Daniele Brunengo
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Windows 10 on 2011 Macbook: is audio fixable?
Hello, I've been trying to install Windows 10 on an early 2011 Macbook Pro. It's not officially supported, but I read everywhere it can be done. There are some troubles though.
I have successfully installed it alongside MacOS High Sierra actually, and everything works except for audio.
I found out audio doesn't work because Uefi Windows 10 installation somehow keeps a Cirrus audio-related device from working.
So I tried to install Windows 10 in Legacy/Bios mode. I chose "Windows" instead of "Uefi Boot" at boot.
But just before the point where Windows usually asks which disk to install on, it actually asks for a missing driver. I tried feeding it Intel xHCI drivers with usb keys, it sees the keys but says it doesn't find any driver.
So I was wondering, is this behaviour due to the fact the disk is partitioned in Uefi mode? So is it impossible to install Windows 10 in Bios mode in such a setup, or am I instead missing something?
Thanks for your help.
I have successfully installed it alongside MacOS High Sierra actually, and everything works except for audio.
I found out audio doesn't work because Uefi Windows 10 installation somehow keeps a Cirrus audio-related device from working.
So I tried to install Windows 10 in Legacy/Bios mode. I chose "Windows" instead of "Uefi Boot" at boot.
But just before the point where Windows usually asks which disk to install on, it actually asks for a missing driver. I tried feeding it Intel xHCI drivers with usb keys, it sees the keys but says it doesn't find any driver.
So I was wondering, is this behaviour due to the fact the disk is partitioned in Uefi mode? So is it impossible to install Windows 10 in Bios mode in such a setup, or am I instead missing something?
Thanks for your help.
ASKER
Yes, I've tried all the usual stuff. The drivers are all good, device manager says the device did not start correctly.
It's tied to UEFI as I wrote above.
So the only way to correct this would be to install in BIOS mode, but I don't think I can with High Sierra installed on the same disk.
The real point of the question is: can I install Windows 10 in BIOS mode together with High Sierra?
It's tied to UEFI as I wrote above.
So the only way to correct this would be to install in BIOS mode, but I don't think I can with High Sierra installed on the same disk.
The real point of the question is: can I install Windows 10 in BIOS mode together with High Sierra?
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I found a solution, hope it can be useful for others in the same situation.
https://www.bootcampdrivers.com/
https://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/bootcamp
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208495