Specific shortcut to startup in Windows BootCamp?

[anonymous4a]

hey guys, is there any key shortcut to jump right into windows on restart from mac os instead of holding down the option key ? I know I can set windows to start up automatically.. but I like to have it start up in mac os.

 

[maflynn]

Not a short cut per say but you can select the start up volume in the System preferences within OSX so it boots right into windows without having to go through the option key selection.

 

[marikavs]

BootChamp

hey guys, is there any key shortcut to jump right into windows on restart from mac os instead of holding down the option key ? I know I can set windows to start up automatically.. but I like to have it start up in mac os.

Have you tried BootChamp? I've had it since 2007, and it was updated in 2012. Of course, I'm using SL, so I have no idea if it works with anything later. On SL (10.6.8) it works just fine.

 

[saturnotaku]

BootChamp is about as close as you'd find to a "shortcut" however there is a pretty big issue with it: If you use it to boot Windows, you lose your screen brightness control when Windows loads. This is actually the result of a bug in OS X that the developer has acknowledged and submitted to Apple. Whether or not a fix is forthcoming is anyone's guess.

 

[solderguy1]

Another nitpick about Bootchamp is that it's mutually exclusive with a windows VM (unless I'm missing something).

In the file /etc/rc.local, there's two lines:

sudo chmod 777 /dev/disk0s4
diskutil umount /Volumes/BOOTCAMP

If commented out: VMs like virtual box won't work
If commented in: BootChamp won't work, can't see drive