After the installer application completes, allow the computer to restart. This application can be found in the "BootCamp" folder on the "WINSTALL" drive. If this does not occur, use the Windows File Explorer to open the Windows Support Software application named "Setup". When finished, the Windows Support Software installer should automatically launch. Restart the computer to continue initializing Windows 10. If the computer boots back to macOS, goto System Preferences and select Windows as your startup disk. When a window similar to what is shown below appears, select the "BOOTCAMP" partition, then click on the "Next" button.Ĭontinue with the installation of Windows 10. If the drive letter, for the "WINSTALL" volume, is not D, then make the appropriate substitute when entering the command below. exitĮnter the command below to start the Windows installation. The command below quits the command diskpart. In this example, I will assume the letter is D. Take note of the drive letter (Ltr) for the volume with label "WINSTALL". The next command lists the current volumes. The next commands create and initialize an empty 600 MB WinRE. format fs=ntfs label=BOOTCAMP quickĬreate a Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) partition. The next commands effect the "BOOTCAMP" volume. In this example, I will assume the number is 0. diskpartįrom the output of the command list volume, determine the number for the volume with the label "BOOTCAMP". Note: Sometimes it can take a while for the diskpart command to produce the first prompt. The commands you need to enter are given below. Use the command diskpart to finish partitioning disk0. The result should be the image shown below. In the image shown below, select "Command Prompt". In the image shown below, select "Troubleshoot". In the image shown below, select "Repair your computer". Below is an image of what is initially displayed by the Windows 10 installer. Open a Windows Command Prompt window, by following the procedure outlined in this step. Next, select the arrow below the "EFI boot" label. Release the option when the Startup Manager window appears. Hold down the option key immediately after restarting on your Mac. ![]() Next, you need to boot from the volume where the Windows installation files reside. Use the command shown below to rename the AutoUnattend.xml file. If you have not already done so, insert the flash drive containing the Windows 10 installation files and the Boot Camp Support Software. sudo diskutil apfs resizeContainer disk0s2 180.8G FAT32 BOOTCAMP 70G The space occupied by this partition will be used for installing Windows. The command below will create the 70 GB "BOOTCAMP" partition on your internal SSD drive. ![]() A USB 3.0 flash drive would operate considerably faster than a USB 2.0 flash drive. Use the Boot Camp Assistant application to copy the Windows 10 installation files and the Boot Camp Support Software to a 16 GB or larger flash drive. Note: To get a better view of the images shown below, either click on an image or open an image in a new window. These are the basic steps needed to install Windows 10 for an EFI boot. This can be determined from the output of the command diskutil apfs resizecontainer diskXsY limits, where X is the drive number identifier and Y is the partition number of the APFS container. However, if you wish to install Windows without using the Boot Camp Assistant (except for creating the USB installation flash drive), you need to first determine how much space is available for Windows. So, the usual solution is to backup your stuff, wipe the drive, and reload everything. When the Boot Camp Assistant fails, generally the problem is not with the Boot Camp Assistant, but rather with the APFS container. ![]() ![]() Modifications were made to include improvements suggested by user128216 to this answer.īased on the lack of posted questions regarding using the Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows, I have assumed most users are successfully installing Windows on drives containing APFS partitions. This answer is based on the accepted answer to the question "Boot Camp Assistance is stuck on create a partition?".
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