recently I got a 4,1 mac pro, that I wanted also to use for games. I installed windows from scratch (needed to create disk from an iso and boot from it). After that I installed 5.0.5621 Bootcamp drivers. Now i wanted to insert the new graphics card (MSI NVidia 960gtx). But before opening...
  13. F

    PhD Economics: Macbook Pro 13" or Windows based PC

    Hi All, I know a similar thread has been done about this a few years back, but with windows based pc's coming a long way forward I thought I post a new one. I will be studying for a PhD in economics this fall with a focus on econometrics and time series analysis. I've been looking into the...
  14. sigmadog

    Applications that are better on Windows 10?

    Longtime Mac user here (since 1990), but I've recently been exploring Windows 10 (via Parallels Desktop 11) and I really like it. My main work applications are Mac and that's not going to change (Corel Painter, Filemaker and Adobe CS6 – because I don't want to pay a subscription). But what...
  15. F

    BootCamp 6 Required

    Anyone still has the BootCamp 6 drivers? I have tried the following link: http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/10/60/031-30899/6u2bha6n3pckjca1j44jw9m28yq72nh6li/AppleBcUpdate.exe ; unfortunately it says "404". So, I wonder if anyone here still has a backup of it?
  16. Mejenborg

    Unable to boot to OS X from Windows 10

    Hi Having a kinda strange problem. I have a Mac Pro 4,1 (upgraded to 5,1) and two drives - one drive with OS X El Capitan installed, and one with Windows 10 installed. I used Boot Camp Assistant to install windows 10 which created 2 partitions an EFI and a Bootcamp. When installing Windows I...
  17. Mathias Denichi

    Some m7/512MB Gaming Results in Bootcamp

    I received my Rose Gold Macbook with m7/512GB. I wanted to share my gaming results in bootcamp as well as take any requests for game title fps. As a tip, you can buy legal discounted copies of windows 10 at this site - http://microsoftsale.org I really suggest installing bootcamp for most any...
  18. Darth-Talis

    BootCamp Win 10 Display and keyboard and Touchpad problem

    Hello, i have 13 inch MacPro late 2011 (El Capitan/10.11.04) and I just upgraded to Win 10 from 7 on my Boot Camp partition. I ejected a usb drive but it was under the apple keyboard and trackpad drive category, so when i ejected i lost the ability to use my keyboard and trackpad. I restarted...
  19. camelia

    Please Recommend a Flatbed Scanner, Not very expensive

    I want to scan small things to sell at eBay such as Badges, stickers, small point of purchase, food wrappers, bottle caps, etc, etc, Compatible with Mac OS Yosemite, El Capitan and Windows 7, 8 and 10. Please keep in mind that I do not live in the United States, I live in Mexico and some store...
  20. Mejenborg

    Windows 10 drivers for Broadcom BCM943602CDP

    Hi So I purchased a WiFi 802.11ac & Bluetooth 4.0 LE upgrade kit from Ebay for my Mac Pro 4.1. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252317542350?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT In OS X it works like a charm! But I need to have windows as well, and even though the installation...