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  1. J

    MacBook Pro 16" (2019) and Windows 10: alternative drivers?

    I have a new MacBook Pro 16" (2019) with a clean Windows 10 installed, Boot Camp's default drivers. And I have critical problems with WiFi driver, Bluetooth driver and Display driver. Any suggestions on where to get new versions for these drivers? Maybe even beta versions or anything I could...
  2. S

    MP 1,1-5,1 Want to install windows 8.1 on 5,1 with bootcamp

    I am trying to install 8.1 on my 5,1 Mac Pro but bootcamp won't open and I keep getting this error. I erased the whole Mac and did a fresh install of High Sierra with no avail. I want to use bootcamp and not do it without it. Does anyone have a solution to this error message? attached it the...
  3. PieTunes

    How up to date are Boot Camp drivers?

    Greetings, For those who Boot Camped, I'm curious about something. I might do it after I get my 2020 iMac delivered. How up to date does Apple maintain the drivers? If I receive my machine and start the process, are the included drivers recent and compatible with the new hardware in the...
  4. amgff84

    Wacbook

    I have done the unthinkable. I have turned a Macbook into a full-time Windows machine. My late 2008 Macbook 13" unibody is in perfect condition with minimal wear. The max os is El Capitan and Windows 7 in bootcamp. Under Mac OS, all versions, it will freeze randomly. Sometimes once a day...
  5. A

    USB-Stick working under MacOS and Windows -> which Format? Help plz

    Hi guys, rookie to MacOS, coming from Windows. I am sittin in front of the new MBA and we bought a "SanDisk Dual Drive USB-C" 64GB from the Apple Store as well. It's got those two swivelling sides. I can't get it to work on both machines. Here's what we want to do: Put it into a...
  6. Arthur Getting

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro - Multiple Secure Boot Certificates Causing Corrupting/Bricking

    I installed Windows 10 on my Mac Pro 5.1 using a UBS stick and ended up signing multiple Secure Boot certificates to it. I know I should have used a Windows 10 DVD instead. I am worried about corruption on my Mac and bricking it. Does anyone know how to fix this? I bought a new graphics card and...
  7. Ali Kaghazgaran

    Windows not starting up after resizing with Paragon Hard Disk Manager

    Hey everyone, so i wanted to shrink my boot camp drive, & I didn’t want to remove it & install it again (since winclone didn’t work for me), so i used paragon hard disk manager. I resized & it was ok. Then i boot up on windows to check if it was ok, but it didn’t startup & i got the blue screen...
  8. imrazor

    Cross platform file systems (Mac, Linux, Windows)

    I've been trying for a while now to find a good file system to format external drives with. For a long time the best choice was plain old FAT32, but since it has a 4GB (or is it 2GB?) file size limit it's not good for transferring large video files, or holding games that use large archive files...
  9. 5

    MP 1,1-5,1 Cannot boot into Windows 10 with RTX2060

    Hi guys, I'm using my old Mac Pro 5.1 2020 with an RX580 as a gaming desktop and using Windows 10 only - MacOS isn't even installed any longer, apart from the recovery stuff. Today I received an RTX2060 and popped that in but now Windows doesn't boot at all. All I see is a white screen...
  10. nmccall77

    To buy or not to buy?

    Hello, I really need a new laptop. I'm an Average Joe, who *may* wind up making videos to teach online classes next year. With all I've read about Catalina and other Mac changes, should I stick with Apple? Anyone else jump ship lately? Or maybe I should stick with Mac, but wait till the...
  11. onujpt

    GPU Crash

    Hello, Wondering if anyone can help me out with an apparent Graphics Card Crash on my new MacBook Pro. I purchased a 16" MacBook Pro / 64GB RAM / 8GB AMD 5500 Graphics Card / 2.3GHz 8-core i9 and installed BootCamp / Steam to play one of my favorite games (Planet Coaster). Super graphics...
  12. B

    Can anyone recommend me a decent Windows Laptop (USBC) for financial work?

    Hey everyone! I'm looking to purchase a Windows laptop that includes USB-C. I'm planning on using it for financial work (for the small office I work at - mostly Excel stuff and quickbooks). I would like something that's inexpensive (ideally under $750, but open to save a bit more if you think...
  13. Dilhan

    iSsues Creating Bootable Macos Pen drive

    hello. i have 2012 macbook pro 15inch.and iam using only windows installed on it.i dont have anyother way to create bootable macos pen drive with macbook,i have only windows Laptop.i have tried internet recovery and installed macos x .and after that i created bootable pen drive with disk utility...
  14. B

    Should I bootcamp or buy a separate Windows Laptop? (MacBook Pro 16”)

    Hey everyone! Because of the current WFH situation, using a Mac isn‘t ideal since we work with Windows in the office. I was thinking of buying a separate Windows computer (dedicated for my WFH situation and some financial courses I’m going to take). But, considering the current pandemic and...
  15. explit

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 4.1(5.1) Windows Problem with flashed EFI Cards.

    Hello Guys: I have a Problem with Mac Pro 4.1(5.1). I have flashed 2x Graphic Cards wit mac EFI ROM to have a Boot Screen: MSI R9 280 GAMING 3G MSI R9 280X GAMING 3G Both Graphic Cards works very good in MacOS Mojave, but as soon i start Windows 10 on the Mac Pro, i get a black Screen and...
  16. imrazor

    Windows support in an ARM future

    Recently rumors have been heating up that Apple will move Macs to the ARM architecture next year (2021.) What does that mean for Windows support on Macs? Will there be a few high performance Macs that still use Intel chips? (I'm looking at you, Mac Pro.) Will Apple offer some kind of emulation...
  17. B

    (Advice Please): Copying Mac Photos Library to Windows Computer

    Any advice for someone looking to copy a 84.7GB Mac OS Photos Library to a Windows machine? I spent 2+ years going through a 160GB Google Photos export getting rid of duplicates and photos I don't like. I now use a Windows Desktop at home as my primary computer. Any advice for what photo...
  18. E

    iPhone itunes 12.6.5.3 iphone 11 ios 13.4 not syncing

    I have been using windows itunes 12.6.5.3 for several years to sync 2 different iphone and 2 different ipad. In ios ipados 13.4 version, iphone 6s + ipad 6 ipad pro 2 10.5 device has seamless synchronization. but the problem with the iphone 11 ios 13.4 gives the error in the photo I added below...
  19. Lucas284

    iPhone Earpods on Windows

    I was in a Discord call and I just noticed the microphone of my earpods actually work on my Windows 10 HP laptop. How is that possible? I thought it only works exclusively on Apple products?
  20. D

    LG UltraFine 4K and 5K: Yes you can connect it to Windows computers via DP!!!

    Hello everyone, I have owned the LG Ultrafine 4k for a few days, since the COVID-19 pandemic made work from home mandatory for most Canadians. I love the display, but was struggling to connect it to my work laptop (which doesn’t have USB-C). After hours of research, 7 different adapters, I...