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  1. C

    Bootcamp with a Mac Book Pro 2016

    Hi all, so I have read a lot of people commenting about not running Windows on a Mac book Pro, i.e. people pretty much tell anyone with that intent to go buy a Windows laptop. So my question is why? From what I am finding, I do not see any other Windows laptop with the same quad core specs and...
  2. T

    Two 5k Ultrafines, Parallels, Windows10 and Excel

    I have two 5K Ultra-fine displays, connected to 2016MBPro, 2.9 16GB,Radeon460 2TBSSD. Top of the line everything. I solved the monitor random disconnects by moving the wifi router 4 feet from the monitors - thanks for that suggestion. Now dual 5K monitors work fine - except when going into...
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    Just got MacBook 2016 ($2799 model) moving from Windows 10

    Hi all, so I just bought a new MacBook 2016, i7 2.7ghz, 16gb, Radeon Pro 455. I am coming from Windows 10 and want to also run Windows 10 on this new MacBook. I have done a Windows install to an external SSD and this seems to work pretty ok, but I am now wondering should I return this unit and...
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    Getting Windows 10 to access a shared hard drive.... driving me bonkers!

    Hello everyone, I have a hard drive connected to my Mac Mini (2011) via USB with files and I'm working on allowing Windows 10 computers on our network to access this. The Mac Mini is running El Capitan 10.11.6 and I have set up the file sharing protocol in preferences to allow access to...
  5. CarvisAmazing

    Windows 10 Bootcamp; no Touch Bar usability

    Hey, folks! I just installed Windows 10 on my 2016 Touch Bar MacBook Pro; however, halfway through Windows downloading the Apple drivers, the OS crashed and needed to reboot. Now, when Windows loads, it doesn't prompt me to finish that download and I don't know how to do access it. Where can...
  6. Lieutenant_Carter

    Driver error when installing Windows 10 through Bootcamp on MBP

    Hey! First of all, these forums have been an awesome help for me while trying to get Windows 10 up and running on my MacBook. Unfortunately, I've run into yet another error, this time one that I haven't found a solution for via various forums yet. I'm trying to set up Windows 10 on my MacBook...
  7. Synchrotron

    Prohibitory Sign when Installing Windows via Bootcamp

    Hello. As a disclaimer, I know very little about this subject matter so if you have a suggested solution please explain it to me like I'm 5. About two days ago, I began setting up Boot Camp on my Late 2014 iMac Retina 5K (27") running macOS Sierra 10.12.2, with the intent to eventually transfer...
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    Vmware Fusion - Windows 10 Guest VM SCSI or SATA?

    Hi Guys, I have a MacBook Pro mid-2014 (i7, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA Graphics model), and want to create a Windows 10 Pro x64 Guest VM (Virtual machine), installed with macOS 12 - Sierra. I am using Vmware Fusion Pro (Latest Version). I decided to allocate 8GB RAM, 4 CPU cores and 180GB Storage to...
  9. Huntn

    BootCamp/Windows 10 Connecting to Internet

    I recently bought a 2016 MacBook Pro upon which I installed Windows 10 via bootcamp. Everything worked like a charm for install however... I'm noticing that my Windows 10 is having trouble staying connected to my home network. More times than not it is disconnected and I have to jump through...
  10. LogicallyHank

    Is safe Bootcamp (Windows 10) on the 2016 MacBook Pro?

    I'm concerned about the reports regarding Windows blowing out the speakers of new MacBook Pros. However, I noticed in an update that Apple claims to have resolved this. Has this issue truly been resolved?
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    MBP 13" touchbar + Boot Camp + Windows 10 wifi issues

    Both 2.4ghz and 5ghz wifi connection works fine in OS X but when I boot to Windows 10 via Boot Camp I am getting issues. Connecting to 2.4ghz would result in really slow internet speed and I am not able to connect to 5ghz at all. What should I do?
  12. hyperN

    Windows & Visual Studio development on MBP

    Hello everyone! I've been using PCs and Windows for almost 20 years and now I'm thinking of buying MBPr TB 15". Main reason for considering this switch is machine itself - many friends are saying that it has superb build quality, great battery life, amazing screen etc. My biggest concern is...
  13. Huntn

    Best Utility Suite for Windows 10?

    For you guys who are running Windows 10 on Bootcamp (me) or running native Windows 10 on a PC (me), what do you all recommend as the best Utility Suite? For me at one point with was System Suite, then it was Tuneup Utilities. Unfortunately the last time I went to renew, Tuneup Utilities had...
  14. digitallegend

    Windows 10 on 2015 or 2016 mbp?

    Which mbp will run windows 10 the best if i install using boot camp, the 2015 13" or the 2016 non touch bar model?
  15. 72Colton

    Screen problems in boot camp (MacBook Pro 2016 tb)

    I have just begun using my new Macbook Pro TB yesterday. I want to use Windows for games so I installed Windows 10 through Boot camp. There seems to be a strange problem with the display/driver. Whenever nothing is moving on the screen it goes black. Moving the mouse or having some graphics...
  16. Rubenfer

    Boot Camp in external drive

    Hi everyone, I had read some tutorials about how to install Windows 10 via Bootcamp in an EXTERNAL drive (not SSD installed in my Mac mini), but don't work for me. Can anyone help me with the process or telling a good tutorial for this? Thanks! Best regards.
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    Access Mac through Windows 10

    Hey guys, I've followed instructions I found here: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25346?locale=en_US but i'm unable to make this work. Under sharing option in MAC, the IP address for sharing is like this smb://macusername.attlocal.net instead of an actual IP. Still, I tried mapping the network...
  18. carlitoluis

    Notebook's Keyboard woks ok in Windows but not in MacOS Sierra

    MacBook Air, late 2011. Some keys stopped working on MacOS Sierra (random keys on the right side, like 'k', 'L', 'm', etc). Sounds like an old Mac just showing age, right? Until I bootcamp into Windows and the keyboard works like a champ... I don't want to let my mind go into conspiracy mode...
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    Thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt cable

    Hi, I know there are a billion thread about this so I'm just going to explain quick I have a thunderbolt display which has no use at home I've always wished to have my PC connect to a thunderbolt display but after research it's clearly not possible I stumbled upon this cable which is made by...
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    Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid-2012) and a new video card/updated Bootcamp/Windows 10

    I've lurked here for a while to try and get some answers before I newbie'd myself but I'm not really getting anything that makes complete sense to me. Apologies in advance for the level of my questions and assumptions. My work was getting rid of some sold Macs after a team was laid off. I...