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This article explains how to install Windows 10 on an old MacBook running El Capitan. Apple made sure to make our lives difficult but installation is still doable. 1 Download the Windows 10.iso file from your preferred location (MSDN, torrentz etc) and place the.iso file on the desktop. Juggling between Windows 10 and El Capitan From that point forward, you can normally use your new Windows 10. In case you want to switch between the two systems, you just need to turn off your computer and hold the Alt key when it’s booting again.

In the past, setting up both FileVault encrypted macOS/OS X and BitLocker encrypted Windows on a Mac with Boot Camp required manually configuring the disk partitions in a specific way to work around limitations in the MBR (Master Boot Record) partition scheme. This now works by default using Boot Camp Assistant provided you have the following:

  • a Mac that supports booting Windows in EFI mode (all Mac computers that support Windows 10)
  • Boot Camp Assistant 6 or later (included in OS X El Capitan or later, and OS X Yosemite via update)
  • Windows 8 or later

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This is due to Boot Camp Assistant 6 using a different method to create the Boot Camp partition to support EFI booting for Windows 8 or later. The best explanation I have found is in the article How El Capitan Boot Camp is Affected by Apple’s New System Integrity Protection (SIP):

Modern Macs always boot via EFI, but Windows hardware has only recently started natively booting EFI. While there was some support for EFI booting Windows 7, Apple didn’t support EFI booting Windows until Windows 8. With the newest Apple hardware, Windows 8 or later is required, and EFI booting is the only way that Windows will boot on the Mac.

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Usually you don’t have to worry about any of this, since Boot Camp Assistant and the Windows installer will set everything up correctly.

Yes, this is supported. Bootcamp in El Capitan will work with Windows versions '8 or later'. See this Apple Support page for complete documentation on how to do this. Improve this answer. Answered Nov 11 '15 at 23:59. A copy of Boot Camp version 3.3 (4.0 for Mac OS X Lion) More Information. To install Windows on your Mac using Boot Camp, follow the steps listed below in the order listed: Notes: Be sure to back up all your data before following the steps in this article. Print this article to. 2008 - 20102 ans. When it comes to your meetings and events, it’s vital to partner with a company who understands your event objectives as well as you do, someone like PSAV® Presentation Services, a global provider of audiovisual services and event technology solutions. Over the last 40 years we've built a reputation for.

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If you use Boot Camp Assistant to create the Boot Camp partition, you’ll get a standard EFI “guard” MBR

The hybrid MBR has an entry for each of the first 4 partitions. The guard MBR has only a single entry that covers the entire disk

The key that allows having both FileVault and BitLocker is Boot Camp Assistant creating a “guard” MBR with only a single entry.

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Why this didn’t work previously

Older versions of Boot Camp Assistant create a hybrid MBR to support running Windows 7 and earlier in legacy BIOS mode. The MBR partition scheme, however, has a limit of four primary partitions, and the hybrid MBR set up by Boot Camp Assistant uses all four.

As BitLocker requires a second partition, a hybrid MBR set up by Boot Camp Assistant has no spare partitions available for BitLocker.

Two partitions are required to run BitLocker because pre-startup authentication and system integrity verification must occur on a separate partition from the encrypted operating system drive. This configuration helps protect the operating system and the information in the encrypted drive.

—BitLocker frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Previous solutions worked around this by setting up the MBR manually.

Macs that support booting Windows in EFI mode

The Boot Camp Assistant configuration file (/Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp Assistant.app/Contents/Info.plist) provides an indication as to which Mac models are supported:

According to this, Macs with a model identifier higher than those listed above will be set up to boot Windows in EFI mode.

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This matches Apple’s official list of Mac computers that support Windows 10.

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Note: Apple’s list of Mac models you can use with Windows 8.1 includes older models. Presumably, these will be set up in legacy mode.

Configuring BitLocker on a Mac

BitLocker encryption normally requires a computer with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). As Macs don’t have a TPM, the other requirement is to configure Windows to allow BitLocker without one:

Conclusion

On recent Macs, the combination of Boot Camp Assistant and allowing BitLocker without a TPM is all that is required to have both FileVault encrypted macOS/OS X and BitLocker encrypted Windows.

Krausewich wrote:


I loaded Windows 7 onto my machine through bootcamp, then upgraded to Windows 10, then installed a bunch of software, then restarted into the Mac environment before loading the Bootcamp WindowsSupport files.

Your 2008 MP does not support W10. There are no Apple-certified drivers for W10 on your model as stated in Use Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp - Apple Support . The only MP which supports W10 is the 2013 Cylinder.

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If I set the startup disk to the Windows partition it restarts to a black screen with a blinking cursor, no doubt because the BIOS mediator was not installed.

The BIOS mediator is the EFI firmware on your MP. It does not need to be installed. It was already there when you were running W7.

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Everything is there as it is supposed to be as I can see it through the MAC finder... just can't boot into it. AAARGH !!


I thought to boot up with the Windows 10 iso disk and reinstall the OS, but I am afraid I will overwrite everything I loaded or perhaps corrupt the dll's or registry entries.

We can try to resurrect the Windows installation. I presume you have a W7 backup somewhere before you started the W10 upgrade. Is this a single-disk MP? From OSX Terminal, please post the output of

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