WDF VIOLATION? Nah, But Windows 11 on Macbook Pro Mid 2010 Installation is NOT an easy task!

[@Windows7Pro2009]

Actually most of the issues (including the Intel HD graphics issue) can be resolved if you installed Win 11 through the legacy BIOS emulation instead of through EFI mode. Install Windows from USB on a pre-2012 Mac will only install in EFI mode, which causes a lot of problems, including the graphics driver issue and the audio driver issue (although the 2012-early 2013 Macs also have issues installing Windows in EFI mode, but they can boot the Windows install USB in legacy BIOS mode). And there are workarounds in installing Windows 11 in legacy BIOS mode. You could try using rEFInd to force boot a Windows 10/11 USB (formatted with MBR partition table) in legacy BIOS mode

[@zubilitic]

That is good to know and in the same time a bit weird. I definitely have to try :) Thanks!

[@Windows7Pro2009]

@@zubilitic glad to help!

[@Belikeimpasta]

Hey mate, you got any tutorial or video where i can follow up? How to install through legacy bios emulation? and how to use rEFInd u mentioned? Any help would be much appreaciated :D

[@Windows7Pro2009]

@@Belikeimpasta sorry for being late, but here’s the guide for installing rEFInd: www.ianmaddaus.com/post/refind/ And for booting into Windows 10/11 USB: www.reddit.com/r/bootcamp/comments/flivif/fix_win10_bootcamp_on_mbp2011_legacy_installation/ (If you are flashing a Windows 11 iso through Rufus, the “Image option” should be set to ‘Extended Windows 11 Installation (no TPM / no Secure Boot’.)

[@Triggas]

I can approve!

[@MP-qn1jw]

Thanks!! Great video!! I am running 11Pro 23H2 on a MacBookPro8,3 I have been fighting with this thing for a while. I found out it required a BIOS boot installation, which was new to me, but I got it done. Almost everything worked, almost. After that, I had to disable BootCamp in the startup menu to avoid BSOD. Now, the key board and extra touch functionality was still missing. I followed your instructions which were actually easier than they look. I amended existing driver with bad, and pasted a copy of the extract file. Re-enabled bootcamp in startup. After a restart, the keyboard lights up, the mouse has tap & multitouch. HOORAY!! Now I have to figure out why I can't dim the screen. the bootcap tray icon is still missing. Maybe tomorrow I'll chase that down. Thank you so much for sharing this video!! You rock!!

[@zubilitic]

Hello, screen dimming is due to missing graphics drivers. How it looks in device manager, do you have anything not installed?

[@MP-qn1jw]

@@zubilitic Thanks for the quick response!! At some point, I found a driver for the actual GPU installed. AMD Radeon HD 6750M. While windows showed it failed to install earlier, when I looked at pick a driver on my computer it listed AMD 6750M. I chose it, it installed, and dimming was active again. From what I can tell, everything now works on my early 2011 17" MacBookPro8,3. So happy. I paid $160, and it came with an SSD installed & new battery. $40 on a DSL OEI 11Pro key, and I am off to the races. Don't care for the clicking with vol up/down, but that is the only complaint I have. My $200 investment in a 13 year old crapple has paid off. No gaming. Movies, TV, and web will be the most I use it for. Can't get anything with such a nice 17" screen for less than way too much. Thanks again!! You rock!!

[@prestotechreviews8871]

Thanks man! I had tried to install windows 11 on my 2011 macbook air and kept getting a wdf violation and couldn't figure which driver it was. After a bunch of fiddling around getting the right driver, replacing that driver fixed the issue and now it works great! Everything including sound, brightness controls, backlit keyboard control works as well. I also went out and found a precision touchpad driver for macbooks that makes the trackpad a lot more like it is in macos.

[@zubilitic]

Hello, glad you have succeeded! Thanks for your feedback, really appreciated ;)

[@alirioleon5625]

I'm trying to do de same in a Macbook Air (version 5,2) 2012 but still haven't found the correct drivers. Last one I've tried was the Product version 6.1.785 .

[@alirioleon5625]

can´t you help pls ?

[@prestotechreviews8871]

@@alirioleon5625 Where did you get the drivers from? I think the 2012 and up drivers might just work but I could be wrong. Maybe try downloading them on the latest version of macos that machine supports from BootCamp Assistant.

[@alirioleon5625]

Thank you for your answer. I did it again and again until i get almost all drivers installed but still have problems with the internal audio speakers and the 2,5 jack audio out . Also microphone built in is not working. Only using Bluetooth or usb port , the version that's finally works was the 5,2 but the audio drivers in boot camp are Cirrus and never works ... soo y need the correct audio driver

[@florider_hd]

For these machines it is best to set up windows 7 with all its drivers, then upgrading to 10. then to 11. it takes a long ass time but all drivers work + bootcamp software etc

[@zubilitic]

It is a long road ahead but if it works why not. You will still need a modified update package for windows 11 because the normal one will complain for missing TPM and secure boot.

[@iamisworo]

will not be able to. because Windows asks to delete the data that we have installed before. except the data on the document download. I've tried it

[@sajjadahamed9393]

Please can you tell me. How to get into safe mode

[@cristianofonseca]

Great, works fine here! Congrats!

[@zubilitic]

Enjoy, thanks for sharing your feedback :)

[@101abdulhakkim101]

Thanks for your excellent video. I have a MacBook Pro A1286-2010 with Nvidia graphics. I followed all the steps as you described in the video. But the sound driver is still not supported / working. Is there anything that can help me with this? Thanks in advance.

[@zubilitic]

Hello, it is a bit difficult without seeing the computer. You can try to update/install the sound drivers manually by selecting sound from device manager and provide boot camp drivers path. I have installed drivers like this in the past and was ok. Ultimately you can even try to install again boot camp drivers but do not forget to replace that dll mentioned in the video before reboot. Let me know how it goes.

[@zubilitic]

One more thing I haven’t asked: sound works with other OS? You can try Ubuntu on a thumb drive without installing it. I have tested it on this Mac few days ago (preparing another video) and the sound worked from the start.

[@101abdulhakkim101]

@@zubilitic Thanks for your reply. ❤️ The sound works on Mac OS. But in Windows 11, the sound icon shows an "x" sign. In Device Manager, "High Definition Audio Controller" is marked in yellow. I tried to reinstall windows 11 three times then installed BootCamp 5.1(5621). Also i tried to update/install driver from device manager, nothing happened.

[@101abdulhakkim101]

It’s resolved 😀.Created a new windows 11 bootable USB by choosing MBR mode from the Rufus interface.Avoid UEFI mode and try in MBR installation if you face sound issue. My device is MacBookPro9,1 (2010) Thanks alot @zublitic 👏🏻👏🏻

[@zubilitic]

@@101abdulhakkim101 Thank you for your reply. Glad it worked. I definitely have to thy that MBR way :D

[@jaimetrujillo8395]

Saludos como ingreso a la opcion de brigadier en la que le dices el modelo de tu mac de forma manual?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, you use the option "-m". Please watch this video, will explain how to do that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6K8gqaXe8ybi7M

[@mjyumping]

Hi, I have early 2011 macbook pro 8,1 Windows 11 Bootcamp 5621. Renamed MacHalDriver.sys to .bak before restart and everything works fine except the backlit keyboard is not lighting up and brightness buttons not working. Volume buttons work fine.

[@zubilitic]

Hello, same here. Lack of graphics drivers unfortunately.

[@FVTMAXX]

hi, just renamed to.bak or remplaced and renamed? , thanks

[@muzakstudio]

Hi, I also have a macbook pro early 2011 and I would like to be able to install windows 11. Could you help me please? Thank you and greetings, Francesco

[@markonikucovic4291]

Hey, I have the same model as you and I renamed it like you. but the thing is, everything is working fine except of the audio. Do you know why ?

[@compixeI]

@@zubilitictry the open core bootloader. I installed win 11 and the problem related to the brightness was not there. Heck I was even able to run a 3d game on it

[@kenkent]

Hi, thanks very much for this awesome video, but I want to know if we can update the again drivers using "Apple Software Update" app that appears after installing bootcamp?

[@zubilitic]

Hello Kent, glad it helped. It should be fine but the only thing I would do after any bootcamp update and most important before rebooting is to make sure that MacHalDriver.sys file is not replaced. Better yet, do a backup of that file before, to not be forced to take it again from a bootcamp driver 6 kit. Thank you for your visit and kind words ;)

[@teamcolombia2278]

You must install w11 in mbr mode, to do that active dual mode in rufus before create usb windows drive and boot the w11 usb install choosing at boot screen the yellow usb label Windows.

[@zubilitic]

What differences (read benefits) you have when installing windows 11 with legacy uefi installer? Thanks.

[@zubilitic]

I am stil testing but so far creating installer with rufus as MBR (BIOS or UEFI-CSM) will still install windows 11 in a GPT partition, at least on this macbookpro6,2. I have installed both ways several times, GPT and MBR, and both windows installations have GPT (GUID Partition Table) as partition style and the only apparent difference between them is so far (i'll test more to confirm): GPT way has Microsoft Basic Display Adapter as display adapter and MBR way (still GPT at the end) has Intel(R) HD Graphics. But both behave in the same way: there is compatibility with GT330M (nvidia discrete adapter) and default one is not fully supported. No screen dimming, no sleep mode, etc. So that is why I am curious why you recommend the mbr mode. Please help out, maybe I am missing something. PS: I am preparing another video with windows 11 installation as things have been changed (slightly). Thank you ;)

[@kobs9636]

@@zubilitic use mbr mode. it works for me. all functions are okay.

[@zubilitic]

@@kobs9636 I hope you are referring to Windows 11 not Windows 10.

[@Devo1987]

I got windows 10 installed all I need is output audio keyboard leds / Bluetooth /wifi / track pad working can you gove me a working boot camp links please ?

[@zubilitic]

Hello Devo, Windows 10 is less problematic than Windows 11 but you can still have issues ,depending on the hardware. On which mac you want to install it?

[@Devo1987]

@@zubilitic its a early 2011 MBP 6.2 17 inch Im going back to windows 10 just need those drivers. Thoughts please ?

[@zubilitic]

@@Devo1987, you can always try brigadier to download bootcamp version. Check this out for details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6K8gqaXe8ybi7M

[@sergiohernandez9734]

Thanks for the video ! I have a macbookpro 13 mid 2010 7.1 when using brigadier with the -m command it downloads a very old driver version and the MacHalDriver.sys file does not appear. I have not been able to replace it and I get the blue screen. Do you have any idea?

[@zubilitic]

Hello Sergio, The problem is not all macs have bootcamp drivers version 6 so you will have to download version 6 bootcamp drivers designed for other macbooks. It doesn't really matter which. For example, you can download the one for MacBookPro16,4.

[@iraniansunray]

Cant make the sound work though. I am on Macboook pro 8,1 2011 any thoughts?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, Maybe something odd happened during bootcamp installation. If everything else works, you can try to locate the drivers manually via device manager by choosing bootcamp drivers folder. I did this sometimes with other devices and it worked. You can also reinstall bootcamp drivers. I do not have MacBook pro 8.1 to test this out unfortunately. Hope it helps.

[@khepis]

please make a step by step video i have a macbook pro 13 mid 2010 and i really want to install win 11. i have tried win 10 and it crasher and doesnt boot to windows. please help me it can be for win 10 or win 11.

[@zubilitic]

Hello, I do not have MacBook Pro 13 mid 2010 but I do not think from this aspect it is a big difference between 15 and 13 inch. One noticing difference apart from the size is, if I remember well, NVIDIA GeForce 320M for 13 inch instead of dual graphics (Intel and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M) on 15 inch version. However, as I mentioned in the video I had a real challenge to install windows 11 on this one and I was successful only after multiple attempts. My advice is to try again if unsuccessful and share with us if it works. Sorry for not being able to help you more.

[@princehopeng]

Hi thanks alot...on the recent upgrade on w10 that's W10pro tried installing it on a MacBook Pro 2010 And the Bluetooth driver, Function key driver and the Sound Driver they are missing how do I go about that.

[@zubilitic]

Hello, Have you tried to install the drivers manually? You go to device manager and choose to install manually the driver(s) by choosing bootcamp drivers location on the disk. Also, try to update your windows because sometimes it updates also drivers, including bootcamp drivers.

[@AzamKhan-pq3vq]

Please let me know what you have pressed when you openend your pc again

[@zubilitic]

Hello Khan, I am not sure I fully understand but I'll take a guess. That OS was the only one available on the mac so it boots directly in Windows 11 without doing nothing special.

[@malikumerajmal7763]

Can i install win 11 in my MacBook 2010 mid unibody? Should i use usb method or direct install from setup as i have running win 8 on macbook?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, I am not sure it will work directly unless it is prepared with "No TPM/No Secure Boot". You can try and if it doesn't work use the usb stick method. However, please read on my recommendations. To be on a safe side and also move your data afterwards (and have also a backup), I recommend to replace the internal disk with another ssd and install Windows 11 on it. Once the installation is done and everything is OK you can copy your personal data from Windows 8 installation and why not keep it around. Test Windows 11, see how it goes and this way you can always come back to Windows 8 in case you find it unstable or not OK for your needs. There are issues I must tell you. I did it just for the fun of it and to see if it works. The main problem is you won't have graphics adapter drivers and because of that you won't be able to sleep the OS when the lid is closed so you will have to shut it down. Cheers!

[@malikumerajmal7763]

@@zubilitic yes bro i installed in my 2010 unibody and its now working fine I just updated from my 8 to 11 easily ... but wdp violence issue ... so I rename a file from system32 machal.sys something like that now working fine just display driver issue but its fine... and running smooghly on my hdd with 4gb ram

[@zubilitic]

@@malikumerajmal7763 Glad it worked ;)

[@malikumerajmal7763]

@@zubilitic bro when i try to play videos they start lagging because of no gpu drivers in win 11 macbook unibody 2010. Anyway so i can play videos smoothly?

[@zubilitic]

@@malikumerajmal7763 I have played some youtube videos but they were OK. Have not tried any video format file to see how it goes. There was a comment here mentioning video drivers problems can be resolved if windows is installed in legacy BIOS mode (not efi) and boot it with refind. I have not tried that yet, nor have time to do this unfortunately, but if you have the will and guts to do it, let me know if it works.

[@mertguzel2751]

Did you install with bootcamp or by creating partition.

[@zubilitic]

Hello, I have installed it directly, using the entire disk.

[@mrking.369]

Cursor not whowing. When installing. How to click next buton. Macbook pro 2020 intel processor. With sonoma

[@zubilitic]

Hello, the cursor and keyboard are not working during the installation because they require drivers which are not present there. You need to use external keyboard and mouse.

[@iamisworo]

Help. macbook pro mid 2010 13. Install bootcamp 6.1 "this version of bootcaml is not intended for this computer model"

[@zubilitic]

Hello, that is because you do not have to install the entire 6.1 boot camp, only need to get one file from it. Follow from minute 3:20 1. install 5.1.5621, do not reboot at the end 2. Get MacHALdriver.sys from a 6.1 boot camp installation

[@iamisworo]

@@zubilitic brightness display not working?

[@zubilitic]

@@iamisworo no because there are no drivers for graphics adapters.

[@denkozlov4220]

I have other problem. After downloading drivers for my MacBook 9,1 with brigadier during their installation I have black screen.

[@zubilitic]

Hello Den, I think your problem is again with Intel Graphics Drivers. You have only one graphics adapter, "Intel HD Graphics 515", and as soon as you install the drivers, the screen remains black. You can try to boot in safe mode and disable the graphics device from Device Manager. But even if it works, I won't recommend it because you will have problems like the computer won't sleep when you close the lid or other graphics related issues.

[@denkozlov4220]

@@zubilitic it has problems with everything. Theres no sound, screen goes black every now and then, it turns off randomly. Installing windows 11 was a huge mistake. I am not doing it ever again. I am now trying to install windows 7,but this too brought massive problems. It freezes on a bootup

[@zubilitic]

​@@denkozlov4220 try to install macOS first and this way you will know if the hardware is 100% OK. You should better try Windows 10. 7 is too old. At the end, why you do not use macOS? You can install the latest one on your mac and you can have windows on a VM with virtualbox or vmware fusion. Just a thought. Cheers

[@denkozlov4220]

@@zubilitic done. Installed macos from resque server, and win 7 bootable isn't recognized. Wiped it out. Created win 10 bootable on USB. It finally showed up in optional drives to boot. Started to install win 10 and wiped all drives to install only windows. Lol it gave me an error about not being able to preced. Which I fixed by removing Hdd from optibay and wiping disks with diskpart. Then it finally started to install. It went about a halfway then threw another error on me. Gosh I love MacBooks.

[@zubilitic]

It is a rollercoaster :)

[@sandokan1]

Can you help me? When I try to paste the MacHAL file it shows me the message “impossible to complete the operation because the folder or a file in it is open” and I can’t replace it. What can I do? Thank you

[@zubilitic]

Hello, I am afraid in this situation you will most probably have to boot in safe mode and replace the file there. It should normally not happen this but I was not there to see exactly what you did so there are many variables. Also, in the worst case scenario, you can start all over again.

[@sandokan1]

It worked from safe mode. The file won’t be replaced, so i rebooted in safe mode from the settings. Once in safe mode, you can replace MacHALDrivers.sys and restart the system. If you can’t see the toolbar like in my case, just press hold the start button until it shuts down, then start up again and it should work. However the speakers won’t work, so as the brightness control as shown in the video. Thank you for your help!

[@zubilitic]

No problem, glad it worked ;)

[@Merkury_]

hey i had done everything as shown on my 2010 macbook pro (13 inch) but after i reboot it keeps rebooting at the windows icon (windows error 0xc0000001)

[@zubilitic]

Hello, I have never got that error. This is right after the windows install or were you able to see the desktop?

[@Merkury_]

No just boots windows logo on a loop then gives that error safe mode does not work either

[@zubilitic]

Are you able to install another OS to see if your hardware is OK? Try installing macOS via macos recovery and see if everything is fine with your mac.

[@incognito_user]

Too bad the GeForce 320m drivers does not work 😢. Tried installing GeForce 342.01 driver and it just crashed and rebooted. My eyes are aching looking at the display at 100% brightness continuously 😭. Please tell me if u found a compatible driver 🙏.

[@incognito_user]

Good News! I have successfully installed the graphics drivers. Here are my complete steps: 1. Install Windows 7 first using Bootcamp on MacOS (Using Win7 DVD). This will be installed using Legacy BIOS Mode to prevent graphics drivers from crashing and not installing properly 2. Activate Windows 7 3. Create a Windows 10/11 installer USB using Rufus and select Extended Windows 11 Installation (no TPM/no Secure Boot) 4. Plug the installer USB to the 2010 MBP and run Setup.exe 5. After finished installing, install Nvidia GeForce 342.01 Driver for notebooks. DO NOT Restart 6. From BootCamp 4.0.4033 folder, delete the Nvidia folder 7. Go back to main BootCamp 4.0.4033 folder and right click on setup.exe to view its properties 8. On the properties window, change it to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode, then click ok 9. Run the BootCamp 4.0.4033 setup.exe and wait for the installation to complete. DO NOT Restart afterwards. 10. From BootCamp 6.1.x folder, go to Drivers/Apple/AppleHAL and copy MacHALDrivers.sys 11. Go to C:/Windows/System32/drivers and rename MacHALDrivers.sys to MacHALDriversBAD.sys 12. Paste the MacHALDrivers.sys from the BootCamp 6.1.x folder to C:/Windows/System32/drivers 13. Restart and boot back to Windows 14. Everything should be working properly including audio, graphics, keyboard, trackpad, etc. Bonus Tip: To enable Windows Precision Touchpad for more gestures, install the drivers from github.com/imbushuo/mac-precision-touchpad.

[@zubilitic]

Yes, no compatible drivers yet. Fortunately this display is not that bright (in comparison with newer models) :) I'll let you know if I find something.

[@ridwqn]

@@incognito_user if you don't mind please make a video tutorial so it's easy to understand. thank you

[@nemaaura]

@@incognito_user Thx!!❤

[@Belikeimpasta]

Hey there, how you make your audio works in windows 11?

[@Belikeimpasta]

Btw I’m using windows 11 on macbook pro 8,1, everything works except the sound :(

[@zubilitic]

Hello, I did mentioned at the beginning of this video that I had to install it several times to make it work. It is really a challenge and I am not kidding: I did several installations and only one was successful so my advice to you is: if KO, try again until OK. Hope this helps ;)

[@alirioleon5625]

Exactly the same happens to me!

[@garygrenier]

How do I prevent the automatic reboot after BootCamp installs?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, There is no automatic reboot. You need to click "YES" for that. You can either click "NO" and reboot manually after you replace that file or leave the message there, replace the file and click "YES". I have explained this at 4:03. Cheers!

[@retro_black421]

How did you get version 6 i can't get it anywhere i need it

[@retro_black421]

I decided to just have MacOS it wouldn't boot into windows 11 anymore thank you though

[@zubilitic]

I took version 6 from a higher Mac, 04:03.

[@aakashchoudhary2232]

is keyboard backlight working ?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, yes and I have mentioned in the video too.

[@moulayahmedtaoufik]

I have mid2014 after installing windows he reboot and freez on getting ready any windows not work for me that problem start after i upgrade my ssd

[@zubilitic]

Hello, if I were you, I would first install macOS and see if that goes without problems. Once macOS I installed, working properly, then I can try other operating systems.

[@moulayahmedtaoufik]

@@zubilitic i install bigsur no problem senoma ventura OCLP no problem just in windows 10/11 i have issues with it and the only version work for me is 1511 but i cant update and if i unplugged charger thay gone 🤦🏻

[@appadove9369]

hi can you help me i tried what you did on the video but every time i click on boot menu the macbook freezes. even if i want to install os from mac. could you help me ?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, It is very difficult to help you out with the provided information. Maybe you have some hardware issues, like bad disk.

[@appadove9369]

@@zubilitic hi thanks for response, i only found out later that i have macbook instead of macbook pro😅😅

[@zubilitic]

@@appadove9369 it is a lottery to test these "not quite compatible setups". Even on this presented installation I had to do it several times in order to be successful and each time was a different error, at different stages. Crazy :) I hope you will be successful.

[@appadove9369]

@@zubilitic hi I finally succeeded after 5 times, but now I have another problem with the ram, the mac apparently can't handle 8gb every time I get a beep sound. do you maybe know mac os which is best for 5gb ram ?

[@MuhammadUsman-vz3kv]

My installation is complete but the issue is sound not working. How to resolve?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, maybe you need to install the drivers. Check the device manager, any exclamation marks? If yes, you will have to either reinstall bootcamp drivers or install manually the drivers via device manager, by choosing the bootcamp drivers path. Also, check windows update settings, sometimes drivers can be updated/installed that way.

[@MuhammadUsman-vz3kv]

@@zubilitic only “high definition audio controller have an exclamation mark.

[@rizwanzakir6618]

Great stuff, you are a good teacher, you explain very well.

[@zubilitic]

Hello, thank you very much. I really appreciate and very glad what I do is helpful.

[@abhisekgoswami2544]

Guys i have boot camp. 5.1 5621 driver but there is no machallDriver.sys in there please help.

[@zubilitic]

Hello, MacHalDriver.sys file is available only on BootCamp versions 6, not 5. You will need to use brigadier to download a version 6 of BootCamp and get the file from there. Cheers.

[@GPage-ng5tw]

cooling fan works very fast in windows 10. is there a solution to this?

[@zubilitic]

Cooling fans work fast on MacBook Pro 16 2020 with win11. This is a windows issue :)) If it really bothers you and know what you are doing, you can install Macs fan control from crystalidea.

[@GPage-ng5tw]

@@zubilitic I installed macs fan control. How should I enter temperature values ​​and which sensor should it be connected to? (for example: cpu diode) thank you for the answer

[@zubilitic]

There is no straight response here. You need to experiment, leave it to auto and see which values are high when the fans are running wild. Then adjust accordingly. CPU Diode is a good start.

[@devo8730]

Will this work on a 2010 A1297 MacBook pro ?

[@zubilitic]

Hello Devo, I believe you mean MacBook Pro 17 Mid 2010. It should have similar results. Apart from the size, they have pretty much same specs.

[@massimilianogallo4528]

Hi, does it work on an external monitor?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, I'll have to test it again for confirmation but from what I remember, it does not support external monitor because it doesn't have graphics drivers. I'll get back to you on this. Thank you.

[@massimilianogallo4528]

@@zubilitic hi, thx for the reply. Did it work?

[@benzasangboi9190]

can i install windows 10 on my macbook pro mid 2010???

[@zubilitic]

Hello, on this video I have installed windows 10 on the same mac so you should be able to do it too.

[@bryanshewchuk3781]

Have you done windows 10 on a 2007 mac?

[@zubilitic]

Hello Bryan, I do not have a 2007 mac. I do have an 2006 mac but haven't tested any windows installation on it yet. However, considering the struggle you get on 2010 mac which is on a limit already, I do not believe such setup will bring benefits and smooth ride. If I do test this one day, I'll share the experience for sure.

[@RyDer-r1y]

ihave macbook pro mid 2012 and when i insall bootcamp the bleu scren is fuck me every time any idea or soulition plz

[@zubilitic]

Strange, I have never got bluescreen while installing bootcamp, it is weird. If the bootcamp version is the correct one, you can try to reset the PRAM/NVRAM and SMC maybe this will fix your issue.

[@RyDer-r1y]

@@zubilitic man i fix the issue i install drivers manually the bootcamp is the trouble

[@sajjadahamed9393]

Bro I am stuck in the BSOD screen 😢 can you please help me

[@zubilitic]

Hello Sajjad, Which mac do you have? This BSOD you got when exactly, during the installation, after, after installing something? And the list could go on. Usually when you get BSOD you can try to start all over again (e.g. reinstall windows from scratch) or you can also boot in safe mode and undo last steps you did (e.g. uninstall drivers or applications recently installed). Hope this helps.

[@fatimaalameer482]

Hey, I just installed windows on my old MacBook Pro and everything works fine except connecting a second display with a thunderbolt mini display port. Can it be fixed?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, I am sure this is due to missing drivers for graphics adapter. Unfortunately I have no solution for that at this moment.

[@fatimaalameer482]

@@zubilitic thanks 😢

[@guilhermehenrich448]

i have same problem on windows 10 my macbook pro 2011@@zubilitic

[@BigChieff93]

Thank you!!! Do you know wjere to download the BootCamp files?

[@zubilitic]

Hello, you can download bootcamp drivers in many ways but the simplest methods are via brigadier (windows) or bombardier (macos). Links in the description.

[@kevgaming2776]

that not working my mac restarting sameway when i do it

[@zubilitic]

Hello Kev, What exactly is not working?

[@badboys5434]

Bruhh actually i cliked on the restart button in bootcamp noww pls tell me how to fix itt

[@zubilitic]

Hello Badboys, You will have to boot in safe mode and replace MacHALdriver.sys with the one from a 6.1 boot camp installation if you have access to it from safe mode. If not, just delete it and you can put it back when you boot normally. At the end, if you cannot handle that, you can start all over again. Sometimes it's easier :) Hope it helps.

[@badboys5434]

@@zubilitic bro can u pls tell me is it possible to play games in win 11

[@badboys5434]

@@zubilitic bootcamp 6 file link bruhh pls

[@zubilitic]

You cannot play games on this mac and windows 11. It is too old and the graphics drivers do not work. I did it as proof of concept and I would not recommend using it daily. If you want to play games (which I am sure not many will), you can install windows 7 which is fully supported. Regarding bootcamp 6 link, you can easily find this with an easy online search or you can use brigadier.

[@badboys5434]

@@zubilitic bruh i cant get bootcamp 6 but i have btc recommended for me can i install it with out restarting

[@ridwqn]

Boot camp 6.1.7931 Link please

[@zubilitic]

Hello What mac model you have? Or you need exactly 6.1.7931? You can use either Brigadier to download it (as I explained in the video) but just as easy you can run "Boot Camp Assistant" on your macos and will download it for you. Let me know if you cannot get this and I can give you a short demo.

[@ridwqn]

@@zubilitic I have a macbook pro mid 2010

[@ridwqn]

@@zubilitic I still don't understand what is explained in the video because I think it's cut too many pieces. can you please explain what type of driver is installed in the video (MacBook pro mid 2010 13") and what was modified after installing the driver. Thank you for the answer

[@zubilitic]

So you have the same as mine. I am sorry you did not get it from the video. 1. Installed 5.1.5621 (downloaded via brigadier as explained there), NO REBOOT; 2. from 6.1.8034 I copied only MacHalDriver.sys and put it in C:\Windows\System32\drivers, replacing the one that is there. 3. Reboot 4. Enjoy :) Hope this helps better. Let me know.

[@ridwqn]

@@zubilitic By default. When I run Brigadier.exe do I immediately get version 5.1.5621 ? Otherwise what command do I have to type to get version 5.1.5621 and version 6.1.8034?

[@Dannycarguy]

I installed drivers the hard way and then everything worked

[@zubilitic]

Glad it worked ;)

[@Dannycarguy]

so when I tried again it literally does a bsod every time I login

[@ColinsCity]

13 year old macbook pro can run windows better than windows laptops, i have watched so many of these videos and the macbooks always run windows 10 faster than my windows laptop can.

[@zubilitic]

That's true but not everything works. For example I am not able to put this mac in standby with windows 11 because there are no graphics drivers. Also, it is fast because there is nothing installed yet, especially the antivirus. Also, windows, no matter the version, tends to get bloated over time and it becomes slow(er). Much more can be written regarding the speed of the OS.

[@ColinsCity]

@@zubilitic does Windows 8 work well on a 2010 MacBook Pro?

[@zubilitic]

@ColinsCity I have not tried windows 8 but 7 was running well on it.

[@ColinsCity]

@@zubilitic I actually loved windows 8 haha from what I have seen, Windows 7/8 is already in the boot camp option ?

[@zubilitic]

Yes

[@Chevolsky]

Where can I get the new MacHalDriver.sys can ü provide a guide how to get 6.1 boot camp when I double click brigadier.exe it just runs everything and I can’t choose what version to download

[@zubilitic]

I have explained shortly how to use brigadier in this video but it seems is not enough so I will create and share a video with that very soon and I'll post it here also. Stay around ;)

[@Chevolsky]

@@zubilitic thank you very much 😭

[@zubilitic]

@@Chevolsky Please follow this video for a detailed usage of brigadier: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6K8gqaXe8ybi7M

[@elvisgoncalves2656]

Congratulations on the video friend, I managed not to give the blue screen by renaming the MACHALDRIVE.SYS file to MACHALDRIVE.SYS.bkp and the problem did not return. But I've already downloaded several Bootcamp and I can't find the file to replace. Can you help me find this file? My notebook is MacBook Pro 2011 A1278.

[@zubilitic]

Hello Elvis, You can find that file in any bootcamp 6 drivers package. In the video I was using the one for MacBookPro16,2. I have a video about how to use brigadier in order to download a specific driver: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6K8gqaXe8ybi7M In a nut shell, in order to download bootcamp drivers for MacBookPro16,2 you use this command: brigadier.exe -m MacBookPro16,2 By the way, there is also a macos alternative for downloading bootcamp drivers and it's easier to use, called Bombardier: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5SqnZyqeJKWfKM Hope this helps. Thank you for your visit and kind words ;)

[@zubilitic]

Regarding your mac, if I am not mistaken it is MacBook Pro 13 inch, early 2011 and it's identifier is MacBookPro8,1 which has two drivers available: 041-84708 which is a version 4 041-84821 which is a version 5 In order to download a specific driver when you have more than one available, you need to use brigadier differently. Please follow the tutorial mentioned in the previous comment or if you have a mac around, use bombardier because it is easier as it has a graphical interface.

[@elvisgoncalves2656]

@@zubilitic Good morning friend, Thank you very much, I downloaded the bootcamp version for the MacBookPro16,2 and performed the file swap. Now everything is ok with the MAC. Thank you very much for the explanations, I spent almost 4 days looking for solutions to this error and you were the only one who reported an effective solution.

[@zubilitic]

Glad I was able to help mate. Enjoy your mac ;)

[@Larxxonbeatz]

If you Think thats hard, try a 2006 MacBook pro with 32 efi, gl

[@zubilitic]

Windows 11 is barely reliable on a 2010 mac. Why would I waste my time to test it on that old mac? :D

[@ffcxvf1536]

Brigadier doesn't work: 9252 Failed to execute brigadier.exe

[@zubilitic]

Hello, I am sorry to hear that. I am only guessing here because I am not in front of your computer but maybe you have some application (e.g. antimalware or antivirus) that is blocking the access. Make sure you check that and allow the executable. Anyway, there must be something specific to your installation because I did not met this issue yet. Also, you can try contacting the developers via this website if everything is fine on your end: github.com/timsutton/brigadier/issues Hope it helps. Let me know how it goes. Thank you for your feedback and visit.

[@zubilitic]

Also, if you have macos around, there is also bombardier, a software for mac that allows you to download boot camp drivers and it is easier than brigadier. Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5SqnZyqeJKWfKM

[@ffcxvf1536]

@@zubilitic forget it, I can use tiny11 since it runs on minimum any x64 CPU , 256mb of RAM and 5GB of storage. My Mac SSD is 61GB and i allocated 21GB to my boot camp partition for Windows 7 so it goes like this: Windows 7. Update to Windows 10, Clean Install Tiny11 Edit: I will clean install it on the boot camp partition and use bombardier on macos high Sierra

[@zubilitic]

Hello again, Haven't tried this tiny11. Maybe it is so stripped down that it cannot run everything. I am not sure if even guys from brigadier can help you with this if it comes to that. My recommendation is: boot in macos, use bombardier (or other methods) to download the needed bootcamp drivers, put them to a thumb and then boot into this Tiny11 and see if the drivers will install without issues.

[@ffcxvf1536]

Also if it doesn't work then I might just go back to Windows 10