The Mac OS Bootcamp problem exists, yet it doesn't resolve.
The Mac OS Bootcamp problem exists, yet it doesn't resolve.
Hey there - this was definitely unusual. My MacBook Pro 2017 was running Windows 10 Pro smoothly until I updated the Bootcamp software for Windows. Everything seemed normal until I rebooted, and then I hit a boot loop. After restarting into Mac OS to fix the partition, it worked briefly before switching back to Windows for setup. Eventually, the system crashed, went black, and returned to Mac OS. The partition was supposed to be in Disk Utilities, but the Boot Camp Assistant couldn’t find it. Even when I held down a key during restart, it wasn’t listed in the boot options. I tried deleting the partition and re-booting multiple times, but nothing helped. It seems like the setup isn’t working anymore. Any suggestions would be appreciated—my Mac is Catalina 10.15.14.
It was really wrong what you did. You might have just resolved the bootloop instead. I don’t have any fast or simple solution for this either.
Sure, I removed the partition because I manage everything through USB storage. With only 50GB available on a 128GB SSD, I could try again but on a separate external drive.
Have you thought about using a virtual machine with a virtual disk on an external drive? This would keep all your MacOS storage organized.
You didn't specify which Windows 10 version you had installed. Assuming it was the newest ISO at release, I would have followed these steps... 1) Uninstalled Bootcamp and restored from the original installation 2) Obtained the most recent 64-bit ISO from the provided link 3) Tried installing the latest ISO using Bootcamp
I still own a VMWare Fusion license from my university course. With the hardware I have, virtualization isn't very efficient—using 2 CPUs with an i5 and just 8GB of RAM doesn't work well because it doesn't share resources smoothly with the host or the virtual machine. It's not a complete failure; my desktop remains Windows, which is fine for me. It's just convenient to keep it portable, especially since my family hasn't used Mac OS before. I'm actually trying to persuade my mom to get a MacBook or even an iPad, as she mostly uses Facebook and needs something lightweight and user-friendly for her work schedule.